September Already

Here we are Saturday, September 2, 2017 and I cannot believe it is already September.  This year has gone by way to quickly, with still so much I want to accomplish.  I have joined a group with Effie Wild (http://effywild.com)  to blog daily for 30 days.  So I'll give it a try.

Where am I...I'm currently in a mess.  My craft room is upended.  I just finished a couple of craft fairs with my handmade photo albums, cards and altered dominoes.  I was not able to physically be at the last craft show, so a couple of friends sold my stuff for me, and low and behold I made all my income from dominoes and cards.  Not a book sold.  I was surprised the dominoes were so popular, that there you go.  So I'm in the process of restocking all my finished goodies for the next craft show (Pumpkin Fest in Ukiah, CA on October 22-22, 2017).  Ever since I returned from Yosemite 2 weeks ago, I have not had much energy.  And on top of that, it has been HOT, HOT, HOT, over 105 for a few days now.  And you all know how much energy I have when it is hot...NOT A BIT!

Last week I drove down to the bay area (Martinez) as I had 2 doctor appointments and one dental appointment, all in one day.  I left home at 8 on the dot, and at 8:05 unbeknownst to me, my first doctor appointment called and cancelled.  So I didn't know until I arrived at the office that it had been cancelled...on to the second appointment, which was my bi-annual (yuck) pap smear.  That went well, then a couple hours to kill before the dreaded dental appointment.  So I headed to Michael's to check out the Halloween goodies, then to lunch at BJ's, then to the dentist.  I was in the chair for 2.5 hours and was exhausted afterward.  Headed for the bridge to go home, and it took me 20 minutes to go a couple of blocks.  So I called my brother and sister-in-law and asked them to meet me for dinner to kill an hour before hitting the road.  That worked out fine, went to my fav mexican restaurant (Cinco de Mayo in Martinez), ate and visited with them, then headed home at 6:40.  Arrived 2 hours later in Ukiah.

I hope to get a little more organized so that I can be artsy every day.  I am retired and still have not totally unpacked all my boxes since moving here in February, but I want to get back to my altered art journaling daily, and just being all around artsy.  I need to find a few friends here who are like minded, that might prompt me to be a little more active.  But I need to get painting and creative...I'll get there, I'm sure.

Just a little picture of the coffin I am working on with a little paper album to go in it...
Anyway, see you tomorrow.