all i have to do is put on pants.

all i have to do is put on pants (i'm wearing pajamas, not naked!) and wrap a couple things. the envelopes are addressed, the pieces are ready...but i'm burnt out. i'm tired of the christmas rush, so i'm just sitting here clutching my coffee mug and staring at empty mailers. don't get me wrong, the burst of business i have had lately has been wonderful and i'm truly grateful to all my buyers. but i'm exhausted. i've spent more time packing orders than making anything lately and that's where my whining is coming from. i'm not getting to do the fun part. and i've been neglecting my real life. like catching the mouse that has taken up residence somewhere in my sewing room, returning phone calls...
i need the money so i know i need to suck it up. somebody call the waaaambulance.

it's not just for boys but we're taking girls out of the title

boys town has been around for 90 years. i think it was in the late 90's that they changed the name to boys and girls town to represent that it wasn't just for boys, duh. so today, on their 90th anniversary they are going back to just being called boys town.
they said you can clearly tell they still help boys AND girls, because their new image shows a boy carrying a girl instead of the old boy carrying a boy. it looks the same to me. maybe they gave her pigtails to differentiate. i don't know why i care, but it's left me a little confused.

while i'm at it, father flanagan started boys town with only $90. just so you know the significance of 90.

this is what you get when i blog at 4 in the morning.
(those cute little hoodlums pictured above were the first 5 boys in boys town.)

do nothing day

i meant to spend today only doing things for myself- no listing on etsy, no answering convos or emails, no packaging orders (sorry buyers!) but all i've really accomplished was pounding a pot of coffee and sewing a patch onto a dog sweater.


my whole life is online right now. it kind of sucks, but i'm working toward a goal -and a vacation that will eventually come. with all this work, both of my etsy shops reached little milestones this week. aorta passed 500 sales and automaton passed 300. not too shabby for one girl in a tiny room. i'd insert links, but that sounds like work.
oh, and i bought a giant bottle of wine in anticipation of a snow storm we're supposed to be getting.

jesus for pagans

i was never baptized.
but i found some jesus wares on etsy that you don't have to be religious to enjoy.






wallet from Tinymeat. dog collar from Classic Hound. embroidered hanky (yeah!) by Creatrix Jane. superjesus painting from J Calton Watters. greeting card set from The Beehive.