Kathy... I was so happy to get your text! We need to stick together girl! Selina...when you get to a computer, I know you're gonna be happy about this too... Surfing the internet on your phone just isn't cuttin' it, I know. Mary...I WISH you'd read your email once in a while!! I think I'm gonna break down and call you today (everybody knows how much I hate the phone...it's a HUGE sacrifice! Hahahahah).
I'm not sure how all of this will work. I started a page on Facebook, but everybody had access to it and I have a feeling that we'll talk about stuff that we don't want everybody else reading about. We can invite other women in, but I don't want Jay pokin' around in here...so...I started this blog. It doesn't work very well either because you all can't post in the same way that I can...but you can "comment" and if you have pictures or anything else that you want to have me put up (that would be GREAT!), you can email them and I'll make sure they go up in our blog here...so we can all share them. In the meantime, I hope you'll all comment away...make suggestions. I'm already pulling out of my funk...just having all of you to "talk" to...knowing that you're out there and that we're all cheering for each other.
Today I decided to "give myself permission" to do something that I've been DYING to do! There is a craftswoman inside me...if EVER I could get time to do something that I WANT to do! I left the dishes in the sink...forgot about planting the banana trees that I just bought...left my phone in the desk and went up to my shop and cut handles off of mugs for two hours. It was GREAT! I'm so overwhelmed with the idea of creating crazy mosaics...and somehow the idea of putting lots of handles on pots and things is really doing me in...so I finally got to use the new wet saw that I bought...and tore into the pile of mugs that I've been collecting. Now I have about a hundred handles all cut out and lots of mugs to break up (I intend to start doing that tonight!)..so that I can begin on my first mosaic creation. I just finished a Texas flag mailbox that I made with mosaic pieces of stained glass...but it's not really what I'm dreaming about doing (although I like it!)... At least now I know I can do it and soon I'll have the materials to begin.
I want you guys to give yourself permission to do something today that you wouldn't usually do. It can just be a hot bubble bath if you want...but I want you to do something JUST FOR YOU!
Ok...two other little things. If you haven't already heard about it, I want all of you to know about http://www.etsy.com/ . It's like Ebay but for handcrafted things. I don't know if any of you make things that you'd like to sell...but I just love to go to etsy.com and look at stuff. Selina and I put "rustic wedding" in the search engine and found a TON of ideas for the barn! Whenever I'm wanting inspiration, I go to etsy and lose myself for a little while. It's also a place where you can sell "vintage" items. The buyers seem to be mostly 20 to 30 somethings...who are just in LOVE with everything 60's and 70's. Whenever I go into a second hand shop, I see a lot of women my age...combing through things buying stuff from that era. I'll bet they're selling it on Ebay and Etsy. Anyway...just a thought if anybody is wanting to make some extra money. The second thing is just something I just heard about and thought maybe I'd pass on. It's a website called http://www.betterfly.com/ . I haven't looked at it for more than 5 minutes, but apparently it's a website (mainly for women in business) offering their services to make your life better. It's worth a look... I saw lots of ads for hairdressers saying that they'd do EXACTLY what you want them to do...and not cut off 8 inches more hair than you'd intended...LOL. I especially like the idea because it's a chance to support other women.
OK!! Write, you guys! Don't leave me hanging out here talking to myself! If you wanna start your own blog it's easy (and then we could all read each other's). Just go to http://www.blogger.com/ and sign up and it walks you through it. Love ya!!
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