I got so much work done on Sunday and it felt so good to get going. I wanted to keep the momtenum going, and I realized that I had to rearrange my sewing room. Having the machines face the window gave me so much room and looked really pretty, but the light in my eyes, even in the afternoon, made sewing difficult. This needs to be able function and not form. Too bad.
So the amazing pile of bins needed to be moved downstairs to make room for a book shelf. I was sad about that because it was so much work and I liked having them in the sewing room, ready for each month, but I need the space now.
Next came moving the book shelf. I really hate cheap furniture. Particle board cheap book shelves, they seem to seldom go together right. This one had the outside uprights in two pieces and so the one place that I had to push on the shelf, instead of pull or carry, the shelf folded on itself and broke. It landed on top of my poor teddy bear and I landed on top of it. Bruised, scraped and angry, I assessed the damage and as it turns out, a short book shelf is going to have to work for now. Certainly not what I wanted, but it is what I was left with. At least all of the books fit, giving me room for projects and tools closer to the sewing machine.
Tuesday we started painting the tall book shelf and rearranging the garage. Sanding off the old varnish really was the hardest part, but it took so long to get done. Wednesday we started on the blue. It looks great, a little lighter than I thought it would be, but really close to what was on my wall in Madison. Today I finished the blue and tomorrow if there is time I'll begin tracing the pattern and getting it set for painting. I am so excited to see how it looks in the living room. Everything in here is brown and so I think the blue and white is really going to look nice.
The weather has really warmed up. I was able to sit outside and crochet when I was done with my painting. I've got one of the flower beds uncovered and cleaned up, and I hope that I can keep going. Hearing about the cold and snow in other parts of the country, I have to hope that it doesn't hit here too badly and kill off the plants.
All of the daffodils are about to finish and there are several flowers that were already planted that I know nothing about. I am so glad to see color, I don't really care what it is.
I was able to get into a CSA here and I get to pick up my first box on Tuesday. That is going to be so nice, I don't have to buy very much food at all, just live off the vegetables that I get every week and get some put away for winter. It'll be so much easier every month when I know that I've already got my food paid for.
One last week of putting the house in place, I got the boards for the floor in the basement and I can finish two of the rooms this week, and then I have got to hit the streets looking for work and getting back to business. I made some good sales the last two weeks but that is not going to last if I don't keep at it and get things done right.
Ebay was good to me this week. I can use the profit to buy the silk scarves that I want to dye. I need to do something here that no one else is doing and I love dying silk. It'll be a great way to kick off my business.
Book work is waiting. I can close April and push hard in May. New places and new ideas. My future is waiting
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