Running ragged.
I feel like I've had no real replenishment time lately. No time to read and relax and be inspired and experiment. This is seriously impacted by the time change, where it's so dark early, and I just want to shut down but have to plug on.
My boss at the shop has been needing me to fill in a lot. The other two ladies who work there are much more holiday-bazaar oriented than online, so they've been gone a lot, and I've been filling in. Add to that, he's been having health problems, and will soon be out for a prolonged period following a surgery. So I'm not having as much studio time as I'd like or need, on top of a lack of regeneration time. I'd planned on taking some me time tonight, but we had about ten kajillion errands to run, and I didn't even throw together dinner 'til past 10. I also bit off way more than I could chew this week with other obligations: I'm volunteering at FaerieCon on Friday, dinner with family Saturday, so on, so forth. My kingdom for a weekend of doing FUCK ALL.
I can't wait to get my pliers in my hands tomorrow. I still have roughly 1/2 of my Yule update to work on. I've already got some of the old favorites done... the blown glass ornaments, the silvered leaves, the Winter's Branch earrings. I have a list of what's left to do... I'm saving the lion's share of the PMC stuff for the next update, which will be smaller, because I've had more requests for etching stuff. I am going through moonstone, labradorite, and blue topaz like it's going out of style. The labradorite is super pretty, lots of pink and purple and rainbows.
Now, for the, um, approximately hour or so left that I'm conscious, I'm going to make a mug of tea and force myself to read.
My boss at the shop has been needing me to fill in a lot. The other two ladies who work there are much more holiday-bazaar oriented than online, so they've been gone a lot, and I've been filling in. Add to that, he's been having health problems, and will soon be out for a prolonged period following a surgery. So I'm not having as much studio time as I'd like or need, on top of a lack of regeneration time. I'd planned on taking some me time tonight, but we had about ten kajillion errands to run, and I didn't even throw together dinner 'til past 10. I also bit off way more than I could chew this week with other obligations: I'm volunteering at FaerieCon on Friday, dinner with family Saturday, so on, so forth. My kingdom for a weekend of doing FUCK ALL.
I can't wait to get my pliers in my hands tomorrow. I still have roughly 1/2 of my Yule update to work on. I've already got some of the old favorites done... the blown glass ornaments, the silvered leaves, the Winter's Branch earrings. I have a list of what's left to do... I'm saving the lion's share of the PMC stuff for the next update, which will be smaller, because I've had more requests for etching stuff. I am going through moonstone, labradorite, and blue topaz like it's going out of style. The labradorite is super pretty, lots of pink and purple and rainbows.
Now, for the, um, approximately hour or so left that I'm conscious, I'm going to make a mug of tea and force myself to read.