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Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Too Much To Do!











My sister asked me last night if I am manic right now or something. It is a legitimate question. Here are all the things I have done and I am trying to tackle simultaneously.

1. We picked 3 large buckets of strawberries yesterday because just 1 or 2 wouldn't have been enough to keep me busy for a week. After we picked the first two I just COULD NOT RESIST picking more of those ripe, large, juicy berries and Will was having so much fun, I paid an extra $6 just to pick another huge bucket. I am cursing at myself now as I have cleaned 2 of the buckets, made 11 16oz. jars of jam, froze a few bags, made smoothies with some, made strawberry shortcake last night and have a bowl full of strawberry puree in the fridge. I still have a LARGE bucket full worth of strawberries sitting on my counter. For Heavens Sake! No wonder my friends asked me yesterday what on earth I was going to do with all those berries.

2. I have an etsy shop ready to open with several handmade items. Just need to sit down and open the shop. First, I need to come up with a name. I am a little stumped on that one. Bratalie Natalie?

3. I have a new idea for another etsy shop that I think will be hotter than hairbows. More to come on that idea. I have not completed all of my handiwork, but the shop will be up soon and I'll be sure to let you all know! I devoted all of Monday to creating this new idea and need to devote a few more afternoons to it.
4. I am trying to mentally redecorate an entire house. Have you ever tried to redecorate an entire home all at once? It is ridiculously unnecessary. I just cannot shut my brain off. I realize we need to take it one room at a time, but I have spent hours perusing magazines for ideas for our new home so I can pick my paint colors. I am addicted. We move in on the 26th of May.

5. I am in the middle of creating a wall hanging for Will's room. It is so cute. I will post a picture as soon as it's done.

6. I found and bought two amazing, matching midcentury modern upholstered armchairs for my new living room. I need to have them reupholstered.
7. I ordered fabric to reupholster my dining room chairs. Online it looked like perfect fabric for my dining room chairs. When it arrived I realized the print is too big for my dining room chairs and the fabric is more perfect for my new living room chairs. What do you think? I think it will look "anthropologie"ish.
This just skims the surface of what has been going on in my life the last two weeks. I am so scattered with all the creative planning that I am exhausting myself. All of this is a reason I have not been writing. I haven't been able to slow my brain long enough to think about my writing.

3 comments:

Shell in your Pocket said...

Ahh yes...you must be drinking a lot of caffeine! That jam looks delicious!

I love that fabric on the chair...it is so pretty!

Have fun getting all your things done...etsy shop? I have gone back and forth with an etsy shop but it would be a bunch of EVERYTHING! Can't wait to see what you do!
sandy toe

laurel said...

I love that fabric for the chairs. I think it will look very anthropologie-ish indeed!!
I am with you on the strawberries. I picked three flats last week, which were all pureed and frozen. I need to get three more flats next week for jam, and then probably one more run for whole frozen strawberries for smoothies.
I can't wait to see your etsy shop! Is there anything better than etsy?! I think not!!
Also, thank you for your VERY encouraging comment on my blog today. I have been pretty low and it meant a lot. Really. Thank you.

Louise Todd said...

Wow, I'm already tired from just reading your blog! How do you do it all? Where did you find the chairs? Somewhere in Statesboro? Your jam looks beautiful. We finished off our one bucket of strawberries in 2 days. I'm ready to go back!