Getting Closer....

I know I've blogged about my procrastination before and, well, nothing's changed. I gave myself a 7 weeks to complete nearly 600 hair clips.

Well, I found other things to create instead and shop on-line. I love shopping on-line. I recently bought this: http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=14445010 .

Oops, a little off topic there - what do you expect, I'm writing and showing all of you fine people out there in Blogger land what I'm NOT doing! LOL!

I have made about 300 or so clips at this point. Maybe tomorrow I'll get a few more completed - wish me luck!

What are you putting off?

Favorite Sayings

I have several 'favorite' sayings:

- Sometimes you're the statue. Sometimes you're the pigeon.

- When opportunity knocks, don't knock it.

- Where there's a will, I want to be in it.

- Inch by inch is a cinch, but by the yard, it's hard.

- Piece of sh*t. (Saying that one just makes me feel better sometimes, especially when I've been the statue!)

- What comes around, goes around.

- Sometimes it's just best to cut your losses.

These are a few that I like the best (and that come to mind.)

What are your favorite sayings?

Laundry

Do you actually enjoy doing laundry? I don't. It's a chore.

I let it pile up for my day off. I tried to do a load a day, but that hurt my brain to remember each day.

Are you the kind of person who lets it pile up and dedicate one of your days off to it or do you do 'one load a day?'

P.S. I always do my best to put a picture with my posts, but the whole pile wouldn't fit in the picture!

Patio Furniture

It's that time of year again; autumn. What do you do with your patio furniture?

Do you leave it outside for the winter? Some people that do that. I don't understand it when I see it because that set costs just as much as an indoor set - but keeping it outside for the winter ages it quickly.

Keeping it inside takes up vast amounts of room and who has that?

What do you do with your patio furniture in the 'off season'?

Sports - Golf, in Particular

My goal for my daughter, who's five, is to be a happy, healthy, producing member of society. I believe as a parent, that's not asking too much.

My Mom's goal for my daughter is to have her become a golf pro as soon as possible! My Mom's already given my daughter three sets of golf clubs! When she was two, it was a fun, plastic set. When she was three, it was a combo plastic / metal set. When she was four, she got a real set.

Today, my Mom has taken my husband golfing and my daughter is riding along in the golf cart and gets to take her putter. This is her introduction to a real, live, golf game.

My Mom tells me there are not enough young, female golfers and that if we play our cards right (she really means ' her cards') then my daughter will be scouted by one of the universities for a scholarship.

Did you know that the same amount of scholarships that's given to the boys must be equal to girls?

I am not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing - this golf thing.

As long as my daughter is enjoying herself and not being pushed excessively, I guess it's okay, isn't it?

I don't want to be 'one of those parents'.

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions.....

I analyze everything before I make a decision on ANYTHING. It's just who I am. Sometimes it's plain to see what the answer is, but sometimes, I have to really think about the pros and cons.

I am usually happy with my decisions, but find that I make lots of impulse decisions to purchase on-line. Why is that???

My latest agonizing decision was to take paper or plastic plates camping. I finally decided on paper. I regret that decision; I am a bit of an environmentalist.

What decision has been giving you angst lately?

How Do You Organize?

When it comes to organization, do you have any specific 'rules' that you go by? Do you stack? Do you use all clear containers, so you can see what's in them? Do you put in a cupboard with doors to hide your items? Or do you put on a shelf for all to see?

I have chosen clear, stackable containers on a shelf. I really like how I can see everything. When I can see everything, it makes it so much easier to create! I think it's the openness of it all.

Ironically, my kitchen cannisters are see-through, too!

What tricks of the trade do you have?

Procrastination at it's best!

During the first weekend in August, I was a vendor at a three-day show in Comox, BC called Nautical Days. I thought I went prepared. It turns out that I didn't go as prepared as I would have liked. I nearly sold out of my snap clips!

Since then, I have done the market a few times in Campbell River, BC and have not made any Hair Flair Snap Clips since preparation for Nautical Days.

I keep telling myself that today is the day that I will get to making my snap clips. I have the ribbon cut, but the ends still need to be treated to prevent fraying. I have cut about 175 pieces of each popular colour of ribbon and about 100 of the not-so-popular. It's a time-consuming process and I've treated three colours so far. If I just treat three colours a day, I'll be done in no time! I just have to keep telling myself that.

What project are you putting off?

Market mishap!

I didn't have my camera with me, so I'm sorry that I can't show you what happened. Yesterday, it was windy at the Pier Street Market: http://www.pierstreet.com/market/ Although I have weights for my tent, one broke, so I only have three. Well, a gust of wind came up and took my tent over! It bent one of the legs underneath it. There are only four markets left for the season and I was not going to be at the next two for a family vacation. So, I will not be attending The Pier Street Market for the remainder of the season.

I really enjoy doing my market and am very disappointed that I won't be there for the remainder of the season.

I just had my other set of curtains made for my market tent, too. They are hot pink, black and white:

This is the first set that I had made. The 2nd set looks just the same.

Well, I'm off to buy a new market tent, probably a Caravan......