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Hellooo! Anyone remember me? (long...epic-ly long ;o)
Ahhh...it's been tooo long! Well, as some of you may remember, my family
and I decided to move up to the Pacific Northwest. We moved, but ended up closer to San Diego ;o) DH had been out of work since November, but he promised to get a job before the kids' birthdays. Sure enough, he did, on March 15th, with three days to spare *gg* (Ashley turned 2 on the 18th, Isaac 4 on the 24th). He has an awesome job (he's a "legal hacker";o), and it brought us to a little Orange County town called Aliso Viejo. I *love* it here. It's small (comparatively, about 20K population), really spread out, and get this: there are BUNNIES in my backyard!! Living in big cities for so long has really softened me to having wildlife around. I just sit on the back patio for hours watching the bunnies eat the grass, and the birds playing tag...we even have a friendly racoon that comes around to torment my cat every once in a while (they play, like kittens, actually...it's really cute, albeit a bit scary). I'm embarassed every time I freak out at little noises at night. I keep expecting a moutain lion to jump out at me, or something, LOL. Embarassing, because I grew up in the country, sleeping under the stars in the backyard for most summers, catching snakes, etc....I feel silly, but it's worth it to see my kiddos chasing those little brown bunnies ;o) Our new place is perfect; the rent is just a little bit higher than we paid in L.A., but we get a lot more for it (they come and take our trash out three times a week...yeah, like, seriously, our kitchens, bathrooms...it's like having a maid, almost! *ggg*) I have a huge walk-in closet in my bedroom that I have (almost) converted into my sewing room. The kids have their own room now, tho the baby still prefers to sleep with us *yawn* We've managed to break our bank accounts decorating, and STILL aren't done, but it's been a fun ride. We've suceeded at making our home look like an IKEA showroom, LOL....we're going out to get some not-so-obviously-IKEA things this weekend ;o) And, uh, bead-related...I don't have a dedicated "station" for my beading anymore, but we DO have a dining room table now, so I at least have a flat spot to work on. I'm a little baffled (tormented, is the word;o) by how I am going to make my supplies/beads portable, but easily accessable when I need to use them. Right now I have everything in plastic shoeboxes inside a big box out in the storage shed. It's not too hard to get to, but by the time I have everything pulled out and arranged, it's eaten a half hour out of my already-strained time. I'm thinking of some sort of cart on wheels, but I am not sure where I will even put that (the storage shed would be the obvious place, but it is full of shelving). I have been going through my beads, and pulling out everything that I don't like. So far, I have about 2 pounds of hand-me-down polymer clay beads, and a handful of ceramics. I haven't actually MADE anything in a long time, but I am still making a new pendant for my grandmother every month, per her last year's Christmas gift of (hey hey) a new pendant every month ;o) I'm really short on wire, so that's really putting a damper on my creating. I have been designing in my sketchbook almost daily, though ) I've kinda sorta caught up on the last couple days of postings here. I am glad to see everyone doing well, and it has been SO NICE to see all the lovely pics ) I'm happy to know that my recent beading slump isn't a universal thing (which it sorta feels like, having no contact with others beaders ;o) -- Kyla |
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HI KYLA!!! Welcome home.
Becki "In between the moon and you, the angels have a better view of the crumbling difference between wrong and right." -- Counting Crows |
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Welcome back Kyla!!
Sounds like things are going well for you - glad to hear it! Kathy K "Kyla" wrote in message news:Yjcpc.1275$65.480@lakeread06... Ahhh...it's been tooo long! Well, as some of you may remember, my family and I decided to move up to the Pacific Northwest. We moved, but ended up closer to San Diego ;o) DH had been out of work since November, but he promised to get a job before the kids' birthdays. Sure enough, he did, on March 15th, with three days to spare *gg* (Ashley turned 2 on the 18th, Isaac 4 on the 24th). He has an awesome job (he's a "legal hacker";o), and it brought us to a little Orange County town called Aliso Viejo. I *love* it here. It's small (comparatively, about 20K population), really spread out, and get this: there are BUNNIES in my backyard!! Living in big cities for so long has really softened me to having wildlife around. I just sit on the back patio for hours watching the bunnies eat the grass, and the birds playing tag...we even have a friendly racoon that comes around to torment my cat every once in a while (they play, like kittens, actually...it's really cute, albeit a bit scary). I'm embarassed every time I freak out at little noises at night. I keep expecting a moutain lion to jump out at me, or something, LOL. Embarassing, because I grew up in the country, sleeping under the stars in the backyard for most summers, catching snakes, etc....I feel silly, but it's worth it to see my kiddos chasing those little brown bunnies ;o) Our new place is perfect; the rent is just a little bit higher than we paid in L.A., but we get a lot more for it (they come and take our trash out three times a week...yeah, like, seriously, our kitchens, bathrooms...it's like having a maid, almost! *ggg*) I have a huge walk-in closet in my bedroom that I have (almost) converted into my sewing room. The kids have their own room now, tho the baby still prefers to sleep with us *yawn* We've