I haven't written much lately because I have been SUPER BUSY. Yesterday was packing day for all of the Sihaya & Co. Summer boxes, I just finished a big wholesale order for Twig the Fairy, I'm starting another for Faerie Mag, and it's wedding season, so we've had a different nuptial-related thing to do every weekend for the last few ( Read more... )

Wow, so... "new livejournal." It's pretty Tumblr-esque. I'll have to see if it grows on me ( Read more... )

I was awoken this morning by Jason telling me we needed to go to the ER. His fever hasn't broken for more than an hour or two in seven days. He keeps cycling between freezing and boiling. His appetite is not coming back. His muscle aches have increased to the point where he can't lay down or sit still for too long and actually prefers pacing to ( Read more... )

I had a lovely weekend, but the week itself is starting out rough.

Saturday, J & I met twelvepetals and her fiancée Jen for brunch at our favorite little French patisserie. The vanilla almond buttercream pastry I had was nothing short of transcendent. Afterwards, the ladies and I headed to Sephora so that I could help them pick out makeup for their nuptuals ( Read more... )

Aaaaaah, finally a weekend where I could come out of the studio and take a breather! An eventful weekend, still.

Husband & Date WeekendJason has been doing well, aside from fending off a cold that I am trying valiantly to not also acquire. After a month of nonstop work (and not much quality time), date night and spending the weekend together has ( Read more... )

Jason and I attended a funeral this morning. It got us to talking, clarifying our wishes should something unforeseen or sudden happen. This funeral aside, a friend of mine just suddenly lost his wife, and I have two friends coming up on the anniversaries of a parent's death, both sudden. Having a plan seems like a sensible, if scarily adult thing ( Read more... )

Faire: Went to faire the day before we left for NC. I was still feeling very ill from the week before, dehydrated and lightheaded and overall just lacking in energy. A benefit of this is that I needed to stop and rest much more than I usually do, so I saw more shows. I took in thatliardiego's 4pm show at the Boar's Head, the Barely Balanced acrobats, Squire on ( Read more... )

Finally! I have a camera that can take pictures of Nox!


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