Working in the creative industry, December is typically the month from hell for me. Every deadline is December 25th. Clients all want their stuff for Christmas, I always end up way overextending myself with homemade gifts and church commitments, both…
Crossing things off the todo list
On the last day it was due, I finally finished my Photoshop class and took the final with a 94%. Yeah me! I’m so overwhelmed with relief that I can’t even face sleep, even though I’ve been putting it off…
Life moves fast when you’ve actually got things to do
So here’s what I’ve been working on lately: In September I signed up for an online Photoshop course, since not knowing that program has stalled my career in every direction. And of course, once I signed up for it I…
The wait is over…
We’ve been sitting on some big news over here at the Edmunds house, and trying to keep this secret has forced me to zip my lips so tight that nothing else could come out either. A few weeks ago Bear…
Fun with Perler Beads
Whenever I make it down to SoCal I make a point of visiting all my favorite craft stores. My favorite place in the world is Tall Mouse Crafts, because they have the size of a Michael’s, the selection of a…
More traveling…
I just got back into town from “the OC.” We had to run down for Bear’s 10 year high school reunion and we brought our new Canadian friends with us. It was great fun and boring and I feel terrible…
This is bad…
This website: griddlers.net is trouble. I love puzzles, word searches, logic problems, etc. In fact Bear just bought me a huge 500 puzzle book from the grocery store and I finished it in a week. I can’t put the things…
50 Book Challenge #26, #27, #28, #29, #30
It’s time for yet another clearinghouse post for this dang 50 Book challenge. I’m realizing that reading 50 books won’t be a challenge for me at all, but the writing about them sure is a pain in my butt. These…
50 Book Challenge #21, #22, #23, #24, #25
The Hitchhikers Guide to the GalaxyThe Restaurant at the End of the UniverseLife the Universe and EverythingSo Long and Thanks for All the FishMostly Harmlessby Douglas Adams I first discovered Hitchhikers when I was about 13. I was just starting…
50 Book Challenge #20
Elevator Music: A Surreal history of Muzak, Easy-Listening, and Other Moodsong by Joseph Lanza I’m a huge fan of quirky history, so I thought this book and I were going to be fast friends. Oh. My. Gosh. I hated this…