The Village Bookstore

The Village Bookstore has finally opened.

Located right down the block from work I can look out the window and actually see their shop.

The signage is not up yet, but they are OPEN.

It is a leap of faith to open a book store on Main Street, and I do not think it is the first one to try. She has a coffee house attitude, and wants foot traffic to feel welcome to sit and use their lap tops and had a coffee and browse a book or two.

I am excited to see all the blank walls waiting for book shelves, and in the mean time I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to see some of my work up there!

I am hoping to stop by again tomorrow and bring my album...

I also will gift them with a celebratory gold bottle or two and some bottles of hope and an art envelope

Valerie is the owner, she is a teacher or councilor in Ballwin, her hub is a polilce officer and their family life is hectic. As soon as school was out she was working 12 hour days with her 15 year old son to get the space ready.

She did no advertising, she had nothing in the budget.. as a matter of fact she has no business plan, she just wants to do it! I have no problem with that!

I will also be taking her some books for her shelves..

Too Much

The weather has been horrible humid and it has been impossible for me to spend any amount of time working in the yard.

With the humidity I am hitting the wall. The cooling vest helps a great deal, and of course I wear a hat.

Water myself constantly, or I droop like a wilted flower.

I am still walking my 2.5 miles a day, and the cooling vest is a must, it is even horrid at 6 am... may have to move my act into Walmart in the AC!

Discussion about vacation and trips is still a bit touchy, as we do not make plans, but dreaming about a fall trip is crazy... no time or money?

We do not have any direction, the last nice trip was because of the Art Show.

Maybe I need to watch for events that can take me to a show?

And I can haul dh along with...

Web Albums for Juried Art Shows

I put together some "fotos" that I hope to use to apply for shows and events.

Click on the picture to see the album.

2 new Clocks

My shoe clock that just fell together, and my mermaid clock for my dear artsy friend Jalee who invited me to teach an altered art class in Florida.. wonderful wonderful time was had by all. She opened her home to me and she and her hubby treated me like a queen.

One of the best times of my life.

TGIT

Now that looks kinda kinky

I am almost on vacation

We will go to the meeting tomorrow morning, then to my Pain Doc, then to a bunch of small errands that will have us gone all day

I really am not looking forward to it, cause DH may just chew out the doc for his management is just writing me rx for pain meds and not "treating"

Of course the treatment is not "sitting well" still, and I am a mess mentally

But now I am squawking like a chicken, instead of soaring above it..

I am such a schmuck for complaining all the time.. my life just sux

Crazy week and lazy week

I don't mind the middle of the week day of rest, but it would be nice to have a real day that I am not doing ANYTHING

I haven't figured out how to make it work, but I don't have the patience for my meeting.

I know it helps to go, the idea of not going is kinda delish... laying around in my nightie, etc.

The idea of starting a project and not stopping.. just pushing thru until I realize I haven't had a chance to drink coffee... or need a shower and see it is already 11 am... cool.

I don't think it is a matter of being lazy, just a matter of being out of sorts right now.

I am committed to finishing my little project for the group on Wednesday, and have to finish the project for the Thursday meeting, because I am the featured speaker, and it is not cool to not be finished.. lol.

So I guess I will make a fair effort to do some of this on the weekend, and make it nice..

Tired

I wonder sometimes

Is the feeling of nausea, exhaustion, aches and such my new normal?

After starting the new meds for the hand pain I have not figured out how the new stuff is helping, when I am hurting instead. The meds are effecting my digestion and stuff, things are not "regulated" as they should be, and stuff goes in and doesn't go out..

But if I don't feel better by next wednesday I guess I will talk with my APA Courtney and start looking for another drug of choice. Adding the ZIPSOR just keeps me from having the killer headaches and it is an anti-inflamitory.

So I guess I am stuck for another week.

Thursdays suck anyway.