Guilty!
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009I know, I know. I’ve been an absentee squid. Not intentionally, but out of necessity.
I’ve gotten lost in my “real” work lately, working on a new book, launching my Beadspiration shop at Etsy, and planning projects to work on the rest of this year. But my intentions are to make a new lens or two or three before the summer is up. That might not sound very ambitious to you, but if I posted my list you’d understand.
Spinning plates is a challenge, and so is Squidoo. I want to give lensmaking my best, so I won’t jump in halfheartedly. In the meantime, I hope you’re building so many lenses, the halls of Squidoo are creaking and swelling from all the activity.
Don’t give up on me. I’ll be back ASAP.
Unless you’re caught in a time warp, you’ve undoubtedly noticed a rise in the cost of utilities, grocery prices, fuel, and more. A vacation may be out of the question, but a day trip – a staycation – may be just what you need to clear your head. My husband and I have been taking day trips for years, partly because they’re economical, but mostly because they’re fun.
If you have an elderly friend or family member who has begun using a computer for the first time ever, you’ll appreciate my latest lens. A computer is going to expand their horizons, and along with that expansion comes questions. Lots and lots of questions. Brace yourself.
A funny thing happened on my way to creating my last lens. I sat down to flesh out a topic that I’d thought of yesterday, but something in my noggin’ snapped. Suddenly, I felt an uncanny urge to reply to a long-overdue email (circa 2007) from a friend who had been pestering me for a certain URL. Then the phone rang, and my brother’s voice pulled me into a long conversation. I love my brother. We’re good friends. He doesn’t know the Giant Squid side of me, though, and I’d just as soon keep it that way. He might wonder if my brain has shifted a few cells.
