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Oh dear. Sorry about that. Well, it's been a rough month, but that's over with. There are more "things" to come in the near future, but one day at a time.

Jewelry

I've made a lot since I last blogged, but I'll just show you a few piece.

This one is currently on eBay at a very low price as I write this…

This one got BIN'd immediately (thank you for the huge compliment, Anita)…

Others that sold between now and my last post…

Friday, May 16, 2008

Payday

Thank goodness! It's a little bittersweet, though. I get to/have to pay bills. A lot of them. Very overdue. But it's a relief to be able to pay them. We'll see by the end of the day if I have anything leftover for living expenses for the next two weeks. If not, I'll just shake my tail a little faster regarding putting the bead auctions up (I'm listing beads I am not going to work with… why keep them).

Okay, paid everything that I can think of and am just a wee bit short (under $200), but I bet I can raise that over the weekend, no problems. Saturday, I was planning to sort some stuff out and then I have all day to list 'cause unless Monica does the scrimmage, there's no hockey until 9pm.

Oops… just thought of one more bill that's going to come out this weekend… okay, so I'm about $500 short of paying everything. I'll just work a little harder/faster at listing.

And for heaven's sakes, if worse comes to worse I just liquidate my current jewelry stock. I love making new things anyway.

Oops… just thought of one more bill that I have to take care of… okay, so I'm about $900 short of paying everything. Wow, now I'm a little nervous. Not panicky yet, just nervous. Let's see how the weekend goes.

Well, in light of this, I think I'm done blogging. I have a lot of work ahead of me but sometimes a challenge is fun.

TTYL!

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Life

Have any of you had moments in your life where you kinda go: "Just WHAT am I supposed to be doing with my life?" "Do we have a purpose?" "Am I on the right path?" "Am I supposed to be contributing to society somehow?" "Am I supposed to be finding happiness above all else?"

I have. I do. I have done my whole life.

It's rather disconcerting to go through life with such deep questions regarding one's existence.

And what have I learned? Hm. The things I think I've come to believe include the fact that we are not here to suffer. I think it is against our nature to suffer. Therefore, if you find yourself in a situation where you are not happy on a regular basis, you are doing something wrong.

I have no clue how this "idea" relates to people who are born into, or otherwise seem without choice to be in, a life or situation with much suffering and no options. Those born into or raised in poverty or abuse, kidnapped, tortured, in accidents, etc… all these things we seemingly have no control over. I say "seemingly" because I do not know. I know absolutely nothing. Then again, I believe there is no one who "knows". People can believe they know, but I don't believe anyone knows.

Anyway, the idea of suffering without a choice of change brings me to two questions. Or rather one question with two answers. The question is: "Why?"

The answers (that I can think of) would be:

1) Karma

2) Randomness

Well, have to cut it short. If I have time, I'll continue tomorrow.

Monday, May 5, 2008

Life

Sorry. I meant to post that previous entry, y'know, like when I WROTE it, but I've been busy. Not normal busy, but super overwhelmed no time for anything busy.

Jewelry

Well, today I have to take some things out of my store and put them up to auction at eBay 'cause I hate to have no auctions, but at the moment I don't have any new jewelry photographed and ready to list.

Since I don't like doing an eBay listing by taking one of the items already listed in the four online places I sell at, I'll just relist a couple from last week at $9.99 starting prices. It's worth it to me 'cause my time to put all of those up online is… well you know, time is money.

So check out THESE deals that all start(ed) at $9.99!

Stuff

Well, I really am out of time now so I'll just say goodbye for now and I'll try to check back in daily. I know some of you do check here on a regular basis and I'd love to actually give you something to read.

TTYL!

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Life

So, I'm perusing www.Reunion.com this morning and it's kinda cool looking at the names of people I used to know at Del Oro High School (back in the mid-late 70's). But this is precisely the kind of thing that I shouldn't be doing. I can't even keep up with emails and phone calls and whatnot for the people I know right now. What am I thinking, trying to contact even more people?!

Jewelry

Did a show (a fund-raiser for Children's Hospital in Oakland). Also, I put some drastic reductions up on THIS website hoping to begin steering customers from eBay to here (which behooves both of us due to the lower fees). But before I had a chance to email my customers and tell them about the sales, they got swooped on and taken advantage of (thank you, dear friend).

Y'know… regarding jewelry… I feel like I'm CLOSER to what I'm supposed to be doing, but not quite there yet. I mean, in terms of overall what I'm supposed to be doing. Not like how WELL I'm supposed to be doing. 'Cause once you find what you're supposed to be doing, you can continue to perfect the skill and move around within a certain scope. But I feel like I'm supposed to somehow co-mingle my jewelry creations with my spiritual beliefs. I don't know how yet, though.

TTYL!