A Good Weekend

Not a bad weekend, all in all. There was a minimum of running around madly, and a good dose of leisure and relaxation. Another plus: I finally finished a project that I’ve been working on for a couple of months.

Actually, I’m a little surprised that I did finish it, given how many half-started projects I’ve had over the years. While my brain knows that working a little bit regularly can get a job done, eventually, my gut has never made that connection. So I get frustrated, or (more often) distracted by a shinier project and the old one is (temporarily, I tell myself) abandoned.

Here it is:A useful use of all those scraps of brightly colored artisanal paper that I’ve been hoarding all these years.

Saturday I went to a jewelry demonstration, which was fun. I didn’t buy anything, although there were a few pieces that I liked. The problem was, the math. The games are fun, the jewelry nice to look at and imagine buying, and the sales spiel not too intrusive. But during the part when the hostess says “if you sell $1000 dollars worth at your party, you earn $500”, I immediately think,

“they can make a profit if they sold the pieces at 50% off”

and when she adds all the other ways to get discounts and benefits … I’m left thinking that the pieces are almost certainly priced at least 300% cost. Not to mention the prices do not include shipping (likely high) or tax. So a piece that is already nudging past what I’m willing to pay at, say $30, would probably end up costing me about $40 – and the total cost to make it is probably at about $10-15 …

Which is why I’ll go to a demonstration, enjoy a demonstration, but never buy at a demonstration.I also spent some quality time this morning starting on the mighty, mighty Christmas card project, over some buttermilk pancakes and Sarah McLachlan. We’ll see how I do this year? Bets, anyone? ☺