Funny, I remember when the shelter-in-place order took effect. I thought that my often-longed-for dream of a non-permanent-record-marring house arrest might have come true. The reality is that I’ve been really busy with work and distracted enough that my creativity is a little sluggish. One craft I’ve gotten back to is cross stitch. I think […]
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Moving trucks and wedding bells
Hello strangers. It’s been a long time, right? Oh well … onward and upward. It’s the 6th day of October, and I’ve had to abandon all hopes of participating in Inktober. Maybe some day. Just not any of the 31 days of this month. If I can’t blog regularly, I have no business giving myself […]
Crafting on the move
Another year. Another market season. Another move. While the passing of time and ebb and flow of the market season are familiar companion by now, it’s a little stressful to think about moving again. I’m glad we kept the boxes from last year. I’m glad we kept some boxes packed. I’m glad I’ve been able […]
The future is in the past now
Earlier this week someone told me: Your past is your future. It really stuck with me. And, I get it. I think. It was prefaced by a comment about “without a major change. …” Regardless, it makes me wonder why bother? I mean: If our past is our future, is our fate sealed? Will I […]
2018–My year in review
2018 will be over in less than 12 hours. Like so many previous years, I’ll wake up and not much will feel different. That said, this year brought at least one big change. The boyfriend and I moved in together and we’ve both lived to tell. Not just that, we both agree that we quite […]