coexistapart's Diaryland Diary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 43 items sold I want to write an entry, but I also finally found a YouTube video demonstrating the correct crochet stitch I need for my blanket. We're leaving for Denver tomorrow, and in order to make this work for the 10-hour drive I need to not need the video as a reminder. Today was excellent, in part because I had very little on my plate. The new modus operandi is to only do eBay every other day. Doing a little bit every day, say 9am to Noon just doesn't work for me. The same amount of time is better devoted in larger, more complete chunks. It just easier to push yourself through listing 10, 12 items then getting excited about 4-5. Especially if they're detailed oriented, or not the same at all. It's just a matter of setting up the bathroom to do stock photography, setting up the scale, taking measurements, checking for imperfections, that sort of thing. Also the fact that it feels less taxing. I've also found that packaging items for shipping is best done ASAP in the morning (ideally before 10am) while I listen to NPR's Morning Edition online. I still respond to questions and email every day (several times a day actually...) to keep on top of sales, but there's just no reason to do eBay listings every day. It's too soul crushing. And Nora made a good point in her pep talk this past weekend: a cycle of things that will never really be complete. Today felt great because things were tangibly accomplished: -drink coffee, respond to email I was on my way back from the bank and though "hmm, I could get Caliche's and sit by the pool, READING MY BOOK (gasp!) waiting for the laundry to finish its dry cycle! Imagine that!" So neat. And today was CO-LD. At least according to locals. It was probably only in the single digits (Celcius) if that. I mean I wore jeans and a long-sleeve button down shirt, shoes with no socks. FYI: I hate socks. It was chilly when the wind blew, but absolutely divine in the sunshine by the pool. I felt blessed, especially after last night when Big hammered me for the 20th time about his set of pots and pans, so he could make tea, after I made tapioca pudding JUST FOR HIM, in his pots. Le sigh. In a weird way today, I'm suddenly realizing, ended up feeling like one of those days were it feels like je me suis grimper la montagne...I've made it to the next trail stop. The house is looking cleaner as I sell off some more sizeable junk, and while I haven't really been actively scrapbooking, I've been working on some mental projects and organizing my time better such that if life continues on for the next six months like it has for the past 10-days or so, there is no question in my mind that I can get "everything" done by the end of this year...say June. I really just need to sit down and "work", apply myself to my personal projects the way I do eBay. 1.5 hours of condensed, DVR'd TV per day over lunch is NOT the worst thing in the world; but it's also about convenience, and laziness, and valuing my time more. I should apply some structure to my scrapbooking, setting things out on the table the way I do with eBay. The only thing that does make me sad is I love the sunshine in this town so much, and the back of the house just no windows. The sunshine really does affect my happiness. I've gotten used to staying inside, but I miss the sunshine. Maybe scrapbook on the bed? As I said, we're going to Denver tomorrow. I'm sure I will have more to say later. 7:31 p.m. - 2008-11-06 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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