Stuart's Day Job

I took a photo of Stuart on the job the other day.  Most days he works hard protecting the house and giving me hugs, but at times he needs to check his puppy mail on the computer.  :)

 

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Monday!  I'm working for a couple of hours tomorrow (headed down to Oceanside, but sadly there won't be any time to visit the beach), and then I desperately need to come home and sew.  I'm hoping that I find some sewing motivation between now and tomorrow afternoon!  :)

Working From Home!

I'm working again!!!  I received a phone call a week or so ago from the architecture firm that I've been consulting for (on an as need basis), and guess what...they have work for me (again)!  I went into the office yesterday (for the first time since December!) to get my computer set up and get acquainted with the work I'll be doing.  I have to say it was a long day, and so weird to be in an office!  :)  Good news is the gig is very flexible and it looks like I'll be in the office two days a week and working from home the remaining days.

Speaking of working from home, I've found that my ironing board makes a great make-shift desk!  :)  I'm 'borrowing' my Dad's tall stool, I have my Diet Coke, Pandora is blaring, and I'm all good!  :)

I better get back to my 9 to 5 To-Do List!  I just wanted to say hello and share the good news.  I'm taking a late lunch today to pick up some more burlap coffee bags from the roastery, which is always exciting as I never know what the bags will look like!  Also, don't forget...this Thursday - Sunday I'll be at Fresh Picked Fabrics selling my sewing patterns, as well as finished Coffee Burlap Tote Bags, Thread Catchers, Diaper Wristlets, and Nursing Cocoons.  If you're in the area I would LOVE for you to stop by!!!  :)

Good News/Bad News

(Source, by William Dohman of Oh, Dier)

Happy Saturday to all!  I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!  :)  I just wanted to pop in to share a couple of things from my week.  Do you want the good news or bad news first???

Good News

1. I'm almost done with my consulting gig- woo hoo!  (This should probably be considered Bad News, as no work= no decent paycheck, but I'll survive!).  Within the last four weeks I've driven 1,495 miles (did I mention that I HATE driving?), and spent 70 hours in the car.
2. I've completed and submitted 25 of the 46 reports to my boss, which only leaves 21 to complete by next Thursday (although my goal is to have everything complete and submitted by next Tuesday)!  :)
3. No work= more time in my sewing studio (which I've missed SO much!).
4. I wore my new rain boots to work on Friday (and they were so worth the investment!), as I had 5 site visits scheduled and it was raining- ugh!  Thank you all for voting in the comment section, as I kept the black and white pair from Sam's Club and my Momma claimed the black and white with turquoise accent from Kohl's!  :)
5. I'll be participating in the Orange County Spring Shop Hop tomorrow (here's a post about last year's Hop).  My Momma, Grandma, and Aunt will be joining me- yeah!
6. Last but not least, TODAY is my 2 year blog anniversary (blogversary)- amazing!

Bad News

1. Because of Good News # 1-3, I haven't had ANY time to prepare for my blogversary celebration, SO I've made an executive decision to postpone the celebration until next weekend (or so!).  I hope that's okay with everyone!

Talk to you soon!  :)

Randoms From My Week!

Good Morning!  After racking my brain for a topic for today's blog post, I thought I'd share some random happenings from my week...

• I hired movers on Saturday, and one of them looked like one of the Home Alone burglars (the shorter one of the two)- ha!  (Remember this post...it was the same day that the listing photos were taken for the house.  The house was supposed to close escrow today, but has been delayed, so hopefully everything gets ironed out.)
• My favorite French Bread is from Walmart!  It's inexpensive and soft for days-  yum!
• Yesterday (Wednesday) I was out in the field for work.  I drove 500 miles, visited 7 Starbucks stores, and worked for 15 hours- ugh I'm tired!  :)
• As for yesterday, I also ended up being mile away from the Mexican border, and 60 miles away from Arizona's state line.
• I scored a clearance comforter at Target for $22- woo hoo!  I'll post a photo as soon as I have the time to make my bed!  :)
• My Sweet Divinity Tutorial for The Quilted Fish goes live tomorrow (I'm nervous and giddy at the same time!).
• I'm attending Blog Sugar in September- I can't wait!!!

Some of my favorite bloggers have been having open calls for questions, so after much thought I've decided to jump on that bandwagon!  :)  If you have any questions for me, please feel free to email me at squirmywormstudio@gmail.com and I'll answer the questions in a future blog post!

I'm On The Payroll...

Today was my first day of work (not first day ever, just first day in a very long time!).  :)  I tried to go to bed early last night, but that didn't happen as I'm a procrastinator and had to cram before I went to work in the morning- ugh!  Anyways, with very little sleep (due to cramming and nerves) I ventured out this morning.  I'll be traveling 2-3 days a week for the next 4 weeks and must prepare 46 reports in the next 5 weeks, as the project deadline is the end of March.  Whew- I get tired just thinking about the scope of work!  :)

I'd really like to capture all of the 'Welcome To So and So City' signs, but the logistics of that is just too much.  So instead I'll leave you with my favorite Starbucks from today's travels.  Through the years I've worked with many national retailers, and I have to say Starbucks is quite unique as for the most part they don't have a set building prototype.  I'm sure that decision goes hand in  hand with the 'neighborhood coffee shop' concept!  :)

Huntington Beach, CA

(Is it just me, or does the photo look like an architectural rendering?)