He you, you've got your own studio and kiln to do your work in. How good is that?!
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He you, you've got your own studio and kiln to do your work in. How good is that?!
Its epic (hedgehog)
That is epic!
Really struggling to sleep last night so I took a double dose of Lozapam at midnight.... That worked... Woke up at 11:30. But still totally phased out today, so much to do and so little time. I just want to go back to bed but I have plants to plant, tables to cover and clay to make. (snooze)
Hope you have a good day lovely..
Not too bad a day but I just cant sleep again tonight.
Hubby finally sorted out my sons bedroom and chopped a foot off his desk so that he can get a bed in and then went and bought him a mattress so after 3 months he can finally sleep in a bed again!
I did a bit of gardening but it was showery here so I spent most of the afternoon tiding up the studio. I got three tables covered so I have a bit of a working area now and made the first of the series of bowls.
Hubby has stayed the night which cramped my style a bit tonight. I like to watch criminal minds on a Sunday night but he hates stuff like that so I made out that I had a lot to do in the studio and stayed out there to watch it.
It was nice of him to stay over! I know it's something that you'd like...
I had not realised that he is always watching to see if I am slipping back into depression. I am having trouble sleeping at the moment. I was up at midnight and did not go back to bed till 3 this morning. At about 2 he came down to see if I was ok as he is worried that I might be going backwards.
That's so lovely of him! Do you know why you are having trouble sleeping?
No not really.I am tired when I go to bed but then I just toss and turn and cant get off to sleep. Last night I spent 3 hours doing college work in the night. The only thing that helps is if I take a lorazapam, but I avoid taking these too much as they are addictive, a pack of 14 usually lasts me about 6-8 weeks.
It must be catching as I'm the same. I've started writing a diary again (haven't done it in years) in the hope that it'll help to get all the thoughts out of my head...
I keep meaning to put a sketch book by the bed so i can note down ideas but i keep forgetting.
Anyway fish is in the kiln... lost a couple of tails on the trip but hopefully the rest will be fine.
Praying that everything will come out fine.
Hi there I'm new here and wanted to thank you as your story gives me hope, I'm coming out of a severe relapse and i needed positivity
Hope that it comes out undamaged...
Arggg.. getting frustrated with the amount of time i have to hang around at college doing nothing. Had a short tutorial will the ceramics tutor demonstrated the test tiles we will use and now waiting for him to say when he will be in on Friday. (He has to find out what time he is taking his son to piano lessons). i could be at home doing something!1
Hanging around can be so wasteful. Like you said, you could be at home doing something. Can you leave your phone number and then head home?
That would annoy me too!
I ended up spending the afternoon helping one of the other mature students to input her data from her survey, format it and create graphs for her in Excel. Took me nearly 3 hours but she was so struggling that I could not abandon her. I am getting a reputation for being the IT guru. Whilst we were working one of the tutors came over and teased us about sitting doing "nothing" then told my friend that if she needed IT help that she could not do better than me. I came in this morning to find a Topic, a Kit Kat and a Flake on my desk as payment for helping someone else get Word out of protected mode so they could edit their essay. I will be getting quite a chocolate stash at this rate....
One of the other mature students said that I should apply to the college to provide help to students that are not so IT savvy get essays etc done after I pointed out that it was possible to setup Word to automatically create tables of contents. I dont think that they would give me a job though the college does not really recognise that they need this role filled as they have IT experts that are supposed to be available to help out.
That sounds brilliant that you are able to help others like that! It's so lovely of them to supply you with chocolate!
Maybe that other mature student is right!
You used to run an IT company didn't you?
A chocolate stash? I'm puzzled, why would there be any left to stash???
Yes I did. I also used to be an IT trainer in a past life but I used to teach the backend networking systems not the applications. I has made me very patient with people when I am teaching though, I often had to struggle to learn it myself so I understand when others dont "get it" and have the flexibility to be able to think of other ways to explain things when people dont understand it.
Yes I know a strange concept... I tend to be a bit like a squirrel though and store it away for rainy days. It has been known for me to actually have chocolate so long that it goes funny. Mind you some lasts longer than others. Lindt Coconut balls were lush and did not last for more than a fortnight. (Lindt balls generally dont last long though around me)Quote:
A chocolate stash? I'm puzzled, why would there be any left to stash???
Beat you to Pen's everyone (rofl)
(bandit) I promise you will never find it!!! I have hiding places everywhere...
I can sniff out chocolate at a hundred paces ...... Be afraid, be very afraid (invis)
Well I got a box of Quality street for yesterdays work... So if anyone wants to share, come on round!
