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OT Can we have a roll call.
Hey Maren
What are you making these days? (I admit I'm having way too much fun (spending way too much time) at lampwork etc.) I've mostly been making a mess Seriously, bouncing around from project to project and not completing much of anything serious. Last weekend, I found a stash of earrings I'd made and totally forgot about so I cleaned them up with the idea of getting pictures and putting them on my etsy site. Then the workweek started again and the earrings are back in a box. I'm generally too wiped out after work to do much of anything. And I wish I was as close to retirement as you. - And then I don't. I'd love the extra time, but I also enjoy my work, and for the time being we can make good use of the paychecks. I wish I enjoyed my job but the work-load is just way too much for one person. More often than not, it's frustrating and demanding and exhausting. Since I'm taking early retirement, I'll have to find a job after retirement (which will probably be difficult in the current job market), but it has to be something a lot less demanding. I'm hoping to work at least part time where I work now for another 20 or so years. Yes, that's past full social security age, but most of the time I love that job. You're a lucky woman, really And I hope to cut some hours way before then and make more beads, jewelry, grow plants, etc.- I definitely want to make more beads and jewelry, but I'd like to take some classes, too, like in precious metal clay (that stuff is too expensive to experiment with g), and art/design. It's good to see you here, and I'd love to share another "death by chocolate". Say the word and I'm up for it I'd even go off the "healthy eating" for a day Last summer, my doc told me I was borderline diabetic (it's in my family) and needed to lose 15 pounds. Since then, I've lost 40 pounds, walk a couple of miles a day, and dropped my blood sugar about 30 points. But "death by chocolate"...that's special Hugs, Carla |
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OT Can we have a roll call.
Hi Carla,
was wondering whether to take this to email, but decided not to. On Apr 9, 8:51*pm, Carla wrote: I've mostly been making a mess *Seriously, bouncing around from project to project and not completing much of anything serious. *Last weekend, I found a stash of earrings I'd made and totally forgot about so I cleaned them up with the idea of getting pictures and putting them on my etsy site. *Then the workweek started again and the earrings are back in a box. *I'm generally too wiped out after work to do much of anything. I got a good giggle out of the first half and a "getting old sucks" out of the second half. Agree with both (but definitely prefer it to the alternative in both too). And I wish I was as close to retirement as you. - And then I don't. I'd love the extra time, but I also enjoy my work, and for the time being we can make good use of the paychecks. I wish I enjoyed my job but the work-load is just way too much for one person. *More often than not, it's frustrating and demanding and exhausting. *Since I'm taking early retirement, I'll have to find a job after retirement (which will probably be difficult in the current job market), but it has to be something a lot less demanding. that sucks in the current economy. I'm not saying that the work load isn't trying to get the better of me, but having just read an article about what I'm doing for work (which is at least borderline embedded systems programming) I don't feel so bad about it sometimes getting the better of me, and remembering that it has sometimes done so for a long time. I'm hoping to work at least part time where I work now for another 20 or so years. Yes, that's past full social security age, but most of the time I love that job. You're a lucky woman, really I don't currently know whether the funding will go for more than another 2 years. I hope our DD gets through college during that time, she's doing rather well at it so far (we're talking on the order of 40k/year all told here, that's after her scholarship). I'm glad I enjoy what I'm doing work-wise, otherwise the financial pressure would have gotten to me already. And I hope to cut some hours way before then and make more beads, jewelry, grow plants, etc.- I definitely want to make more beads and jewelry, but I'd like to take some classes, too, like in precious metal clay (that stuff is too expensive to experiment with g), and art/design. there's got to be some online stuff for that too. As lampwork goes, there's Joe (and Barry), (and thinking of it, rather close to you,) at http://www.justin.tv/avenuebeads , which I take over any class (being a visual learner) any time I have time. - and I love their fusion frit. - Say the word and I'm up for it *I'd even go off the "healthy eating" for a day *Last summer, my doc told me I was borderline diabetic (it's in my family) and needed to lose 15 pounds. *Since then, I've lost 40 pounds, walk a couple of miles a day, and dropped my blood sugar about 30 points. *But "death by chocolate"...that's special arrrggggghhhhh. I hate diabetes. My DH has type I diabetes, late onset, age 42, but I guess being insulin dependent from the onset may be easier than thinking of having to come to terms with it later. Just don't tell me you stopped being left handed and quit smoking as well. I can deal with one or the other, but not both! (and I could do without the "death by chocolate" if need be) Hugs, Maren |
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OT Can we have a roll call.
