Hello fellow crafters how have you been? Thought I would stop in here to post an update on what's been happening on this side of the world. I no longer work at the big box store, that was over a month ago. I don't miss working there. I have missed seeing the co-workers and I have stopped in to shop from time to time to get caught up with the news. I now work for an artisan's shop. I sell my greeting cards with the artwork that I used to create. I've been sewing items by hand and recently purchased a new sewing machine that I am liking very well. When I'm not working in the store, I am working on something here at home. My husband has been selling his paintings. Snowy covered bridges seem to be popular right now. To tell you the truth, this is one of those "dream" jobs and has always been something I wanted to do. I can say that I am very thankful to God for this wonderful opportunity. The hours of work are so much better, no late-night shifts or super early mornings. While I do have to work at least one day during the weekend, that isn't too shabby. The shop has been open for a year now so it's still in a growth period. But I feel in time it should grow! At least that is the hope, and I will continue to pray. It's hard to believe that we are so close to the holidays. My where has time gone? It goes by like sand through an hourglass. I think the last post update I did was when we were planting our garden well this time around the green beans didn't fare too well. The lettuce did very well. I tried my hand at planting potatoes and was very pleased by the results. The taste was creamy better than what you find in the grocery stores. We will have to keep that in mind for the next growing season. Let's see what else, oh yes, my crafting desk has been moved from one room to another throughout this year my husband thought it would be great if I tried working in the laundry room. It worked for a while until the machines were whirling on in the background unless I was wearing noise blocking headphones it really got on my nerves not to mention this room was built on in our garage. So, we packed everything up and headed into the nook of the living room, while it seemed like just the perfect spot to have the computer and crafty stuff I now was bothered by the constant groaning of the refrigerator. I didn't realize how often or what type of sounds came from that appliance. Not to mention I had access to the television. Which came in handy at times as I get older it seems to help to have a little chatter going on in the background. After a while I told my husband that I really needed to move again, someplace that could "hide" the extra mess that I leave on my desk and sometimes the floor and it doesn't make for the rest of the living room to look good. He agreed. But that meant that we needed to break down the guest bed and store it in the cold closet. My new home is where it should have been the guest bedroom. I do have a roommate, but he is fine with me. Well folks that's what's going on with me. I will try not to take so long next time round. Hope you all have a great weekend wherever you are in the world. Thanks for taking the time to read my post, hope to see a comment. Thank you.
Mary
