XX and XY Tax Deductions notwithstanding…
I have projects. I adore projects. Alas, I am only one person.
Let me tell you what’s on tap this weekend.
NEEDLEWORK. I do it. I also make a bit of money doing it when I actually do it. The Proviso has taken up a lot of time lately (heh, understatement) and I’ve neglected this needle-and-thread part of my life, to some detriment. I have 2 projects to add finishing touches to, 3 projects to stretch and frame, 1 project to stitch, and 1 project to design. Add in completely revamping the website and that’s 8 projects.
FREELANCE WEB CONTENT WRITING. I do that, too. Sometimes. This isn’t as easy as you might think, considering I seem to have diarrhea of the fingertips. 1 project right now, but it’s a bitch.
My DDJ (damned day job, my main business), which I keep separate from this for reasons which should be obvious. Anyway, I have a little side gig off of that, which makes me a little money when I keep up with it. 1 project, but it’s tedious.
The whole PUBLISHING gig, which next 3 projects I’m giddy over, only one of which is the next book in The Proviso series. Go ahead and count this bullet point as 3.
SEWING for the XX Tax Deduction. 2 projects.
And yeah, READING. Working on The Hole (draft) by Aaron Ross Powell.
Is it too early to make my Christmas list to Santa? ’Cause I wish for 6 more hours in a day and the ability to forego sleeping.
You may feel sorry for me now.
Did you say needlework?
http://www.persinger.com/art/reduction.html
I first started needlepoint in Austria on a summer when I wasn’t learning German and trying to quit smoking. I discovered that smoking and sewing were the best.
DMC wool, the best in the world. Ciao.
Yes, it’s way too early. Santa’s offices are closed until March 21st, when he re-opens the workshop. He’s in Tahiti right now, but has voice mail.
Phil, did you do that freehand or was it on a painted canvas?
I sat in Brugges, Belgium to watch the old ladies with their bobbins make lace. I never saw it again until I went to the MO state fair a couple of years ago.
Boy, am I glad I didn’t read this before now! Otherwise you might accuse me of fulfilling your wishes along with those of our certain un-favorited DDJ.
I would guess this now falls in the category of: be careful what you wish for!
Well, I don’t have any more hours in the day. I just have one less thing to do. 😉
In the cosmic universe, it’s the same thing. 😉