My Chaotic Realm

well, been at work since 8am... 30 more minutes to go and a whopping 6 customers and NO phone calls. And I get PAID for this... Hurrah! I've cleaned the dashboard of the car I repo'd from my 18 yr old son (with many mutterings on his part, I tell ya!). I've made a macrame choker as a gift for David's daughter. And I've gesso'd the board book for Mandalin's RR on FairyTales.. unfortunately I have not actually started to work on my inside spreads yet, all I have done is prepped the book and covered the outside. Sigh. This book has to leave my hands Monday... need to get WAY motivated here! Good news is that I finished the Haiku, Blue & White & Mandala swaps and packaged for mailing last night. So, this weekend will be for the BOOK only. Still owe 1 ATC swap but is not due until by July 30th. Got Pamela H's "Create with Clay" entry last night. She also enclosed a set of 5 ATCs...1 for each of her cats! We'd been emailing back and

okay, another early night to bed last night, something like 8:43pm. And not much done in between the time I got home & bedtime. But today is MUCH better... even worked on a few (of the 5) swaps I have due soon. Mandalin's RR board book on Fairy Tales is due out June 27th, then the "Mandala" CD swap and Haiku's are due July 15th, then "Blue & White" and "Dark Crystal are both due July 30th. Apparently I can't do them in order because I finished "Blue & White" and all but the embellishments on "Haiku" today at work. That will have to wait until I get home. Mandalas are at home waiting for next round of acrylic. So I REALLY need to work on the board book before ANYTHING else! I have covered the outside but have not done either inside cover spread yet. Pics will follow, I promise.

Okay, not a complete waste. Had a migraine late Weds afternoon, so rest of the day & evening were a wash... went home, medicated & then was out until this morning...and this morning was nothing to write home about... still in pain, feeling rotten. Would NOT have come to work today except I had promised to look in on Pam's kitties & I have a Weight Watcher meeting @ 6pm. So I had to come into town anyways. And, the overtime I already have on the board for this week would turn into regular time if I missed today's 8 hours. But, it is ALMOST 5pm... I have managed to hang in there, and I even got 2 mandala colored for my swap due on July 15th! That, and my daily deposit were ALL I got done.

Got this AWESOME belated birthday ATC from Laurie (ATC World) yesterday!! Simple, when you break down the elements, but really great when you put it all together. A frog, of course, but what a frog! Makes me want to get some more pics done so I can upload them to "My Pictures" (see link to left) tonight! And, another set of "Create with Clay" ATCs is on their way! I can't wait to see what approach these take. My BDay gift to myself was a subscription to 'Somerset Studios' (which arrived yesterday) and a renewal to RubberStampMadness. I've been reading them during my lunch but they just make me want to be at home so I can try out new stuff. Another hour & a half and that is exactly where I will be heading...

Well, what a wild weekend, at least for me! First, I managed to sleep until NOON on Sunday!! That was a first, I think. Then I worked on my clays, baking some Polymer, painting some air dry & sealing. Also spent some time with my shrink plastic ideas. Coming along... Then, my son & I went to see "Batman Begins". Wow, 2 movies in a weekend, whatever will happen next? Now it is Monday and work is just hopping... Diana is out today, Peggy was at lunch from 11am-noon, and the phones were just ringing off the wall! We have 5 phone lines. ARGH!! Now she is back and I am going to try to catch up a bit. Hard to do when I am bloggin, you would think. So, off I go! Oh, and as a PS: My son managed to crack the LCD on his laptop...gawd I hope that is covered under the "Extended Warranty" plan... ARRGGGHHHH