No. 8

Listening: Intermezzo, The Stranger in the Woods
Reading: A Philosophy of Walking, Tao te Ching, Reddit forums I really need to stop wasting time in
Working on: fixing my computer, getting printing quotes, surviving the maelstrom of spring sports + end of school activities that is May
Hyperfixation: Ornamental hermits! Those 18th century Brits sound like a good time
Things that made me cry: Eli’s face when his name was called for the Hope of America award
Word: Demagogue
Weeks until Swiss Days Market: 16

This week
My computer decided to freak out when rendering files (I get it, I am also overstimulated by lots of tiny details) so I spent the first three days of the week coaxing it along, re-working crashed files, and reading Adobe forums. Killed my productivity and motivation a bit, since Wednesday - Saturday were crammed with school and sports things. Bumping almost all of this week’s work to next week. One step forward, two steps back.
I did get some sample of things ordered, and Laurel is a gem and gave me some referrals for vendors since I’ve hit a few dead ends trying to get product ideas out of my head and into my hands. I've been trying to find someone to make embossed photo mats for my art prints (inspired by Victorian photo cards + lockets) in the Toyota instead of Ferrari price range and Laurel’s people came through! They are officially in production.

Next week
Threat level midnight priority: R&S - Edit journal photos, interior pages
Other projects
Minted - 0/20 designs done for corporate/non-photo due a week from Tuesday. 10 designs next week? Maybe I’ll adjust down to 15 submissions total.
Zola - still working on wedding file prep for 4 suites.
Life - last week of school for the boys!