Busy, busy, busy! I'm continually surprised at how busy a retired person -- no longer a slave to the evil empire -- can be! Bob leaves the house around 6am and I begin my day at the same time. And I finish about the time he walks through the door. I'm working my butt off, but it's g-o-o-o-o-o-d! I set the pace and I decide the projects. I LOVE being retired. Sometimes I think about going back to work ... maybe as a temp. I'm pretty isolated out here and since I'm a very social creature, it's been a big shift for me to be alone so much. On the other hand, I have an early morning chat with Billie & Nancy every morning, sometimes Nancy and I email back and forth during the day and Bob and I talk several times a day, so I'm not completely isolated. And I've always been the type of person who becomes very focused on the current project, so the day just flies by.

The weather continues to be excellent, so we'll probably go sailing again tomorrow. I love this sailboat! It's just the perfect size for these day trips -- at some point, we'll try an overnighter in it, but maybe we should wait till spring. We've really enjoyed exploring Lake Ray Roberts. And we've discovered the Johnson Branch of the state park is not as crowded as Isle du Bois, so we've been launching from there. It's really very pretty. Sometimes it reminds me just a little of Lake in upstate New York. I'm not sure why, but it does.

I've got an etsy shop now called Little Sassy. Nancy is setting up a shop called Sump'n Sassy and Billie's will be Oddly Sassy (which I love completely!). I haven't put any products in my shop yet, because I wanted to start out with a big bunch of things - rather than just filling it up in dribs and drabs. I thought it would be better marketing if viewers have multiple interesting items to see rather than just one or two. I thought I would preview some of the items on the blog here. I've got a couple of ideas I think will be really good and Bob and I have been tossing around a couple of others. I'll add them here as soon as I can get the prototypes made.

This says God bless you!

This is purple, has a red hat on one side and says Hattitude.

This is made of pink UT longhorns fabric. I love this fabric!

I've got a full day ahead, so I'd better sign off and get to it. It's FRIDAY!!!!!!!!! So have a blessed weekend.

Flylady Tissue Holder

This is a copy of the Flylady Tissue holder I gave Marla on Saturday. Unfortunately the photo doesn't do it justice. It's purple with glitter woven into the fabric and the embroidery is silver metallic thread. On one side it says God bless you! and on the other Purple puddles! The purple puddles is reference to a Flylady-ism that is used when you are moved emotionally ... like at a wedding or a christening ..... or .... when you find the perfect pair of shoes. You know what I mean. We've all experienced that wonderful emotion.

FLYFEST 10-4-08

Alice and I had a great time at the FlyFest in Dallas. Here we are with Flylady (Marla Cilley) and the Dodge boys (Eric & Andy Dodge). It was great to finally meet the people I've been reading about ... and hearing on Blog Talk radio. If you want to hear Flylady's broadcasts, this is the url : http://www.blogtalkradio.com/stations/flylady/popular.aspx You can listen via the computer or download the podcasts for your MP3. Sometimes I use the podcasts when I'm cleaning the house.

The Dodge boys performed a couple of times during the FlyFest. They're on Blog Talk also. The url is : ttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/search/eric+dodge Alice and I both bought their CD's.

One of my favorite songs is When I Was Your Age. The lyrics start out like this:
"Last night a storm blew up, knocked out our TV.
A disgruntled eight-year-old came running up to me
saying there's nothing to do, with that pitiful pout
asking me what I did when I was a kid
and the cable went out.

And I said, When I was your age life was tough,
We didn't have this high-tech stuff.
Had to get up off your you-know-what and change the channel
Man, life was cruel and times were hard
no DVD's no VCR
they rolled the windows down in cars
with little plastic handles,
no, I don't think you'd last a day if you had to live the way I did,
when I was your age. ...

When I was your age life was tough,
Each time the phone rang you were stuck there.
You'd stay 'til you hung up.
Yeah it was kinda scary we had to do things for our self.
There were ice cube trays to fill.
We looked up words we couldn't spell
in books called Dictionaries.
I bet you wouldn't last a day
If you had to live the way I did
When I was your age."

Below is a picture of Leanne (Dinner Diva), me and Leslie (Missus Smarty Pants). It was so good to meet them. I put Leslie on the spot and made her tell me what body shape I have. She said I'm a B!!!!!!! A generous B, but a B all the same. Good to know because I signed up for the wrong body type. If you want to check out they're websites, these are the url's.
http://www.savingdinner.com/
http://www.missussmartypants.com/

Naturally, I made a tote specifically for the Flyfest. I was pleased with the way it turned out. And I brought a tissue holder for FlyLady as a thank you for all she's done for me. And she wants to carry it in the flyshop as a new item. Pleases me that my design is appreciated.