hoopy stuff

woo-hoo! the hooping article in the philly inquirer came out, with a couple of quotes from me. of course, it would have been better if she had actually spelled the name of my company right... *headdesk* i had to rush to the google adwords site to buy the keyword "talespin" in case anyone did a search for my site. so far i've received an order and a custom hoop inquiry from it, so the free publicity (even misspelled) didn't hurt.

and oh -- philly peeps -- i have a booth at the world cafe live craft fair next weekend (7/19), if you're in the city stop by and see me!

working from home today, with a loudly snoring fat blob of fur next to me. this cat has the loudest snores ever, it's hysterical. i've been trying to prepare him for the arrival of his baby brother, we still have a couple of weeks because little Duck needs another round of shots before adoption. for now i get to enjoy my alone-time with angus... i love working from home because i can just lean over and bury my face in his fur while he's on the couch next to me. ah, if only i could bring him in to the office.

random thursday night stuff

* my dad joined facebook today. GAH!!!! WORLDS COLLIDING!!!! no, he hasn't sent me a friend request yet.

* today was a perfect work-from-home day. i got in some kitty snorgling, i spent the day smelling the beautiful cool breeze coming in my windows instead of being sealed up in my office, and i got a TON of items checked off of my to-do list, including a couple of project pieces that i'd been putting off for a long time.

* in my effort to stop the horrible cycle of nights spent surfing the 'net with the TV on, i turned off the TV after dinner and spent the evening out on the deck. wow, i felt like i was on vacation! i put on some brazilian samba lounge-y music, and spent a couple of hours reading magazines while my laundry was in the dryer. it was lovely. why in the world don't i do that more often???

* because i still have stupid leftover issues from high school, i always have a major case of FOMS (Fear Of Missing Something). i constantly have to remind myself that there are a lot of people in my life, and that they are all allowed to have social goings-on outside of me. am i the only person pushing 40 who still gets a little pang when a friend tells them they did something awesome without them?

* i heart my chiropractor so much. in 2 sessions this week, he's been able to adjust me in such a way that i'm not waking up in the middle of the night with screaming neck and shoulder pain. i've been sleeping like a baby. still having the ongoing traveling to boston/can't find my car somewhere/late for something and can't get there dreams, but at least i'm snoring through them instead of waking up in agony.