managed to break our bank accounts decorating, and STILL aren't done, but it's been a fun ride. We've suceeded at making our home look like an IKEA showroom, LOL....we're going out to get some not-so-obviously-IKEA things this weekend ;o) And, uh, bead-related...I don't have a dedicated "station" for my beading anymore, but we DO have a dining room table now, so I at least have a flat spot to work on. I'm a little baffled (tormented, is the word;o) by how I am going to make my supplies/beads portable, but easily accessable when I need to use them. Right now I have everything in plastic shoeboxes inside a big box out in the storage shed. It's not too hard to get to, but by the time I have everything pulled out and arranged, it's eaten a half hour out of my already-strained time. I'm thinking of some sort of cart on wheels, but I am not sure where I will even put that (the storage shed would be the obvious place, but it is full of shelving). I have been going through my beads, and pulling out everything that I don't like. So far, I have about 2 pounds of hand-me-down polymer clay beads, and a handful of ceramics. I haven't actually MADE anything in a long time, but I am still making a new pendant for my grandmother every month, per her last year's Christmas gift of (hey hey) a new pendant every month ;o) I'm really short on wire, so that's really putting a damper on my creating. I have been designing in my sketchbook almost daily, though ) I've kinda sorta caught up on the last couple days of postings here. I am glad to see everyone doing well, and it has been SO NICE to see all the lovely pics ) I'm happy to know that my recent beading slump isn't a universal thing (which it sorta feels like, having no contact with others beaders ;o) -- Kyla |
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Welcome Back, Kyla!
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Hi Kyla! What an adventure... and your new place sounds wonderful!
-Kalera http://www.beadwife.com http://www.snipurl.com/kebay Kyla wrote: -snip- I've kinda sorta caught up on the last couple days of postings here. I am glad to see everyone doing well, and it has been SO NICE to see all the lovely pics ) I'm happy to know that my recent beading slump isn't a universal thing (which it sorta feels like, having no contact with others beaders ;o) |
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YES!! I remember you! Welcome back!
Ahhh...it's been tooo long! Well, as some of you may remember, my family and I decided to move up to the Pacific Northwest. ~~ Sooz ------- "Those in the cheaper seats clap. The rest of you rattle your jewelry." John Lennon (1940 - 1980) Royal Varieties Performance ~ Dr. Sooz's Bead Links http://airandearth.netfirms.com/soozlinkslist.html |
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and get this: there are BUNNIES in my backyard!! Living in big cities
for so long has really softened me to having wildlife around. I just sit on the back patio for hours watching the bunnies eat the grass, This is killing me. Wow, I love that. I love bunnies. by the time I have everything pulled out and arranged, it's eaten a half hour out of my already-strained time. This happens every time I bead. I have to arrange my materials, even if most of them are already out. I consider it part of the creative process -- but I probably have lots more time than you do. (I'm a lot of help, huh?) I'm thinking of some sort of cart on wheels Check out the taborets (which is exactly what you're talking about -- a little tower of drawers, on wheels) at your local art supply stores, or on eBay, or at online art supply places (I have a list of links to those if you need it -- just ask). They're a bit pricey, but there's nothing like them. Fantastic. ~~ Sooz ------- "Those in the cheaper seats clap. The rest of you rattle your jewelry." John Lennon (1940 - 1980) Royal Varieties Performance ~ Dr. Sooz's Bead Links http://airandearth.netfirms.com/soozlinkslist.html |
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Check out the taborets (which is exactly what you're talking about -- a little tower of drawers, on wheels) at your local art supply stores, or on eBay, or at online art supply places (I have a list of links to those if you need it -- just ask). They're a bit pricey, but there's nothing like them. Fantastic. ~~ Sooz I did check those out, per your suggestion. They do look really nice (and pretty enough to be seen in the house). They are a bit outta my price range at the moment, but that's never stopped me before ;o) LOL I have a couple of art stores in the area, so I think I will go see if they have any displayed, so I can play with them, and get a better idea of how many beads I can fit into one ;o) Thanks for the lead! In the meantime, I bought a tackle box. The biggest dang tackle box I could find at Walmart, hehe. I *should* have thought it through better, because it is kind of a chore to lug it around, now that it's full, but it's working out pretty well. It's a nifty front-laoding kind; basically, the front face of the box unlatches, and flips down, and holds plastic divided boxes (just like the ones sold for crafts) that pull out/push in like drawers. I managed to fit all my beads in, except for my large container of soup (which I am starting to wonder if I am ever going to USE...so far, I just run my fingers through it, LOL). Kyla |
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I've been using iris drawers, made into towers of two sets each....so far I
have 1-1/5 of them, fulla beads and beady stuff...and they're much cheaper than the more sturdy and nice ones that are made of wood or metal.... The Blessed Fiddy, Patroness Saint of the Disorganized LC in Sunny So Cal Personality Development Specialist (Full-Time Mom!) |
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