Happy Crazy Life

Alright! So I have 20 items to create/finish by next Friday... in my defense 4 of those are keychains (which don't take a ton of time) and another 11 are started or nearly complete... so it's not that bad... I totally know I'm just lying to myself, but whatever helps me get through my day...

I've actually been pushing pretty hard this week, I crochet on and off from 6:45am to 9:30am and then from 7:30pm to 10/11pm... I feel like I should have more done with that schedule, but my wrist has been a bit iffy for the past month or two, so I'm not working a full-speed and I'm really easily distracted, which also slows me down... But I'll keep up that schedule tonight and tomorrow, have my whole weekend to crochet and then Monday to Thursday of next week keep pushing,  and honestly I should be able to finish this stuff! I'm determined!

I'm seriously battling a crazy schedule for the next 2.5 weeks though... Once I finish prepping, next Friday I'm driving to Fredericton (2ish hours), Artists Alley at Animaritimes is open 8-12 hours a day for 3 days, then hanging out in Fredericton for another day, then driving back home, and all the while prepping for another potential table on July 5-7! eek! Also since one of my main items is going to be "custom made for you hats" for that table I'm hopefully going to be crocheting to fill up orders for the weeks following that one too! And then I'm going to take a nap.

But all that really matters is that I LOVE TO CROCHET! and I love to see people smile and get excited when the look at something and when they just can't stop themselves for picking it up and touching a doll, or putting on a pair of mitts or a hat. My favourite is when they are with someone who just doesn't get it, and they can't even explain it seems why it's so totally cool. It's a great feeling, and that's totally why I put myself through this stress because I love that. I love that I've found a way to make people happy, and to make some money off of my own creativity. Even though it does sometimes, like right now, get overwhelming, I wouldn't trade it. I'm also so grateful I have an awesome husband who is willing to put up with my obsession and even more than put up with it, to invest money in me, push me to try new conventions or items, and will even help me at my tables. And I can't believe in 30 days it'll be 8 years we've been together! And before I go off the sappy deep end I'm going to go have supper...

10 days until Animaritimes

In less than 2 weeks J and I are off to Fredericton for Animaritimes! I'm really excited and totally terrified - I KNOW I'll forget something vitally important... I've made numerous lists to try and combat this but I'm pretty sure even that will prove futile...

I've been crocheting pretty much non-stop for days, and I still have way more than I'll be able to complete planned, so it's going to be a busy few days! It's also looking like I may have another opportunity to set up a table the weekend after Animaritimes (more details to come) which isn't really helping my anxiety over what I need to do. I'm always so paranoid I just don't have enough, and truth be told, I probably wont, but I'm only one person and I really need to learn to stop beating myself up over this, and try to plan better next year!

I've been working hard on My Little Pony's this past weekend, I have 3 nearly completed and I'm hoping to have the other 3 done as well (but I expect I'll only have time to finish 1 or 2 more).

Rarity - Fluttershy - Rainbow Dash

Arg...

I don't know what happened... I just don't know... It was all going so well... I was so productive, ahead of schedule, it was awesome... and then I had a bad week and now I'm freaking out again! Plan for next year, is to start crocheting as soon as Animaritimes finishes... get a good stock going and then I wont be stuck in this spot... but that doesn't really help me now does it?! Nope it doesn't! Hopefully this weekend, I'll be able to buckle down and get working! Only two more weekends to go...

Tiny 11th Doctor

It's not exactly like I haven't been up to anything either... I work full time, so I have limited crochet time to begin with, plus last weekend we decided to hit up the pretty Hopewell Rocks...

Hey look it's me! Under the giant gravity
defying rock... eek

And then this weekend we drove to Saint John to watch the Atlantic Canada Roller Derby Championships and I am so happy we did! Moncton (Muddy River Rollers) won!!! and New Brunswick teams took the top 3 spots! It was a really fun day, though I must say our win, by only 1 point, was a bit of a nail bitter, J was pretty much freaking out. I'm still working on finding a balance between my life/marriage, work and crocheting. I hope I'm getting better, trying to get out and do things, but time will tell!