Hi Tina.......sorry to be so slow in answering, but have been paying for
my dentist's Ferrari, I think. Root canal.......ptui!! I live just outside Toronto and my daughter lives in Vancouver BC. I got her hooked on beading too, but she is a graphic artist and comes up with some amazing stuff. I retired from real estate sales, which I detested after 14 years, lol. Used to work in criminal law and much preferred that. I am about a year or two younger than Shirley, so am officially retired...and I have to say that I much prefer retirement to working. I didn't really like *bosses* much, so being on my own and beading is much better. Sorry to hear about your depression. Is there nothing they can give you for it?? Cheers and a Happy Easter......Heather wrote in message ... Hi Heather. Are you in BC? I used to live in Canada and loved it. What did you retire from? I often refer to myself as retired, but am actually disabled by Depression. My brain gets tired way too quickly. Now I could be unhappy about it, but it's bad enough to have the organic illness without compounding it with feeling melancholy. Ironically, I have better mental health now than before this specific illness raised it's ugly head. I like seed-beading, but right now I just have so much bigger stuff that I just need to use some of this stuff up so I can find the little ones! The other problem with seed-beading is than if you hope to make some profits, seed beading takes an awful lot of time and it's very difficult to sell for a worthwhile price. Although just for the sake of satisfaction, I really enjoyed the intricacy of seed beading. I had hoped to place some of my floral pieces at the local nursery, which also has a coffee shop, etc. I'll try again next month. I'd even like to barter with my nurseryman, but when I was in it was his manager I spoke to. Maybe next month. Sorry to hear about your LBS. It's so much cheaper to shop on-line, but it's very important for us to have that store as a resource -- for selling or when we MUST have some item. Tina On Apr 2, 11:22 am, "Heather" wrote: Hi Shirley... I meant to answer the last roll call, but as a relative newbie to this group, just put it off (duh!!). I do hope you are on the mend or at least "holding your own". I had a bad Winter myself and hope I have seen the back end of hospitals and antibiotics!! I have gotten to "know" some of the names that you mention, but I was just thinking the other day that it is such a shame that no one takes advantage of the knowledge on this news group. I am still plugging away and learning all sorts of different styles, etc. I am afraid seed beading won't be one of them. My eyes are 'too old', lol. But still working with copper and just got a load of it in. I also love pearls and must make more up. My problem is with being retired.....where on earth do I sell it? No office to show it off to, local bead store shut down, and haven't decided if Etsy is the way to go yet. Meanwhile one of the bead companies is making use of my 'eye for proper English' and I proof their website changes every week. Spell checkers can't get a lot of it. I rarely use one, for that reason. Now I will have to double-check this post, after being so bold as to say that. (grin) Glad to hear from you anytime. And would love to see all of the lurkers post an update or two. All the best from Canada.....Heather |
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Donna Anderson
I hadn't heard anything about this. It must have been sudden. And
yes, I also wonder about the ones I don't hear from. I'm especially concerned about Kathy NV. Any one hear from her? Pete and I are both still disabled, still waiting for that engine to make us rich, and still happy none the less. Tina On Apr 6, 7:22*pm, "Annie Bauer" wrote: I am still out here puttering around with beads and such. Nice to see some familiar names pop up on the roll call. Without meaning to come off as morbid or anything, but when I heard that Dona Anderson had passed away last week, I was reminded once again of the fragility of *life and though of those of you that I have not seen post recently. -- Annie acbauer@sbcglobal cast the net to snare me |
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OT Can we have a roll call.
