New Obsession

Have you ever heard of geocaching? It's my new obsession. It's like a scavenger hunt for nerds with GPS's which I totally would be if I had a GPS. While at the cottage on the weekend we mentioned that we'd like to do it so my boyfriend's mom downloaded an app for geocaching for her iPhone and went for a hike in the woods.

For those of you who don't know geocaching is when someone hides some kind of containers somewhere and then posts the GPS coordinates on the internet for others to go find it. Inside (depending on the size) is a small log book for you to write down your name and day you found it and possibly some trinkets. The rule is if you take something you have to leave something.

So now I'm hooked. Today I went to find one near home. The instructions were clear enough that I could find it without a GPS simply because I know the area so well.

So now I really want a GPS. Anyone want to donate to my GPS fund? :P

A Successful Weekend

This weekend while up at my boyfriend's cottage we decided to stop by a gallery that he's had his jewellery in to see if they'd take some of mine. She took six pairs of earrings and one pendant. Yesterday I checked my e-mail to find out that an hour after I left a pair of earrings and the pendant sold. ^_^ So now she wants me to bring some more pieces since the case is looking a little bare now.

So my first foray into a consignment gallery has been successful. Gallery number two will most likely be next week. However this means I need to get back into the studio! I need to get some more metal though, there's only so much you can do with wire.

In other news a friend from school is coming to town tomorrow so we'll be going jewellery supply shopping in Toronto this week. Here's hoping the G8 summit won't pose too many problems.

Hooray for Progress!

This has been a productive week so far in the studio. The creative juices are flowing and progress is being made. Also on the business front it's finally time to go to the galleries! On the weekend a friend and I went to a few galleries in town and had some really good conversations so there's one gallery in town I plan on approaching next week and this weekend I heading up to cottage country with the boyfriend to talk to another gallery owner. Wish me luck! and have a peek at some of the pretties that have come out of the studio this week:

Small confession

First day with the entire place to myself since by boyfriend came to stay for most of last week. I now must confess I did absolutely NOTHING productive with it. I went to the yarn store and bought new needles... then proceeded to knit an entire hat in the course of the afternoon and evening. At least it was for charity? Tomorrow I must either go into the studio and work on commissions or go to the temp agency to get set up to hopefully get into electronics manufacturing. Or do both as that's what my parents will ask me when they get home from vacation. I am enjoying having my own place far too much. I need a job to make this permanent. Time to get my butt in gear! Any motivational advice?

Greener Pastures

Well once again I'm about to be unemployed. Sometimes when something seems too good to be true it's because they are. There were some changes in management right after I started working at this jewellery store and now it doesn't look like I'd be getting tools for quite a while. I also wasn't getting enough hours to make a living off of, especially when I had to drive 45 min just to get to work. So on to greener pastures. I'm really not cut out for retail anyways.

So I've contacted a former employer, sent my resume out to a few places. We'll see. In the mean time I've got 2 weeks left at my current job and I've got a few commissions I'm working on so nothing to worry about ^_^

It's kind of silly since I've been out of school for over a year now but I still feel like I'm supposed to be going back to school. Does everyone feel that way? What's this whole getting older thing about anyways?