Off On Another Adventure

Time to pack for a camping/vending/archery event. Oh yes, I should have been getting ready all along, but until we found a pet sitter, it didn't look like I was going to get to go.  And I woke up with a backache which morphed into a headache.  We got the laundry done at the laundromat and now I'm too tired to pack. But pack I must unless I'm going to go for five or six days without clean clothes.  There are three categories of packing. Personal stuff, like I'd take on any trip out of town. Craft booth stuff, and archery/projects to work on stuff. Between the two of us, space is at a premium since we only have your average sized pick-up truck, with the archery booth having top priority.  Which means I never get to take my guitar and I have to argue for the right to take things like juggling equipment. You know, the stuff I take so I'll actually have FUN on the trip. I need to re-pack my inventory so it takes up less space.

My cat is sitting in an office chair with his face buried in the corner of it. I'm sure he's a bit stressed because the pet sitter has been here 2 days already. One extra person in our tiny house adds stress. But it was the only way he could get a ride out here.

Packing and Photography

Today I did a tribal photo shoot with my daughter. I think I already talked about this, but I checked the calender and it was the 24th, because I remember I had to get it done along with my laundry and packing for the train ride home on Monday. What a busy, fun, crazy day. Next time I go maybe we can do a Steampunk or Goth shoot.

My daughter has such a beautiful yard for photo shoots. Even though she's the model here, her job is as a wedding photographer.

Thunderbird Earrings

I keep trying to make a pair of thunderbird earrings while visiting my daughter. But I just don't have any big blocks of uninterrupted time so I can focus. Maybe it isn't the best project for a trip away from home that involves 2 grandchildren. I look back when I was homeschooling my two daughters and I can't help but wonder just how I got so much done. I must have had much better stamina than I do now. Every moment we were cooking, cleaning, shopping, changing the baby, racing off to gymnastics, putting someone to bed, doing a bath, or working on art projects. I'm knitting a baby hammock for photo shoots. So much to do, and only one week to do it all.

Spontaneous trip to Pismo Beach, CA