This week is all out of whack, or is it wack?
I’ve had my granddaughter here Monday and Tuesday because her other care giver, my ex, has a somewhat serious medical issue. So, naturally, I agreed to switch days. But it’s turning out that I am also going to end up doing day care on Thursday as well. Sometimes I wonder if there isn’t a bit of cockeyed thinking going on here. Like the kind where when you work for yourself, everyone else thinks you are really not employed.
So, today I went over to the studio to catch up. First, I made 6 pair of earrings, three tie tacks, repaired a pin, and finished some other jewelry I had started on Sunday.
Then I switched gears and completed a commission to patina 36 pieces metal book parts, also making some modifications to four pieces in the process.
Then I moved on to staining and finishing the frame for a poster I bought to send to a friend. And framed the poster.
After that I had to prepare about thirty price tags for items in the antique mall.
In there somewhere we packed packages for eBay.
Finally, we went out to deliver the book parts, go to the post office and then go over to the antique mall.
Nah, that’s not work.
OK, I could say no to the day care, but it is true that I am a little more flexible than most people when it comes to work schedules. And I do feel bad for everyone involved. But I really do hope the Montessori day care thing comes through soon. Much as I love my grand daughter, I think it will be best for everyone to have a professional day care solution in place here.
To round out my busy day today, I planned to go to the gym and exercise. Good for relieving stress, I’ve found. But, driving down the street I passed a salon where I wanted to make an appointment to get my haircut. I lost my hairdresser last August, and I was at the point where I felt like I was suffocating in too much hair. On a whim, I stopped and ran in and it happened that they could take me right then. So, I instantly opted out of the exercise and into the haircut.
It was the right thing to do. A nice shampoo and a great haircut can really go a long way toward attitude adjustment. I feel a lot better, now. Positively light headed. Gramma’s looking good for you, Maia. See you tomorrow!