Fish is out of the kiln. Not entirely in one piece... However I think I can make a feature out of the damaged bit, a bit of glaze can cover a multitude of sins! I do have to give it a wash though and scrub a lot of the coating off as I over did the painting of the oxides and you cant see the fish features.
Had to give a presentation on my marketing plan today. The head tutor was very excited about my plans and says that he has a friend who makes over £80K a year doing training and organising courses with other artists. Personally I am not aiming that high, if I can make £15K then I can cover my bills, I am not particularly into flashing money around and my needs are simple.
Very excited when I got home. My advertising materials had arrived. I have a sign for the gate and for the window of the studio, new business cards with my address and flyers and postcards to hand out. I am a bit afraid to put the sign up though. It will be confirmation that its REALLY happening!
I also had my CRB/DBS certificate through so I am legal to teach kids and vulnerable adults.
However also had another stinky letter from hubby's brothers solicitor which took the edge of my excitement. Then my Dad rang to say that my brother is going to ring (quite why he had to tell me this I have no idea!) and that bro (presumably plus SIL) is coming down to visit tomorrow afternoon, I have not seen him (or her) for nearly two years. SSHHHHIIIITTTTT the house is a mess (its VERY low priority at the moment) plus due to the firing schedule I have to be in college late tomorrow (Meeting the tutor at 5pm) to get a piece prepared and in the kiln. I will also have to be in college most of the rest of the day scrubbing and glazing my fish. I would love to see him and show off the new house and studio but just not tomorrow! However he normally works in London (he lives in Bristol) and spends his time up there. At weekends he and SIL spend their time on their motor yacht which is moored on the Thames so it is rare that we can get together. The only reason that he is coming now is that he is off work for a few weeks after heart trouble and so can fit us (and Dad) into his schedule so I will have to try and accommodate him or I might not see him for another two years!
Wow! What an exciting, busy day :) hope the solicitors isn't too much grief
Made an arrangement with bro, I am going to meet him, SIL and my great nephew and niece at lunchtime tomorrow at Dad's. It will be the first time I have met my great nephew (he is about 18 months) and the last time I saw my great niece she was a babe in arms, she is now almost 3! As Dad's place is just a couple of mins from college I can pop round at lunchtime and go back to college afterwards. It also means that bro and co wont be coming to my house which will be good as I am not sure how Ember will react to two small children in the house.
Sounds like a plan, and will be lovely to see them I bet :)
That sounds so exciting! What a fab day!
It was great to see them. I spent two hours with them at lunch time. My Great Nephew (aged 16 months) decided I was the best thing since sliced bread. He had never met me before but 5 minutes after we met he wanted to sit on my lap and play with the old biscuit tin my Dad had given him. We played baby aeroplanes, I chased him round the floor on my hands and knees much to his delight and played at putting spoons in the tin, putting the lid on and then taking them all out again!. Nice simple fun! My brother was astonished apparently he is usually quite withdrawn and wont play much anyway yet alone with someone he has just met! I then astounded my SIL as I changed his nappy. She said that normally it was like trying to put a nappy on a snake as he would wiggle, squirm and cry. But for me he was as good as gold. He even let me wipe his nose which was another issue normally. My great niece was also wonderful. She is 3 in September and has a head of blond curls. When she left she gave me a big hug and a kiss (well a lick anyway :P) Went back to college absolutely exhausted though. So glad that I don't have to look after them regularly!
What a brillant lunchtime.
Just got up from the sofa and discovered that I may be a bit old for crawling round the floor chasing a baby. muscles are complaining!
Awwww hot soak in a bath may help hun, but sounds like you had a lot of fun
Sounds like so much fun!
Btw I'm not surprised that you were a hit with them, you're fantabulous!
Awwwwwww
Scored my best ever mood score on Moodscope tonight! I woke this morning with a headache and I have just not been able to shake it all day so I could not get on with any written work today so after doing a bit of clay work I spent the rest of the day organising the studio.
Assembling furniture on your own can be tricky I found! I had a desk partly assembled and was holding a large part of it together when I realised I needed a screw driver. Of course I was 6ft away from toolbox, and no amount of contortion would get me anywhere near it. Glad no one could see me I must have looked hilarious.. Very proud of myself though. I re-assembled a desk and a set of shelves. I built another set of shelves on the wall. I covered the desk and rearranged the furniture all by myself as hubby of course was out from 8 this morning till gone 10 tonight. When he came home though he did help me find a location for my sons double bed which I have out there and now the place looks more like a studio and less like a furniture dumping ground.
Fantastic news re Moodscape! Awesome, lovely