Cranky

   I am getting on my own nerves, as they used to say. Retiring on a fixed income is challenging, to say the least!
   It's 82* with 79% humidity in southeast MO today and only 0830. Been in the house for 4 days straight. Mom and I call it piddling around the house.  But there is only so much you can do without actually cleaning and straightening.  Which is SO not what I want to do. And only so much cooking you can do when the cupboards are due to be stocked in several days. ACK.
   Some piddling around the house results. The Elwood J. (Woody) Miller limited edition etchings and the suitcase collection.

   Since giving up jewelry designing, boredom is ever present.  Junk jewelry creations are so fun.  But that creative part seemed to have left the brain when the creations didn't sell.  So you design things for friends.  Yep.  They are all stocked up. Now what? There are still some at a local (30miles down the road) shop.  It is a fabulous shop in the middle of a tiny, little town. The owner has "it".  She can style and display and make you want to buy everything. 

  So now what? Cleaning up the studio would be the best option for this time at home.  But it's been hard to walk back in and face...failure. OH, it is sooooo full of collected jewels. Here is just a tiny portion...ACK

  so it's cranky for today......and trying to work up the strength to face....it.