Weekend Wrap Up

Well, well, well. I guess it's been a tiny little while since I've last posted on my blog (this is also a little late, I should have posted it yesterday). I have no excuses except that life got really crazy. *Warning this is going to be a long post*

As I did mention in previous posts, my boss decided to leave the university and go into private practice. It was not a decision I wanted, but it was the decision he made and I didn't really have that much say in the matter.  That decision did mean that I would be loosing my job. My very beloved job in a lab that him and I started from the ground up. To say the least, it was a difficult time for me. I had to try my best not to be bitter or angry.

The worst part about it (okay, him leaving was the worst part), was that no one seemed to know when my last day was. I talked to three or four people and none of them could give me a straight answer. So I started to panic a bit. What if I just showed up and didn't have a job any more? It was more than a little nerve wracking to not know what was next.

But I pulled myself together, updated my already awesome CV, and applied for a few positions. I applied for four positions and got called back to three of them. I'll admit, I'm a little hurt I didn't get called back to all of them, but I'll get over that. And out of the three I got called back for, I was offered two (I turned down the interview for the third because I had already accepted a position, so I may have been offered that one as well). I accepted a position at the vet school with a new hire. It's not quite the same research I've done in the past, but it seems very interesting and I'm excited. I'm just moving down the hall from my old lab and closer to a lot of the people I know and work with on a daily basis. My first day is October 1st, so only a short while longer in my old lab. It does still make me sad that I'm leaving all the things I helped create behind and that the university is loosing a great researcher, but it's time to move on.

While all of this was going on, I was offered a part time gig teaching a continuing education class at Madison College. I will be teaching an Etsy intro class similar to the one I teach at the library. This one is a little more broad and doesn't cover quite as much, but I think it will be fun. My first class starts this week and I've been working my butt off to get my training done, my syllabus turned in, contacting everyone I need to, checking my class roster, and getting my actual class ready to go. It's been exhausting, but exciting. I can't wait to start. And yes, I will still be teaching at the library as well.

I've also been working on a number of custom orders for one of my best customers. I've finished up two more beaded cuffs and I started the design on a new bead embroidered gauntlet for him. These are the last of the projects for a while. I need the holidays off.

So those are a few of the reasons why I've been neglecting this blog. I'm going to try my hardest not to do it any more, but no promises. I do have photos of my new bead storage and few other projects I'd like to share this week, so don't forget to stop back. And if you don't see any new posts, go ahead and get on me for that. 

Weekend Wrap Up

What a weekend!  I am exhausted and ready to get back to some sort of routine.  Don't get me wrong, I had a ton of fun this weekend.  We cleaned the whole house, top to bottom, on Saturday.  It was nice because it needed it bad.  Then we had some friends that just moved back to WI over.  It was the first time they had seen our house (hence the cleaning).  Then we went out for an amazing dinner and some drinks.  It was so nice to see them and spend some time with them.  I think we might make this a once a month thing :-)

I also got some work done in the studio.  I painted my shelves grey, which I think looks really nice with the yellow walls.  I even started putting them up.

And I got the pegboard up, so my tools have a home.  It's still a bit of a mess, but I'm happy with the progress.  And of course, I wouldn't be able to do anything with out my helper cat, who has decided that she needs to be with me at all times.  Not on my lab (she is NOT a lap cat), just with me.  Great!

I also started adding the glass pyramids to my latest custom order.

I really like how it looks.  I'm excited to finish it up this week to see what it looks like finished.  I hope he likes this one.

And finally, I have started on the second cuff in this custom set.  This will be the fourth cuff using this pattern, but just the colors have been changed.  So this one will look like the one above when finished.  I am liking the color combo on this one, but I'm a little scared my customer won't.  But I guess we'll see.

So that's a quick recap of all the happening here in Three Fates land.  What was everyone else up to this weekend?  

Overwhelmed at Times

So I have been feeling overwhelmed lately. I'm so tired from everything I do in a day, but then at the end of the day I feel like I haven't accomplished much. I know everyone feels this way, so I'm hoping I get over it soon.

I do have some good news; 1) my camera's coming back to me so I can be active with pictures again online. 2) I'm working on a custom order, which will either be the best order ever or the one with the most headaches, we'll see. 3) I have a "home" show next week, it's not in a house, rather a school, but it should be pretty good. 4) I have 12 (possibly 16) days off for Christmas, oh thank you merciful god!

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The picture really doesn't have much to do with this post, I just really like this bead and thought it would be nice eye candy. It was my first attempt at this style of bead, I was pretty pleased with it. My SIL bought it, so I can't wait to see what she does with it.

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I also would like to mention that I am the very delighted winner of a beautiful Black Star Diopside Ring from Melissa's Jewelry and Gems Blog. I promise to get a picture up of this wonderful ring as soon as my camera is back (should be next week). Also make sure to check out more of her great things in her Etsy Store.