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I’m at the airport in Phoenix, waiting on my nonstop flight (oh, THANK YOU for the nonstop flight) back home. I have to say I’ve been fairly impressed with Phoenix, the little that I’ve seen. Basically the airport and downtown. One of the things that’s always driven me crazy about the Austin Convention Center is the lack of any meaningful development of entertainment for the convention attendees within immediate walking distance.… Read More

I’m very happy to report that this Phoenix trip is turning out to be as entertaining as I was hoping and expecting. Bead show folks are like traveling gypsies. We come together in one city or another across the country, friendships are renewed – it feels like your family – and we put our best and prettiest and brightest shiny things out for everyone to see.… Read More

I’m running off to the airport, late as usual, so just a quick note. Went to bed at 7:15am. Yeah. Great. Lot’s o’ sleep. When will I ever learn?? EVER??? But I got about 4 hours of sleep in and now the bags are in the car and I’m off to Phoenix.… Read More

I just got back from having dinner with an old friend that I haven’t seen in quite a while. It was nice to catch up – he’s always been self-employed and now that I am too, I can relate to the challenges of working for yourself in a much more personal way.… Read More

What are the odds? I swear I’m not making it up. I’ve admitted right here on my blog that I knew my driver’s license was expired and that I planned to get it renewed before I fly again on Thursday. So Sunday night I found where the nearest DPS office is, looked at their hours, and even printed out the forms I need to fill out.… Read More

Okay, so I’m really only shipping beads around the country today, not the world. But it’s been done before! I’ve got some orders that are getting mailed, and then the big boxes that go to Phoenix for next weekend. I had to make a run to Office Depot to pick up some sturdier ones than I used for the Miami shipment.… Read More

I’m not sure what’s come over me, but I feel like my energy level simply isn’t what it should be the last week. Both emotional and physical energy. It’s kinda like working underwater. I need to shake it off!

We had a lovely little class tonight and the baby beader in the group caught on super quick.… Read More

Why does my house look like a tornado has ripped through it? Oh yeah! It’s because a 23 lb. one has been living here the past few days! Today was a little rough around the edges because Auntie Jill fumbled the nap by trying to put Alexis down too early.… Read More

There’s little that makes me more upset than having to cancel a class because I’m sick. But doggone it, I had to do it tonight. When I woke up Saturday morning my throat was on fire and I knew the class probably wasn’t gonna happen.… Read More

I’m not a sweet little sick thing. When I get sick I get whiny, cranky, and just plain annoying. I’m even annoyed with myself at this point. I made a break for it since I was feeling a little better when I got up this morning – decided to haul myself down to the International Gem & Jewelry show downtown in a futile search for a specific color, shape, and size of pearl.… Read More

I think it’s a measure of the progress of my career in beading that I suddenly find myself flying to shows instead of logging endless hours of driving cross country. I made the decision today to even fly to Bead & Button this year.… Read More

Bah. I’ve come down with a cold. I kinda felt it coming on when I was flying back home, but I was trying to ignore it and hoping I was wrong. Not so much. My voice lasted through last night’s class, and today I sound like…well…a croaking frog?… Read More

The trip home was uneventful – I even mysteriously sailed through security for the first time in years! And blissfully, I had an empty seat beside me on both legs of the trip. On the first flight it was literally the ONLY empty seat.… Read More