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I've been beading up a storm. I have too many beads, but eBay still
tempts me. About a month ago I heard something on the radio about how dopamine makes Alzheimer patients more susceptible to gambling addiction. Since I have Depression which also involves lack of pleasant brain chemicals, it made me wonder whether that makes me more susceptible to trying to win eBay auctions. Seriously. So I've been working more with the beads I have. Which 1) keeps me busy, 2) focuses me on what I have instead of what else is pretty, 3) saves me money, 4) helps me cut down on clutter. I've made at least 50 necklaces. Though I haven't photographed them yet. I started with red. By organizing by color, I see combinations I might want to use on my next projects too. Then I went to peach and pink, and on to purple. Of course, most of my beads are blue and green. The reds I need more parts for, go back into the drawer. The reds I'm not going to use go to my teacher friend in the village, or my granddaughter, or a drawer of items to sell. I started with red because I love red, and it always sells. Unfortunately, it's rather hard to find in artisan beads. I also started with things I just wanted to whip out. Not spend a lot of time or precious metal on. OMG, It's snowing again outside. And it was down to Zero last night. This is getting/staying old! My next step is going to be to put up some things on eBay. I'll start with low end things, and have set up an account under my husband's name. That way I'll keep the other account for higher prices and higher expectations. I know there are sellers I'm unlikely to go back to because I have gotten wonky beads from them, etc. Tina |
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I've been away from the computer for a couple weeks. The connection
thing said I was connected but I couldn't get internet access. I spend most of a week, rebooting, restoring programs to a previous date, etc. and then finally called the phone company. They told me that the connection status function didn't mean I was connected, just that I the computer was connected to the modem. But my modem no longer functioned. (If it was too old, I figure they should have notified me instead of having it go out on me. They certainly have me on computer for billing!). So we went into town and picked up the new modem, and followed instructions to start it up. Next day I called and they walked me through it. Then I called and talked to the techie supervisor. Several more days later they sent someone out to check the modem. And they replaced the defective new modem. But the line had something wrong with it. I don't know why it's those of us who are technically challenged who end up with the defective equipment, instead of those who know that they did things right so it must be the hardware. Or why after that we are the ones who have the lines working incorrectly or plugged in incorrectly in some central ethereal place. And then last night my google password wouldn't work and I had to get a new one today. It's funny you should mention get up and go. I've been sitting on the couch with my beads around me on the couch and two tables, and sweet Pete has been doing most of the housework. I got a new table the other day, some sort of office equipment on wheels. We have no garbage pick up this far out of town, and the dump or "transfer site" has a covered platform for people to bring their re-cycleables. I picked up this little metal table that I can hammer on, with a few shelves marked "legal size" and "letter size" that are perfect for my trays of silver. It's on wheels, so I can pick up the beads that fall under it, and just the right height to bead at or eat soup from when I sit on the couch. I'm sorry to hear you've been having a hard time. Is it the flu you've got or is your heart acting up? (Though I know flu affects your heart too). Take care, dear. Tina On Apr 1, 1:11*pm, Shirley Shone wrote: Oh wow! 50 necklaces, that is some going. Can you waft a bit of your get up and go over to me. Use the wand to waft it over. I wish you good sales. Hugs Shirley In message , writes I've been beading up a storm. *I have too many beads, but eBay still tempts me. About a month ago I heard something on the radio about how dopamine makes Alzheimer patients more susceptible to gambling addiction. Since I have Depression which also involves lack of pleasant brain chemicals, it made me wonder whether that makes me more susceptible to trying to win eBay auctions. *Seriously. So I've been working more with the beads I have. *Which 1) keeps me busy, 2) focuses me on what I have instead of what else is pretty, 3) saves me money, 4) helps me cut down on clutter. I've made at least 50 necklaces. *Though I haven't photographed them yet. I started with red. *By organizing by color, I see combinations *I might want to use on my next projects too. *Then I went to peach and pink, and on to purple. *Of course, most of my beads are blue and green. *The reds I need more parts for, go back into the drawer. *The reds I'm not going to use go to my teacher friend in the village, or my granddaughter, or a drawer of items to sell. I started with red because I love red, and it always sells. Unfortunately, it's rather hard to find in artisan beads. I also started with things I just wanted to whip out. *Not spend a lot of time or precious metal on. OMG, *It's snowing again outside. *And it was down to Zero last night. *This is getting/staying old! My next step is going to be to put up some things on eBay. *I'll start with low end things, and have set up an account under my husband's name. *That way I'll keep the other account for higher prices and higher expectations. *I know there are sellers I'm unlikely to go back to because I have gotten wonky beads from them, etc. Tina -- Shirley Shone |
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