Craziness!
So, after two months of being a stay-at-home mom and a better housekeeper than I thought I could be (which isn't saying much), I have another job!
Collingwood High wants me to the do the Crucible. Which opens in six weeks. And requires 45 late 17thC costumes (for some reason, I thought he'd said he was going to stage it in the 1940's, which is just too bizarre, and I was all prepared to talk him out of it, but it appears that he's not crazy, I am, because he never said that).
I talked to him Thursday. I watched the movie on Friday. I sat down and divvied up the budget, booked the costume shop, arranged for Emma to do my childcare*, called to make rental appointments and did my research yesterday. Made a turkey dinner today.
*I'm not really ready to send Elizabeth to daycare. I think it would be too weird and scary for her. She knows Emma and her kids, and likes being over there. Plus _I_ trust Emma. Plus Emma could use the money. Plus I don't even think I could get her into a good daycare with no notice for only two weeks.
I can rent a lot of the costumes, although the Arts Club isn't renting and Bard probably isn't renting (I'm to call back after their meeting on Tuesday). I couldn't get through to the Playhouse and UBC because it was Saturday.
The costume shop is $100/week, which is sweet. I'm putting aside $800 for sewing crew, which will be 2 people, 20 hours a week, for two weeks, which makes my total labour costs $1000. Of course, _I'm_ going to be making about $3/hour, but that's the joy of being the boss.
So, I've got this week to do all the buying, and the renting, take the measurements, make the patterns, get all my shit together, and find two professional sewers.
Sunday night (hopefully) I can get into the costume shop and set it up.
Monday I get up with Elizabeth, feed her breakfast, drive her to Emma's at 10:30, get to the costume shop, sew for five hours with my crew, pick up Elizabeth at 4:30, get her home for her second nap, make dinner, eat dinner, put her to bed, and (and this is SO COOL), go back to the costume shop for another four or five hours, because it's all mine, 24/7 during those two weeks.
Although, another option would be to have my crew make bodices during the day, and I can sit at home and cartridge pleat in front of the TV in the evenings.
That continues until Thursday, and then Monday-Thursday the next week. Fridays will be fittings-at-the-school days. Jason's usually home by 4:30, so I can get down there by the end of their after-school rehearsal for that. Then we're at the end of October, and I'll still have three weeks at home to do the rest of the work, which, hopefully, I'll have made a huge start on with my little crew.
Frankly, I'm exhausted just thinking about it.
AH! for a life in the Arts....
Collingwood High wants me to the do the Crucible. Which opens in six weeks. And requires 45 late 17thC costumes (for some reason, I thought he'd said he was going to stage it in the 1940's, which is just too bizarre, and I was all prepared to talk him out of it, but it appears that he's not crazy, I am, because he never said that).
I talked to him Thursday. I watched the movie on Friday. I sat down and divvied up the budget, booked the costume shop, arranged for Emma to do my childcare*, called to make rental appointments and did my research yesterday. Made a turkey dinner today.
*I'm not really ready to send Elizabeth to daycare. I think it would be too weird and scary for her. She knows Emma and her kids, and likes being over there. Plus _I_ trust Emma. Plus Emma could use the money. Plus I don't even think I could get her into a good daycare with no notice for only two weeks.
I can rent a lot of the costumes, although the Arts Club isn't renting and Bard probably isn't renting (I'm to call back after their meeting on Tuesday). I couldn't get through to the Playhouse and UBC because it was Saturday.
The costume shop is $100/week, which is sweet. I'm putting aside $800 for sewing crew, which will be 2 people, 20 hours a week, for two weeks, which makes my total labour costs $1000. Of course, _I'm_ going to be making about $3/hour, but that's the joy of being the boss.
So, I've got this week to do all the buying, and the renting, take the measurements, make the patterns, get all my shit together, and find two professional sewers.
Sunday night (hopefully) I can get into the costume shop and set it up.
Monday I get up with Elizabeth, feed her breakfast, drive her to Emma's at 10:30, get to the costume shop, sew for five hours with my crew, pick up Elizabeth at 4:30, get her home for her second nap, make dinner, eat dinner, put her to bed, and (and this is SO COOL), go back to the costume shop for another four or five hours, because it's all mine, 24/7 during those two weeks.
Although, another option would be to have my crew make bodices during the day, and I can sit at home and cartridge pleat in front of the TV in the evenings.
That continues until Thursday, and then Monday-Thursday the next week. Fridays will be fittings-at-the-school days. Jason's usually home by 4:30, so I can get down there by the end of their after-school rehearsal for that. Then we're at the end of October, and I'll still have three weeks at home to do the rest of the work, which, hopefully, I'll have made a huge start on with my little crew.
Frankly, I'm exhausted just thinking about it.
AH! for a life in the Arts....