Ever had one of those weeks where everything you try to do takes longer, is frustrating, and comes out wrong? I’m heading into Week Three of that, so maybe it’s time to step back. Slow down. Be the opposite of productive. I know I haven’t done a WiP Wed post …
Since all this started, all the talk about Covid-19 and social distancing and essential businesses and who should be open or closed and what safety precautions should be taken at work, I’ve been struggling with what to say. What to tell you. I’ve been asking myself; am I essential? Should …
I finally have a minute to start glazing these mushroom birdfeeders I’ve been sitting on for weeks, and someone requested some kind of Florida blue mushroom… I googled images, and here’s my color palette: I think these are going to be fantastic! Meanwhile, if I can upload a video here… …
So, there I am, working on ideas for the next HaldeCrate… (yes, that is a teaser photo) When all of the sudden, we get the potter’s most favorite thing ever! A kiln explosion! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY! I’m just kidding. We hate that. Mugs are not as functional as they should be, with …
Who likes alliteration? … Uh, I need more coffee. I got nuthin’ so far this morning. Just… a powerful need for more coffee. I thought I’d give you a peek into the studio today. I love behind-the-scenes photos but get easily irked how so many of them – especially on …
I suppose, as a solo business person, I shouldn’t complain about having help in the studio and office, but… come on, already! I mean, I have to keep moving my keyboard. The other day I pulled a muscle in my neck trying to reach around him to get to it… …
Yesterday was so long it felt like an entire week distilled down into one day. Like… an extra-strength day. Day, Concentrated, Just Add Water. At one point in the day yesterday my anxiety was rearing its ugly head, tapping me in the middle of the back and sitting on my …
Here’s one thing about being self-employed… you’re never off work. Even on vacation. I mean, that’s OK, right, because if we didn’t want to live that way we wouldn’t, you know? We’d work for a company that we could walk away from a couple of weeks a year and not …
I found out yesterday that somehow the RSS feed for this blog has been borked for about three months… which explains why no comments since, like, June… sigh. It’s been a busy summer for me, though, and I haven’t always had time to do the WiP Wednesday post, the Friday …
