Workshop Wednesdays

It has been a little while since my last post. I went to visit my mom, have a home show, and then K came to visit, so it has been pretty hectic around here.

First I visited mom, We went on a yarn crawl (kind like a pub crawl , but you buy yarn rather than booze) and visited four stores in the are around her. My favorite was the Spinning Wheel in Altamont NY. I even got a skein of yarn from a local indie dyer who names the colorway after the store- and that is the only place you can buy it. So I was pretty excited. I also got some coll stuff on sale, yarn for a shawl for C's sister, and some uber cool sock yarn I had never seen before, but I got two skeins so I can make a shawl instead.

While I was there a friend from High School hosted a home party for me. I got to meet some great new people, sell some soap, and generally have a really fun day. I wish I had more time to do home shows, but it is primarily the Spring when I have the weekends free.

That Monday was stress free (hence no post) I was at moms and we were snowed in. She got about 8 inches of snow Sunday night into Monday morning so we hung out, knit, watched movies and chilled all day.

That Wednesday in the shop was full of finishing the lotion bars and filling orders and lots of general shop cleaning and paperwork. The pile of mail when I returned was huge and it took me two days to dig through it all and do everything that needed to be done with it. I caught up on bills, made phone calls, and had to print muslin bags for soap for a store inventory.

Friday I went with C and ran a bunch of errands. We had to go into NJ to help a friend of his, so we stopped at IKEA near the Newark Airport, and then lunch, and then at Clinton Station Diner for desserts to take home, because it is impossible to go past that place and not bring home desserts. They are YUMMY!! I got to work on the shawl for his sister in the car on the way there, but I had to drive on the way back... so only a little got done.

Once again it was Monday, and K was here visiting. I ran some errands with her and generally just hung out. We did make the rest of the bath salts, so they are done (except I need to label the sample sized ones).

So that brings me back to today... Workshop Wednesday....I have finished my lotion bars, the star anise soap and one of my special orders. I have finished one of my gift baskets, got one store almost entirely stocked, and another with just a few dozen soaps to deliver.

Now I am trying to get some things done so I can leave again next week to be with C for two weeks. This blog is on my list to do, I have tax stuff to deal with, and a few other things, but nothing that is killing me like it was a few weeks ago. Mostly I am trying to finish paperwork so I don't have to haul around the lap top for two weeks. That means my taxes need to be almost done before I go.

So I am off, to get things done, so that I can relax while I am gone- knit, read a book, and enjoy.