The weekend disappeared when I wasn’t looking – how did that happen? I assisted one of Mick’s classes on Friday night, taught a class on Saturday night, and treated Mom to a much-deserved steak dinner on Sunday. The rest of the weekend was spent happily with beads (weighing them, labeling them, moving them to and fro) and a nap here and there.… Read More
Random stuff
I forgot to tell you that last night’s Piazza Perline class was evidently drinking at the Mexican restaurant next door before coming to the store. They decided en masse that my class was to be renamed Pizza Praline. Umm….nice try!
And remember how I told you that everyone was busy making sure I’m taking care of myself?… Read More
Don’t sleep with your cell phone
I have gotten into a bad habit lately, and it almost caused me to miss my blissful 90 minute massage Thursday afternoon. First, to explain, I have to admit that I stayed up all night Wednesday night and didn’t finally sleep until 5:30am.… Read More
Catch up day in progress
Finally – a day I don’t have to leave the house (although I will go to the post office) and no urgent matters at hand other than catching up on the 3,000 urgent matters that have been pending for weeks. I’m emailing, packaging orders, organizing, doing paperwork, and if I’m lucky enough, I’ll carve out some time to work on the beading project I started at the retreat.… Read More
Ganging up on me
There seems to be a plot afoot to get Jill healthy!
I’ve been hearing from Mom for a while now about how badly I’m eating, and that I need to sleep on a more regular schedule, yada, yada. But now the word has spread and everyone seems to be making it their mission to make me follow the rules!… Read More
Creative Beadweaving, Vol. 3
Mom and I both have patterns featured in the new book, Creative Beadweaving, Vol. 3. The book comes from the publishers of Bead & Button magazine, and is a compilation of the best projects from a year of the magazine.
I’m thrilled that both Mom & I got in at the same time – now that’s mother/daughter power!… Read More
Post retreat crash
What a whirlwind weekend this was. 6 hours driving on Saturday morning, laughing and beading and catching up with my beady friends, teaching Saturday afternoon, more beading and laughing and catching up on Sunday morning, and then another 6 hours drive back home.… Read More
Bead Retreating!
I swear, there was a group cry of greeting as I finally walked in the main room of the bead retreat yesterday – “Jill’s here! We were getting worried!” I feel guiltier than ever! But we managed to make up for lost time with lots of fun all day.… Read More
Here I am…
…still at home! Oopsie.
I realized after I wrote my post earlier today that I was simply too exhausted to get everything done, plus drive safely for 5+ hours. So I decided to wait until the wee hours of Saturday morning to head out – I’ll get there by 8 or 9am, and be fine for a full day of retreat fun.… Read More
Whew
I got the post office yesterday with five minutes to spare. Okay, maybe three. But I made it! (And I had a back up plan involving UPS in case I missed the PO.) So the samples and instructions and the last few weeks of my life are now off to the Bead & Button staff and I can put it out of my mind for a little while.… Read More
Short update
Winston’s mad at me because I won’t stop and play. The latest computer-related casualty is my wireless, ergonomic mouse. I killed the left button. No time to shop – back to the trusty old fashioned wired and plain-shaped version. Success!
Happy dance – my boxes arrived today.… Read More
Is it August yet??
I’m so busy I can’t think, breathe, function. Everything needs to be done now. Yesterday, really. Fractured sleep patterns are developing again as I bingo from task to task, but for now it’s an effective way of continuing to move forward.… Read More
Yes, we do have animals besides Winston
Good morning from June.
Jill is off at Nomads doing Sunday brunch. I just finished mowing the lawn, or what I more commonly refer to as “the brown patch out behind the house.” So I decided to catch my breath and play on the computer a bit.… Read More
Weekend hijinks
I had a wonderful class Friday night – not a lot of teaching went on since they were all well into their projects and only had to add small details for the most part. But we all enjoyed the leisurely pace and the company and conversation.… Read More
Beading here, beading there, beading everywhere!
I just realized I’ve been remiss in making sure everyone knew about some beading things going on in the Austin area.
This weekend is the first Austin Bead Market show at the Travis County Expo fairgrounds. The Bead Market is a regular show in the southwest, but this is the first time it’s been brought to Austin.… Read More
Spending the afternoon with Aunt Jill
Hi folks-
This is Alexis, taking over Aunt Jilly’s blog tonight. Shhhh…don’t tell that I’m awake in the middle of the night! Daddy would get mad that I’m on his computer again. But Aunt Jilly is sound asleep because she said I plumb wore her out, so someone’s got to update the page.… Read More
Hurricane Dolly
Tis the time of the year to worry about hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and sure enough, Hurricane Dolly is being forecast to hit Texas. When that happens, Austin will sometimes get intensive rain, but that’s about it for direct effects.… Read More
Pure joy
Is there anything better than a child expressing pure joy? I think not! Alexis was beyond thrilled with her new stuffed dog. We all laughed and laughed along with her. Mom put it on the coffee table in front of her cautiously, in case it was going to scare her.… Read More
Munchkin time
I’m so very happy that I get to go visit my Munchkin in a little bit. That’s my niece, Alexis, for those of you who don’t speak Munchkinese. Mom came up with the nickname and it’s really stuck for us – although I don’t know that Rich or Becky ever call her that.… Read More
Catching up
I have been notified by Kathryn that I am falling down on my blogging duties. How else is she supposed to know what I’m up to??
Truthfully, I’ve been dragging around like a half-asleep zombie the last few days. I’m really having difficulty getting that energy level up where it needs to be for maximum production mode.… Read More