Taxes Finished

I can do the happy dance now that my taxes are done and on their way. I know I am not the only person who waits to the last minute to do this paperwork. Part of the big procrastination game.

After dropping off my paperwork to my accountant, I had a weekend of participating in a garage sale. What a lovely weekend for it. When the crowds were slow, several of us just sat around in the breeze and or gusts and just chitchatted. As I was reminded by the girl who was hosting the sale, it wasn't the same kind of feeling for her. Kind of like hosting and party and attending it, always pressure on the host/hostess. We are going to do it again this next weekend, trying to clear out stuff and make a few extra dollars.

On Sunday, for a few hours I was able to go and check out a neighborhood artists' studio tour.
I always enjoy talking with other artists about their space, sometimes their art, and just the life of an artist. This is also an opportunity to discover neighborhoods that you didn't know existed. I was able to enjoy the afternoon with my boyfriend who had never been on this kind of adventure. He enjoyed what little bit we saw. This kind of thing always inspires me with the
"if they can do it, I can do. Just do it!" He felt the same way. He is trying to get me situated with my web site and then get his deal rolling. Jim wants to do fine furniture, the stuff with intricate inlays and interesting designs. My style is more funky and arty. Opposites attract so they say.

I need to find my notes for the web page and get that ball rolling in the right direction. I still keep making and jotting down notes for ideas. I missed my opportunity to sell my Halloween dolls this year due to helping out my mother. There is always Christmas if I just get started.

I found this quote this past weekend while on the studio tour and loved it. "Art is like taking a vacation." I do feel this way when I get together with my art girlfriends. I miss those art days we used to have.

That time of year

For most people this time of year is in regards to changing of the seasons. For me it means that I finally have to get down to business of filing my taxes. Procrastination has always been in my blood. Unexpected family issues put me further behind from my getting this all done. I am hoping for a somewhat painless day of sorting and organizing and finding everything or most everything that I need to put down for the accountant to take care of. I have a new boyfriend that seems to be much better at being and staying organized, and I think there may be hope for me next year with this being a less painful deal in getting my taxes done. Wouldn't that be wonderful.
I am also in the works of trying to get my art-T-dolls web site up and running. Again, thanks to my wonderful boyfriend for helping me get the ball rolling in the forward mode. Still many things to figure out about how I want the look of the site to be, etc. I have looked at other artist's sites and everyone has something different. I just have to remember that I can always change what I don't like. It doesn't have to be absolutely perfect out of the gate. At times I wish I could get that perfectionist gene out of me or at least get it to take a nap. I guess it is a good thing that everything in my life doesn't fall into that column.
I just wanted to play catch-up here after not being around a computer for 3 weeks or so. I did get several new ideas to add to my gourd doll ideas while taking care of my mother. It is so nice when you can escape with a friend and have some fun, hence an opportunity to get out and see something that sparks your imagination.

hopefully, but surely!

I leave this Wednesday for Las Vegas. Going home for my 30 year class reunion and a visit to see my mom. Today with the rain, it put me behind. Trying to settle my dog down after taking off his clavical collar and his OCD, Yikes! I need to take a trip to the pet store and buy him a cone collar. Hopefully he can wear it while I am out of town and have his little neck heal from the irritation of the other collar. Meanwhile, tonight he probably should get a shower since he will be in the company of others while I am gone; a fresh smelling dog never hurt anyone. I had grand plans to go into Barneyland and work on an alteration that has been waiting for me since I ended work several weeks ago. Should I say that tomorrow is another new day. Hopefully it will take me the amount of time I have estimated to finish the project. I still need to think about what to take for my trip; not so much as what to wear, but more of what projects can I work on and which magazines should I take. I am behind on much of my reading. I want to say that when my art magazines came out every quarter verses every other month, I was able to keep up with them better. Too much on my plate and I am not even working my regular job. How can that be?

I need to really get on the ball to get my place in a better state....more organized that is. I think for today, a trip to the pet store and back home to get furniture moved and my bakers rack moved into my art studio so that I can move the church pews into my dining area and out of my van. That would be a big accomplishment, especially since everything takes 2-3 times as long as it should with me. I need a swift kick in the rear to get me in motion. Today I was distracted not only with the rain and dog, but with checking email and such. What a time sucker the computer can be. I had better run, again so much to do and if I put my mind to it, I can surely get some of it done.

domestic goddess

This title is a far cry from what I am today. At one point in my life, my early twenties, I was much more of a neat freak. I should say, I kept things neat and tidy, unlike my life these days. Not sure what happened? I am once again in the process of organizing my life and house, taking one room at a time. Right now I am working in the kitchen area. I am trying to finish clearing off my dining table that has been a working surface for the last several years. If I really think about it, it was a working station several years ago and then became a collection ground for further art stuff. I actually had dinner at the table last week with my beau. He didn't mind that it was still harboring a few art supplies. I am working to gather all of the recycling stuff from around the table to take out for this weeks collection. I have a stained glass piece that I bought probably several years ago that I would love to hang up. It has just been sitting there waiting for me to do my thing. I love vintage stained glass. My goal today is to get to the large bakers rack that I need to clear off and move into my art studio so that I can display things on it and use the bottom rack for storage. Then I can possibly move the corner bench seat that I found at a garage sale months ago, that is still in my van into this area. This thought is wonderful, so I had better run.
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a new beginning

Wow, I can't believe that I am actually doing this. So many times I am slow at getting where I should or maybe where I need to be at any given moment in my life. With a little persuasion from a very special person, here I am. This should be an interesting trip and it will be interesting to see where it takes me and where I go; if nothing else, around in a circle, landing me where I started.

Until we meet again, I am off and running in a different direction....folding laundry that needs my attention.