As evidenced by the last post on this blog, James and I have had a rough summer. This past week we also lost one of our chickens. So now we have three freshly dug graves. It's hotter than hell outside and the heat gives me migraines.
My paying job is quickly getting very hectic again as we are starting up our annual 4 month harvest season.
To sum it up in two words: This sucks. But I'll try to be positive. So let's look at the good stuff.
Writing for HMN remains a constant source of personal satisfaction. Coming through on deadlines and receiving feedback from fellow writers, craft enthusiasts and the Twitter community is immensely rewarding. Makes me feel productive, creative and gives me the sense that I'm not completely wasting my life.
Last weekend an aunt of mine whom I hadn't seen in many years dropped in for a short visit while she was visiting the maritimes. She bought a tiger lily and a clover. My first sale! Does it count if it's family? I'll say that it does. Later on this week, good friends of mine approached me to buy a hair clip for a family member of theirs celebrating her birthday this week. Wow! Sale #2. We attended this birthday celebration last night and had a wonderful alfresco evening. Even the bugs were reasonable. This morning I received an email from someone in my extended family, requesting a lapel pin. Could this mean that things are actually starting to move along now with this little venture of mine? I'm hopeful that it is! Now if only I could get my butt in gear and start creating again....
In lieu of the obligatory crafty picture this round, here's a picture of me, fresh off the press from this morning. I thought it was time to get a decent head shot out there in cyber space so that people would get a sense of who I am. Might facilitate making friends on this networking playground.
Now if only Twitter would stop giving me trouble uploading this, I could make a proper debut.
Congrats on the sale!! Family or not, its a sale all right!!