The Black Hole

I can't believe it's already Thursday night! This week has disappeared! And have I accomplished anything? I probably have, but I sure don't feel like I've done anything productive this week. So much of my time disappears into a black hole these days. I have no idea what I do all day everyday, but somehow the hours fly by and before I know it, it's time to fix supper again. I used to have occasional days like that when I was working full time, but these days almost every day disappears in the blink of an eye!

I had lunch at Applebee's with my friend Debra today. It was yummy, and so nice to get out with someone that I'm not related to! Don't get me wrong - I love my family, but my social outings with non-family members have been extremely limited in the past six months. I managed to make it through lunch without any problems, even though I was aware of all the conversations around us, and the music, and the comings and goings of the wait staff.

I have a jewelry show on Sunday and I'm really nervous about it. I know I shouldn't be. My sister is the hostess and the ladies that are coming are almost all repeat customers and people that I know, so it should be an easy show. But there is so much stuff to take care of beforehand - catalogs, order forms, hostess packets, door prizes, organizing jewelry, packing displays, and a ton of other stuff. What used to take me 10 minutes to throw together the night before now takes days to prepare. I'm not sure how much longer I'll be selling jewelry! It's not like I'm making much money from it now - just enough to pay my cell phone bill and support my stamping "habit". Thankfully my quarterly sales requirements are really low, so I don't have to really work to sell a bunch of stuff. What I have sold in the past few months really has sold itself!

My dear husband just came in and reminded me that I have stuff strewn all over the living room. I lemon oiled my furniture tonight while he was mowing grass (Ha! I did accomplish something today! *smile*). I guess I should go put everything back where it belongs!