In '68 I was in Toronto getting advice from The Toronto Anti-Draft
Programme. We did get Landed Immigrant status, but eventually returned to Calif. I'm afraid I'm still something of a hippy (actually am more of one now than I was then). and sometimes feel like being less supportive of soldiers than is politically correct. With all the laws there are to "protect us from ourselves", you'd think maybe we could outlaw military service. No, I'm not that far out there, but I am a Pacifist. (And I did grow up in Calif). I did Real Estate for a while. I enjoyed parts of it. I loved being in peoples' houses. And I loved matching people to houses. But it was hard for me to push people into things -- or lose sales to other agents. Of course I didn't know that I had "Dysthymia" then. Low level Depression. Just enough effect to cause my energy to run out when I needed it most. My Depression is organic and I'm pretty well adjusted to it. My mental energy just runs out faster than it does for most. Thank goodness I don't have Bipolar, and have to adjust to different levels of energy. I went to Community Mental Health today and hope to see a psychiatrist to see what new meds are out there. What I've tried in the past seems to give me more side effects than help. The Thyroid medicine is the only thing that's given me much help. I'm hoping that with a black president who knows the statistics for black men in prison, and with an outrageous rate of incarceration in the States (ten times the rate in England!!) and not enough money in the government coffers, we will have some changes in presumptive sentences and what crimes we spend our tax dollars on. We have money for lab work to test for traces of drugs, but not enough to spend testing women who have been raped. Something is amiss. I had an exceptional Justice professor who came to University of Alaska from Yale. She went on to work with Community Oriented Policing. A great program that I haven't heard much about for a long time. I have to say, though I wish I could work, I do enjoy beading, berry picking, gardening, smoking salmon, etc. Tina On Apr 11, 6:41*pm, "Heather" wrote: Hi Tina.......sorry to be so slow in answering, but have been paying for my dentist's Ferrari, I think. *Root canal.......ptui!! I live just outside Toronto and my daughter lives in Vancouver BC. *I got her hooked on beading too, but she is a graphic artist and comes up with some amazing stuff. I retired from real estate sales, which I detested after 14 years, lol. Used to work in criminal law and much preferred that. *I am about a year or two younger than Shirley, so am officially retired...and I have to say that I much prefer retirement to working. *I didn't really like *bosses* much, so being on my own and beading is much better. Sorry to hear about your depression. *Is there nothing they can give you for it?? Cheers and a Happy Easter......Heather wrote in message ... Hi Heather. *Are you in BC? *I used to live in Canada and loved it. What did you retire from? *I often refer to myself as retired, but am actually disabled by Depression. *My brain gets tired way too quickly. *Now I could be unhappy about it, but it's bad enough to have the organic illness without compounding it with feeling melancholy. Ironically, I have better mental health now than before this specific illness raised it's ugly head. I like seed-beading, but right now I just have so much bigger stuff that I just need to use some of this stuff up so I can find the little ones! *The other problem with seed-beading is than if you hope to make some profits, seed beading takes an awful lot of time and it's very difficult to sell for a worthwhile price. *Although just for the sake of satisfaction, I really enjoyed the intricacy of seed beading. I had hoped to place some of my floral pieces at the local nursery, which also has a coffee shop, etc. *I'll try again next month. *I'd even like to barter with my nurseryman, but when I was in it was his manager I spoke to. *Maybe next month. Sorry to hear about your LBS. *It's so much cheaper to shop on-line, but it's very important for us to have that store as a resource -- for selling or when we MUST have some item. Tina On Apr 2, 11:22 am, "Heather" wrote: Hi Shirley... I meant to answer the last roll call, but as a relative newbie to this group, just put it off (duh!!). I do hope you are on the mend or at least "holding your own". I had a bad Winter myself and hope I have seen the back end of hospitals and antibiotics!! I have gotten to "know" some of the names that you mention, but I was just thinking the other day that it is such a shame that no one takes advantage of the knowledge on this news group. I am still plugging away and learning all sorts of different styles, etc. I am afraid seed beading won't be one of them. My eyes are 'too old', lol. But still working with copper and just got a load of it in. I also love pearls and must make more up. My problem is with being retired.....where on earth do I sell it? No office to show it off to, local bead store shut down, and haven't decided if Etsy is the way to go yet. Meanwhile one of the bead companies is making use of my 'eye for proper English' and I proof their website changes every week. Spell checkers can't get a lot of it. I rarely use one, for that reason. Now I will have to double-check this post, after being so bold as to say that. (grin) Glad to hear from you anytime. And would love to see all of the lurkers post an update or two. All the best from Canada.....Heather |
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OT Can we have a roll call.
