Two postings

Because I figured I didn't have things hard enough, I decided to have two different places to post on Ebay.  My mjsb50   (http://www.ebay.com/sch/mjsb50/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686) is for my wire work ,my yarn and dolls. 
Then I decided to do my RWR Emporium which is for my findings, cameos and other supplies, so that place I named as RWR3EMP  (http://www.ebay.com/sch/rwr3emp/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686).  I figured it would make things easier for me....now I am not always right in my figgering....time will tell.
But I did manage to get 25 listings up at each site so I think I am getting the hang of things. 
I am finding that the feeling of loss from not being able to go to the shows and enjoy all the people has improved because of all the wonderful remarks I have been getting from people who are viewing my items online.  I still miss the contact of face to face, but don't feel like I have completely lost anymore.  It is wonderful to get some hope back, things have been rather hopeless for us the last couple of years.  


Here are some of the items I put up on RWR3EMP...enjoy

 

Thanks again for all the support, it is greatly appreciated 

Again....really

Couldn't believe it, we came home after an appointment and our power was out again....our neighbors were all out and discussing the frustration.  Turns out that the computer for the electric company shut down the computers because someone had crossed a wire.  The power was out for another 4 hours....we are so dependent on power.

Labor Day Weekend

What a nasty Labor Day weekend for us.  Our power went out on Sat and then when we tried to get our generator to work it would only run for an hour.  I could not use my oxygen as it runs on the geni and I could hardly breathe.  Sat night was hell.  We went out to breakfast on Sunday to try and cool off and so I could catch my breath.  When we got back Al tried to get the geni working but without luck.  We called our friend Earl and he has a geni so he had some ideas.  Thanks to Earl and all his help they got the geni running and I could breathe.  Of course now the weather got cold and damp so we never got comfortable but we figured we were luckier than others.  Thanks to a good friend we got some things to work.
Hoping for a better week for the rest of the week...finally got a good night's sleep last night after the power came back.

It is so funny to me, years ago I would go primitive camping for a week or two at a time, by myself,up north and never even think about having power or electronics.
Now I was enjoying the silence of the neighborhood, but wanted to work on my book and I need power for that.  Times and wants do change as one gets older don't they?

Fun With Al

I have come across some of our fun pictures from Costume Con...Hard to get Al to place dress up but sometimes I can get him to play.....

 I did mama Cass and did not need any padding......

 Together we make music......

 Pretty Loud..............

Hope everyone has a rocking holiday weekend............

Suffering

I think I am suffering separation anxiety,not from a person but from my skills.  As I am listing my artwork on Ebay, I am becoming sad that I can not do the work anymore. So now I am trying to figure out how to continue in my art and crafts, yet not be in extreme pain.  I have been coming up with some modifications to my tools and the type of working environment.  Haven't quite got it right, but as I work it out I will post the information. 

So many artist, writers, secretaries, office people and others who make a living by their hands end up with such disabilities.  I think we just push through the pain because we don't want to give up our jobs, which support us, or our art and hobbies which keep us sane.  Personally I was raise that "idle hands were the Devil's workshop".  Guess I just can't get past that because I can not imagine watching TV and just sitting there doing nothing else.

For me, I can do the written computer stuff with a voice program now, but not the photo editing.  I can still do research and write, but the things that give me the most pleasure have become too painful to continue right now.  I have braces on my hands, magnifiers (which I always used to protect my eyes) and different angled tables. I want to pick up my crochet hooks or knitting needles and get working, it is the season when I started my most active work.

I guess the changing of the season is when my body changes what it wants to do, of course today is way to hot to consider the hand work.......but the cooler days are coming and i am biting at the bit. 


I realize that every day is a gift and I do not want to waste any time bemoaning what I can not do, but I have learned it is okay to have a 15 minute "pity party" sometimes and then move on.

Small World

When someone says the world is getting smaller, I have proof it is. 
While I was looking at my FB page a picture came up of this guy I know as the "Bubble King",  by the way he is marvelous.

Seeing his picture was not so surprising, it was the other person in the picture who surprised me, it was my 1st cousin who I had not seen in over 20 years.  After the initial surprise I showed the picture to Al and he says, that is Chuck, he was my computer prof at OCC.  I looked at Al in shock and said, "well the other guy is my cousin Jon".  We got laughing so hard and just shook our heads in amazement at how small the world is and is getting.

So has anyone else found someone they know in someone else' s picture?

So I have learned to always be in for a surprise...it makes one's life interesting........

Ebay listings

I do not know if I am doing this right, but am going to try it.....can you say learning curve?


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