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It was great to see Richard in Portland on Thursday. We chatted, played games and there were hugs. What more does one want?
Friday was work and G’s Star Wars game. I stayed up much too late making more jewelry then had to be up for work this morning. Today was the typical Saturday, very busy. The first part of the day went by really quickly and I had a lot of fun with my customers but the latter half just dragged… and dragged… and then up and died about an hour before I had to leave.
I think Harlequin’s owner, Stacy, is an amazing woman. She does a lot for the community, has great morals and is a great boss. Therefore, when she makes puppy-dog eyes at me to work more hours, I cave. It’s not just because she is a great person, it is compounded by an actual need for more people on the floor added to my experience owning our own business and understanding the stress involved and feeling like I had to do EVERYTHING in order to accomplish anything. For the longest time, there was just G and myself running the whole business. It was exhausting, both mentally and physically.
I mentioned this because I’m scheduled to work a lot during December. I feel really sad that I asked for Saturday the 13th off for a wedding. Someone else also asked for that day off and the store will be highly understaffed. I’m still taking the day off, but I have to learn to be less empathetic or I’ll be scheduled to work whether I should or not.
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indiecowboy’s Amber throne war but I’m just too tired. Actually, there was a mix-up in communication. I thought they were holding it at our place and that wasn’t the case. When I came home, I began laundry, started supper and was planning to let them know I might have to retire early and go to bed. I’ve just not had enough sleep the past few nights. Sadly, I am going to miss this event completely now. I’ve been looking forward to participating in Indiecowboy’s Amber game for a long time, but I am hesitant to commit to a regular game. I’ve just had too much going on in my life and I don’t like being flaky about my participation. I have been far too absent in a few other commitments and I don’t like it. I either have to work, or I need to do something with G or I’m in Australia… it never ends. That’s okay, it keeps me off the streets. Well, except when I’m commuting, then I’m on the streets. Umm… okay, I’m on a bike on the streets, but it’s sort of the same thing, eh?
So, in summary, I’m a little overly tired and a definitely rambling. I am missing a great game with great people in favor of sleep (coming soon to a Carol near you), and I’m going to be very busy in the next month.
Oh, and one other thing… after all that work to make jewelry to display in the shop, Michelle sold a pair of my earrings on Wednesday. Yippee! It’s not much, but it definitely is encouraging. Somebody out there likes my jewelry enough to actually spend money on it. Very nice, indeed.
Friday was work and G’s Star Wars game. I stayed up much too late making more jewelry then had to be up for work this morning. Today was the typical Saturday, very busy. The first part of the day went by really quickly and I had a lot of fun with my customers but the latter half just dragged… and dragged… and then up and died about an hour before I had to leave.
I think Harlequin’s owner, Stacy, is an amazing woman. She does a lot for the community, has great morals and is a great boss. Therefore, when she makes puppy-dog eyes at me to work more hours, I cave. It’s not just because she is a great person, it is compounded by an actual need for more people on the floor added to my experience owning our own business and understanding the stress involved and feeling like I had to do EVERYTHING in order to accomplish anything. For the longest time, there was just G and myself running the whole business. It was exhausting, both mentally and physically.
I mentioned this because I’m scheduled to work a lot during December. I feel really sad that I asked for Saturday the 13th off for a wedding. Someone else also asked for that day off and the store will be highly understaffed. I’m still taking the day off, but I have to learn to be less empathetic or I’ll be scheduled to work whether I should or not.
In other news, I should be at
indiecowboy’s Amber throne war but I’m just too tired. Actually, there was a mix-up in communication. I thought they were holding it at our place and that wasn’t the case. When I came home, I began laundry, started supper and was planning to let them know I might have to retire early and go to bed. I’ve just not had enough sleep the past few nights. Sadly, I am going to miss this event completely now. I’ve been looking forward to participating in Indiecowboy’s Amber game for a long time, but I am hesitant to commit to a regular game. I’ve just had too much going on in my life and I don’t like being flaky about my participation. I have been far too absent in a few other commitments and I don’t like it. I either have to work, or I need to do something with G or I’m in Australia… it never ends. That’s okay, it keeps me off the streets. Well, except when I’m commuting, then I’m on the streets. Umm… okay, I’m on a bike on the streets, but it’s sort of the same thing, eh?So, in summary, I’m a little overly tired and a definitely rambling. I am missing a great game with great people in favor of sleep (coming soon to a Carol near you), and I’m going to be very busy in the next month.
Oh, and one other thing… after all that work to make jewelry to display in the shop, Michelle sold a pair of my earrings on Wednesday. Yippee! It’s not much, but it definitely is encouraging. Somebody out there likes my jewelry enough to actually spend money on it. Very nice, indeed.
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