You know, as I'm using my stash, I'm using some beads just for the
sake of using them. But I just decided to pull out the stuff with wonky beads and bring them to the women's shelter rather trying to sell them. It's funny that I'm hearing so much about retirement. I was in my 40's when I first posted here and am in my 60's now. That would be 11 or 12 years. Tina On Apr 6, 10:20*pm, Carla wrote: Hey Tina, And I have beads that I got when I first started buying lampwork that are colors (pastels) or styles (dots) that just aren't really my thing. *I'm trying to put things like that together to sell even just at cost. *I want to have only things that really WANT to use. At one point, I had put together a big box of stuff to freecycle, then at the last minute couldn't part with it; I keep thinking "Maybe I can use this *some* how..." and the stash just keeps on growing What are you retiring from? *(I know you've told me before). *And what are you going to do after you retire? *Hope your assets are safe after this economic mess. I've been working at the University of Illinois for over 20 years; for the past six as Office Administrator in an academic unit. *(Read: secretary under too much pressure! g) *And other than my pension, there aren't any assets to speak of anyway. *I'll have to look for a part time job, and I'm hoping I can find something in one of the local bead shops or craft stores. *If I *have* to work in an office, I want it to be something like file clerk or data entry. *The main goal, though, is to actually make and sell beads and jewelry Good to see you're still here Cheers, Carla |
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I'm jealous of all your flowers and blossoms. (Sigh).
It's pretty wild where we are, but we're only about five miles from town (ten from the hospital), and the native corporations have put money into hospital facilities, so we have good care for the size of town (about 60,00 in the greater/greatest Fairbanks area). Glad things are good for you in DC. It's not a place it would occur to me to choose to live. But then, I only know what I hear on the news. Tina On Apr 5, 6:48*pm, wrote: On Apr 2, 7:52*pm, wrote: Susan, it's great to hear from you again. *And I hope you're still around. Why did you move back to DC? *I hope it was a good move for you. Isn't being a grandma fun! *I still have just the one. *Victoria is 8 now and is on a running team in Sacramento. *She's the only white girl in on her team. *And she's great. *Fast, etc. *Of course, her dad is a runner too. *Now that he's over 40, he's in the Master Class, and went to Nationals last December. *She goes to Montessori, thank goodness. She was being kept so far below her potential for her first half of First Grade it almost wrecked her ability to study and behave!!! I saw Sooz in Berkeley, last Spring, but didn't get to see her when I was down for my daughter's wedding in Aug/Sept or to be with my mother in December after her injury. *At 85 we still can't convince her to take normal care of herself. We're still getting temps around zero most nights, but the days are warmer, it's beautifully sunny, and the pussy willows are *starting to come out -- *the first flowers of spring; you should smell them. Tina Hey, Tina. *We moved back to DC after 11 years in an idyllic country setting. *We started to have health issues (DH is 72), and the one time I called 911 (for what turned out to be no big deal), it took them 30 min. to get out to us. *We just felt we were not in a good place to "Grow Old' in. * :-) * Also, I had just fixed up our condo in DC to re-rent, but when DH saw it he said it was "too nice" to rent out anymore! *Great complement! So back we came, and we've found the city to be much nicer and friendlier than before. *A nice bonus! We're in the midst of our annual Cherry Blossom Festival, and the cherry trees at the Tidal Basin are AMAZING!!! *We've got a lot in our neighborhood too, so we're really enjoying watching Spring Sprung! * :-) *There are daffodils, forsythia, hyacinth, pansies, tulips, camelias, azaleas, Bradford pears, etc. etc! A really pretty spring here. Yes, grandmotherhood is AWESOME! *I highly recommend it. * :-) Beady hugs, Susan in DC |
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On Apr 15, 5:05*am, wrote:
Glad things are good for you in DC. *It's not a place it would occur to me to choose to live. *But then, I only know what I hear on the news. My husband was born here, I lived here from 2nd grade to high school graduation, so it's "home" for both of us. If you're not in the "local industry" (i.e., government) then you don't have to have anything to do with it. It's just a nice cultural town with great art and restaurants. :-) |
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Donna Anderson
Wishing Kathy NV all the best for a speedy recovery.
Shirley In message , writes Last I heard Kathy NV was recovering well from surgery. On Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:11:28 -0700 (PDT), wrote: I hadn't heard anything about this. It must have been sudden. And yes, I also wonder about the ones I don't hear from. I'm especially concerned about Kathy NV. Any one hear from her? Pete and I are both still disabled, still waiting for that engine to make us rich, and still happy none the less. Tina On Apr 6, 7:22*pm, "Annie Bauer" wrote: I am still out here puttering around with beads and such. Nice to see some familiar names pop up on the roll call. Without meaning to come off as morbid or anything, but when I heard that Dona Anderson had passed away last week, I was reminded once again of the fragility of *life and though of those of you that I have not seen post recently. -- Annie acbauer@sbcglobal cast the net to snare me -- Shirley Shone http://www.allcrafts.org.uk |
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