Archives for October 2008

I’m less stressed today! I feel a little more organized. I moved the pile of clothes from one corner to a neater pile in the foyer. I’m also about finished with one order I’ve had for a week! Here is a pic of B’s eye today, my organized pile (HA) and our garage – yard sale anyone?? Where does all of the JUNK come from? This is the 3rd yard sale I’ve done since I moved in to this house, and I don’t shop that much. I have no clue where it comes from or how it gets here. Of course 2 other people have brought stuff over so the stuff in this pic isn’t ALL mine! Garrison also had to have his picture taken w/ his eyes closed (like Browder).

I’ve done some of the Embroidery-Boutique samples on white poly/cotton tie bibs I had in my drawer. They are awfully cute if anyone is interested? I’ll sell these for $5 each. Right now I have the happy pumpkin, candy corn, santa, lollipop w/ a bow and a new flower that hasn’t even been posted yet! The samples have to be done on a white background in order for Rachel to photoshop and add them to her website, so I found these in my drawer to use! Just e-mail me if you are interested – rosemarygulledge@knology.net

Tonight on our way to church I felt the pressure. I spent all morning running errands, went to lunch for my b-day w/ a few friends, picked up the kids whom I had farmed out so I wouldn’t have to pay for late day, and headed home to the chaos that has become my house! Did I mention we’re doing the neighborhood yard sale Sat. morning and this afternoon at about 3:00 I pulled out the first piece of junk to be sold!? I managed to monogram a couple of things WHILE I priced stuff (and folded a load of clothes). I need about 3 more hands and a few more hours in the day to get everything done. If I can just get through Saturday I might survive!!

Browder came home yesterday w/ a black eye! Evidently he got into a rumble with a swing on the playground at school but it didn’t hurt, so he didn’t tell his teacher. Imagine my shock when we get home from school and I notice a bubble of skin on his eye turning blue by the minute. No note from the school so I ended up calling his teacher, then talking to Browder again, then having to call his teacher back to get the story all straight of what happened! She didn’t even know it happened! Did I mention it was picture day today?I’m attaching a pic from this morning. It has gotten worse so I’ll have to take another pic in the morning!

I got a tip yesterday that Hobby Lobby had some cute new fabrics (in a box back near the buttons of all places). Gotta love some secret new fabric! My friend was correct and it was C-U-T-E! I picked out like 5 I liked, then another from another girl’s buggy, then another on the counter someone else had gotten. The large dots I ended up getting the rest of the bolt it was so cute (which was about 1 1/4 yards). Seeing as though a standard applique takes about a 4×4 square of fabric at max I have enough fabric to last me the rest of my life! It’s hard to see, but the diagonal looking stripe would be cute w/ the Christmas tree design I think!

I also braved the Southern Blvd Walmart this morning in search of some plain t-shirts. Garanimals has the BEST t-shirts but they are hard to find. No luck! They only had 1 red one and a few plum colored ones.

I’m attaching some photos. One is of my PILE of monogramming I have to do. I’ve just written everything down on my calendar according to who brought what when and I’m going to try to do as much as possible tomorrow & Friday in addition to getting ready for the yard sale. Hopefully everyone will bear with me! I don’t want to stop taking orders, but might have to ask anyone else who calls to hold off until mid-week next week so I can survive without an anxiety attack or nervous breakdown. Having 30 t-shirts to do is way more stressful than my 10 years at Frazer Lanier!!