Hip,Hip...Hip, Hip Hooray For President's Day

I wish that life was one long weekend but alas (who the freaking freak says that) it is not. I have sewn, photographed, created, slept and cooked. Sadly my weekend is over and tomorrow I must confront the realities of work. Saturday I slept in (late - don't care to admit how late) and cleaned a lot. Sunday a slept in again (I have fibromyalgia you know) and cleaned a bit more. I also worked on some flowers for Prude and Prudence. Yeah well. It may not have been much but it was as much as I could muster.

Today I (surprise surprise) I slept in again - and I will definitely lay blame on the fibromyalgia. I worked again on flowers and the like, as well as my bags. I say "my bags" because I feel a greater sense of ownership since that is not a colaborative effort. I spent time with my family and then triumphantly made mysef dinner -triumphant since I have recently (sort of) conquered cockroaches - and settled in for some tv viewing - House, hockey game, (ok ok...Secret Life of the American Teenager), etc. And then...bed. Oh glorious bed.

Working for the Weekend

Considering the strangeness of my week with all of the weather craziness, my weekend has been comfortingly peaceful. I did a lot of sleeping and resting which was great. I was also able to get a lot of work done which makes me very happy. I love the warm fuzzies I feel when I make pretty things.



Last night, I thought I was going over to Anna’s house for a belated birthday dinner. As it turns out, it was a surprise party! I’ve never had a surprise party before so that was very exciting. It was a Mama Mia themed party so we indulged in Greek food (and wine) and settled in for my 22nd viewing of the movie. It was a lot of fun and we sang like the imbibing fools we were. I have a notorious lack of musical talent so I’m sure I sounded amazing.

I am enjoying building an inventory in both of my Etsy shops. Prude and Prudence made its first sale this week which was very exciting. I can’t lie – I will definitely be happy when I can quit my ‘straight job’ and focus on more creative pursuits.

It is becoming increasingly apparent that I live in a parallel universe at work. On Friday I found myself hollering into a bathroom, “Hang up the phone and go to the bathroom now! I’m counting to ten!” As soon as the words left my mouth I realized how insane I sounded. The day before I apologized to a student for not being able to make a shirt out of two feet of string. Working with special ed students is difficult, rewarding – and often hilarious.

Now Presenting Prude and Prudence

This weekend my sister and I finally posted some items for sale on Etsy (Prude and Prudence) which is exciting. We’ve been working towards it for several months now so it is thrilling to see our hard work out for all to see. We make hair accessories right now. We’ve started with felt but plan to branch out in the future. It is fun to work with Anna because we have very different creative processes. As teenagers this tended to mean we both thought the other was crazy but as adults we have learned to appreciate each other’s differences – and to keep our face making in check.






I plan to soon put up some handbags in my own shop but I’ve got a little more work to do. My fingers are crossed that we have a snow day tomorrow and maybe I could get some work done – or maybe just sleep if I’m honest.