Hey, Bloggy Blogerson
“What’s up? Where you been since 12/3? Anything going on?” Having heard the above from about 2,485 people in the past two weeks, I figure it’s time for an update.
What has happened since 12/3 … Jeez. A lot. I can’t even remember. (And, the Internet says, that’s why you should blog more often. Point noted, Internet.) I’m behind on everything. Emails, phone calls, pickups, unpacking, sorting, pricing, everything. If you’re waiting on me to do something, I hope you took a number when you came in. Now serving … number 3.
We had some great classes. We got some great stuff. We sold a million things, but still have a million left, and hundreds more come through the door each day. We had our Best Day Ever a couple weeks ago, but I don’t know what caused it and so cannot simply repeat anything besides keep on keeping on and hoping that lightning will strike again. (Although, as we all know, hope is not known for being an effective strategy.) We were listed as #136 on the 365 Best Things to Do in Houston – Best Place to Get Crafty. Related to Best Day Ever? Possibly, but doubtful, as most were not first time visitors.
My family came to visit from SC, which precipitated a giant house cleaning, which precipitated stripping down the guest bed to the mattress, only to find that the down mattress cover had sprung a leak. I don’t even know how to describe the result. It was snowing inside? It was an “I Love Lucy” episode, for sure. And, my vacuum (looks wrong, but is spelled right) doesn’t work, except for the hose part, so I vacuumed (still looks wrong …) the air for longer than I care to disclose. Thought I had it whipped until I went to clean the lint trap in the dryer, where the loose down that had not made it out into the air was evidently expelled during drying, and fluffed and caught there for me to set aloft in all its fluffiness in the laundry room. On the next “I Love Lucy”, scenes from the laundry room. Hilarity ensues, except when your mother is going to be there in 45 minutes. Also, if you’re trying to de-feather the air with a cat, use your inky black cat instead of one of the lighter ones. The down shows up much better on the black one.
I missed/avoided writing the year end introspection and review that occurred on most blogs, and I have also missed/avoided the new year’s resolutions that occurred on most blogs. Too late? Naaahhhhh.
Here’s what I learned last year. (Typo made that first come out as here’s what I EARNED last year. Hahahahahahaha! Anywho…)
Things I thought I could not live without – wine, new clothes, free time, lots of money. Turns out, I didn’t really need, or really even want those things. Surprise, eh? I was using those things (wine in particular), or the perceived lack of those things, to obscure all the things I didn’t like about my life. Deep, eh?
Check out the things that I, in fact, could not live without: Bliss Fabulous Foaming Face Wash and a maid. Shut up, and don’t judge. Not so deep after all, but at least I’m not a drunk.
Dying to know more about me? I also learned the following:
1. Some people work to live. I live to work. I am possessed by it.
2. I really like being my own boss. Makes #1 that much more enjoyable.
3. I like glitter and sparkly things. Sue me.
4. I really prefer order (see: OCD), but can live in a sea of disorder if I know an ordered result is coming.
5. I love learning new things, no matter what they are – like the meaning of quotidian, or how to do small business taxes, or the history of Lomonosov Russian porcelain.
Rambling on until next time. Hopefully sooner than later …
