The Crafty Insomniac: Busy, Busy, Busy!

How can a person who has no "job" be so darn busy?? Seriously! I barely have time to think these days. I used to (sort of) joke when I was working that I didn't have time to be at the office, and now I realize that it's a true fact. I'm up before 7:00 to get myself and Miss Sassypants ready for the day, get her on the bus for school, and then my day begins. Usually a little housework, and then "the shop" opens. (I signify this by opening the blinds to the window in front of my work desk.) I work on orders from about 8:00 until 11:00 (and text back and forth with my great friend Kelly; showing her my work and getting her opinion), then it's time to start lunch for the husband. He works the 3-11 shift, so we eat an early lunch, which is more like a dinner, and then it's usually back to the shop.

After he leaves, I either have errands to run or more work around the house to do, then by 2:45, Sassy is home from school. We do homework, and then it's either an after-school activity (Religious Education, Girl Scouts, etc.) or a trip to the store, or sometimes even, an afternoon at home! Then dinner, getting her in the shower, bedtime routine, finishing up around the house, and then if I'm lucky, maybe by 9:00, ME TIME!

And this goes on for days. Now, is Husband has a day off, we run, run, run. (He has rotating days off with his job.) But at least then, I usually don't have to make lunch. Woot! And strangely, I usually get to bed earlier on the days he has off...

But for these very reasons, there are certain "projects" that don't get done in a timely fashion around here. Case in point, the icicle lights. Yes, we took them down the week of New Year's, as not to offend the neighborhood, but they've been lined up along the inside of the garage ever since. Now, being the anal-retentive person that I am, I can't just throw them in a tote and call it a day. No, no! I have to gather them up, Velcro-tie the icicles together, and THEN throw them in a tote. Well, I managed to step on a bulb Thursday with the heel of my shoe, so that prompted me to get them the hell out of my garage! As of this moment, they are DONE! Now, there's the matter of the new TV stand... it was delivered from Target.com on Wednesday, and the box is still unopened... Oh, well. Scarlett O'Hara said it best: Tomorrow is another day!

But in the mean time, look at the precious creations that have been happening over here at The Crafty Insomniac...

This is my new line of Disney-inspired paper dolls.

They were first requested by a certain customer, but they are proving to be quite popular!