Here Lies Christina: She Took Her Glitter Very Seriously
...is the alternate script for my someday memorial. The original proposed script is still "...she had very strong opinions."
But yeah, yesterday I purchased $200 worth of glitter and swarovski crystal. For verily, Spoutwood approacheth, and the production of fairy wings must begin in earnest. I am actually out of wing earrings. I only have one wing necklace left. That's kind of amazing to me.
I actually have spent the last day and a half doing self care. I still have to get through three custom orders over the weekend (in addition to family commitments and hosting friends for dinner on Saturday), but ooh boy, did I need a break. I haven't had a weekend in... many moons. I've been taking random mid-week half-days so I don't completely burn out. But yesterday I decided to just be a total glutton. I slept in. I cuddled the cats (Olive was very grateful for the attention). I let fresh air in and smelled spring just under the soil. I started a new book (The Witch of Painted Sorrows by MJ Rose, which is engrossing and beautiful-- a fin de siècle historical fiction piece. Trigger warning for suicide, however). I indulged in a little retail therapy, picking up a new pair of kicks:
I am becoming incapable of not wearing glittery shoes.
This is my THIRD PAIR of glittery shoes.
Today, I continued reading in the bath-- a lusciously rose-scented bath, and sipped my coffee while rain lazily drizzled outside.
I plan to head into the studio shortly to complete at least one of the custom orders and do a little more supply ordering for the usual wave of custom requests that come after an update.
Work-wise, I just hit 5k likes on Facebook, which means I need to scheme up some sort of milestone giveaway. I also need to learn a choreography for Spoutwood, as Transcendence is again performing. But a day and a half of solace-- no tv, no noise, just quiet-- has been amazingly restorative for me. I feel more relaxed than I have in a long while, even though I still need a good massage to ease tightness in my back and hands.
Very much looking forward to having free time again come mid-May. I want to spend some time hiking out in the woods and getting dirt between my toes. I want to have weekends again.
Oh! And! Jason and I are going to Salem for our anniversary in October. We'll be there the week before Halloween! I'm just a little bit bummed that Halloween weekend was completely sold out, but hopefully there will be plenty of seasonal festivities to partake in nonetheless. Excited to be going somewhere I've never been.
But yeah, yesterday I purchased $200 worth of glitter and swarovski crystal. For verily, Spoutwood approacheth, and the production of fairy wings must begin in earnest. I am actually out of wing earrings. I only have one wing necklace left. That's kind of amazing to me.
I actually have spent the last day and a half doing self care. I still have to get through three custom orders over the weekend (in addition to family commitments and hosting friends for dinner on Saturday), but ooh boy, did I need a break. I haven't had a weekend in... many moons. I've been taking random mid-week half-days so I don't completely burn out. But yesterday I decided to just be a total glutton. I slept in. I cuddled the cats (Olive was very grateful for the attention). I let fresh air in and smelled spring just under the soil. I started a new book (The Witch of Painted Sorrows by MJ Rose, which is engrossing and beautiful-- a fin de siècle historical fiction piece. Trigger warning for suicide, however). I indulged in a little retail therapy, picking up a new pair of kicks:
I am becoming incapable of not wearing glittery shoes.
This is my THIRD PAIR of glittery shoes.
Today, I continued reading in the bath-- a lusciously rose-scented bath, and sipped my coffee while rain lazily drizzled outside.
I plan to head into the studio shortly to complete at least one of the custom orders and do a little more supply ordering for the usual wave of custom requests that come after an update.
Work-wise, I just hit 5k likes on Facebook, which means I need to scheme up some sort of milestone giveaway. I also need to learn a choreography for Spoutwood, as Transcendence is again performing. But a day and a half of solace-- no tv, no noise, just quiet-- has been amazingly restorative for me. I feel more relaxed than I have in a long while, even though I still need a good massage to ease tightness in my back and hands.
Very much looking forward to having free time again come mid-May. I want to spend some time hiking out in the woods and getting dirt between my toes. I want to have weekends again.
Oh! And! Jason and I are going to Salem for our anniversary in October. We'll be there the week before Halloween! I'm just a little bit bummed that Halloween weekend was completely sold out, but hopefully there will be plenty of seasonal festivities to partake in nonetheless. Excited to be going somewhere I've never been.