Maury is boring

Since I don't have to rush screaming into work this morning, I thought I'd enjoy sleeping in, watching a little tv, and catching up on my housework. I might even try to list some things on the eBay again. Right now Maury is stuck in one of those "Wait till my crush sees my sexy new look" shows - and all the dicks these girls are trying to impress are still dicks. I think I'll have to change the channel......

Want to see my new card case?The picture turned out a little screwy, but it's a beautiful deep purple fish skin lined in black leather. I still haven't decided if I want to keep it, or sell it. Oh, I don't know....

Finally!!

I am DONE with my wholesale order. 17 awesome little watermelon sandals have left my store! Now I can work on a new card case for me! (Or I suppose I could work on those other 4 pairs of sandals that are still on the bench.)
Things to do, things to do....
1. black lizard print sandals
2. pink sandals
3. brown gator print leather-sole w/heel
4. Beige and snake
5. Post Office
6.vacuum mi casa
7. scrub floors

'Eh, I'm getting tired just writing out the list.

In other cool news, I signed up for a page of the 2009 Diary project by Fantazya!
Each page is assigned to a different artist. There's still some spots open if you want to take part! Now where's my sketchbook?....

Next Day

So, the Day of Mothers was yesterday. I had requested to work at the second job because I heard we would be busy, but unfortunately, we weren't as busy as management had hoped and were over-staffed. I ended up coming home slightly early and taking a nap before going out with mom. And guess what mom wanted to do? Bowling!

Allen and I used to go bowling every week, but years have passed since then so we were not on our top game. And the bowling alley had these strange-looking triangle-shaped keyboards to program your lane; very much unlike anything we had ever used before.
I can tell I'm going to be a crotchety old lady someday who constantly reminisces about the way things were.

Terrific

As soon as I logged on I saw BicycleOcean on the front page of Etsy!

So much for such a little weekend

I have finally finished the first of my watermelon sandals! This has been harder than I thought it would be, mostly because I'm working by myself on this project. At first I thought Allen would be able to help but he's been caught up in his own work and then I had to order leather and then there was the week I was stuck on the counter.... It would be a lot easier if I could just quit the night job, but it keeps me in spending cash so I'll stick around for now.
Today and tomorrow will be spent knee-deep in leather to sew and put together! Hooray!
And in other good news, today I sold this pouch:
I was a little surprised it didn't sell more quickly, actually, but I guess sometimes the photos can't capture the true beauty of the product. Especially when half the beauty is in the texture :)

Mansions in Mansion-Land

Monday afternoon my sister and the family went to Mar-A-Lago for their 'friends and family' open house thing. They took a TON of pictures so I thought I'd show some off here, just in case any of you were desperately wanting to sneak a peak.
My sister and Joey work at the beach club.

I smell Good

It's true. I do.

Yesterday I got 4 fantastic soaps from SpartaSoap! They are delicious! I couldn't wait to try them so I opened up the Lava Lemongrass one first! It's amazing! And my skin feels silky smooth and soft. I am SO glad I found this shop! My whole bathroom smells like soaps sweet goodness now.In other, work-related news: I have a lot to do.
Yesterday I spent most of the day cleaning in between errands and working. And today I'm definitely getting some Chick-Fil-A on my way back from Mar-A-Lago. That sweet tea will get me through the day!

Back to Key Largo

So we went down to Key Largo this weekend for the MS-150 race. Tom and Chris and Chris were riding along with the rest of Team Shift for Brains. Allen and I arrived late. We didn't take the turnpike because we were strapped for cash and taking I-95 south turned out to be dangerous and time consuming. By the time we hit the overseas highway they were already stopping traffic for the riders so it was a slow crawl the last 30 miles. When we finally arrived all but two of the riders on the team had made it in so we got some grub and drank some drinks and chatted and set up camp.

Once everyone was gathered and showered we headed out to the nearest restaurant for some fine dining. Ever see a pig fly?

After dinner we headed back down to the beach party where the beer truck was ready and waiting. Much consuming was had by all until we all pooped out and headed for bed.
In the morning, after the riders had headed back to Miami, Allen and I walked up to the beach again and were greeted by little sandpipers having a morning snack.After that we were back on the road. This time we took the turnpike.

Oodles of Fun Things

Want to see my big Buddy Bag? I made this some time ago and listed it, but my pictures were never that great so when the listing expired I never re-listed. But yesterday I managed to find the time to snap a few quick photos:AND I got my new labels yesterday!! I ordered them from MommieMadeIt on Etsy! I love them! And they're going to be perfect to sew into the mid sole for sandals, adding to my bags, even sewing into my cuff bracelets! She designed them and everything! Check out her store!

Fun with Jobs

Oh NO!!!!! I've had to sit on that damn counter for the past two days. And today. And tomorrow. I really don't know how I'll be able to stand it at the night job. Now, really it's not the most taxing thing in the world, I just have better things to do. I will say it's frustrating, no matter what job, when the customer (or guests, as we call them at the night job) won't believe simple facts you tell them. (Do you like my painting? I made it two years ago. It's called Bad Work Day)

example:

customer: "can you fix this?" (pulls on torn plastic/vinyl bag)
me: "sorry, not really. We'd have to build you a new purse. That material is rotting."
customer: "you can't do anything? Not even glue something over it?"
me: "It's won't stick. That material is rotting."
customer: "but I don't understand. So there's nothing you can do? I mean, this is a Chanel. It's not a real Chanel, but I'd like to keep the bag. You can't fix the leather?"
me: "It's not leather. It's vinyl. It's rotting. I'm sorry."
customer: "Can I speak to Terry?"
me: SIGH

Oh boy, do I look forward to today. If I'm lucky I'll get my green leather in (finally) and maybe, just maybe, I'll be able to finish my wholesale order. I was really wanting to be 100% done with it by this weekend. Darn it. Now I'll have to furiously speed through my IN box on Monday.
Want to see a new cuff bracelet?Somebody needs more coffee..... and that somebody is me.