Five phrases I’ve taken to heart
There is nothing neither good nor bad but thinking makes it so. Shakespeare, from Hamlet. I think that’s true. A lot of what happens around, to, or because of us is always colored by our perception. Is...
View ArticleThe one where I over-think having a “Think Tank”
For the most part, with HaldeCraft, I know exactly what I want. I know what products I want to add, what lines I never want to get into no matter how often I’m asked, where and how I want to advertise....
View ArticleOpinions are like…
OK, so I’ve been thinking more about the HaldeCraft Think Tank… HaldeTank? HaldeThink? The Giant Collective HaldeBrain? HaldeBorg? OH GHOD THERE I AM OVER-THINKING AGAIN Anyway. If you’d like to...
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I know y’all love it when I natter on about my work schedule, so…
So yesterday in the car as I was describing this to Tim, just at about the point in the conversation when I was going to stop in the middle of a sentence since he didn’t seem to be listening to me...
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Hello, evening
A lot of my evenings since the birthday party have looked like this. Pajamas, knitting, a little drinkie, and (until I ate them all) a cupcake. Mmmmmm. I should have cupcakes in the house all the time...
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It’s so much easier to support than tear down
A couple of weeks ago I went out to lunch with a friend of mine, who is also a soapmaker. I’ve known this friend for a while, so I would have had lunch with her even if we didn’t have soapy things to...
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Hasn’t my vacation started yet?
This dog is more photogenic than anyone has a right to be. Vacation! Coming up soon! And by “vacation” I really just mean “taking a break from constant Internet” for I’m still going to be working,...
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New Year’s Resolutions
I think I’ve mentioned before, that I don’t really truck with New Year’s resolutions. Too much pressure to make sweeping changes that never stick, too hung over and/or tired the next day to implement...
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Do Android Cats dream of Electric Mice?
Mostly this post is for my friend Stephanie (if she even catches it) and anyone who used to read my blog a really, really long time ago (when Stephanie and I used to work together and would sometimes...
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Bring on the dancing horses
I’ve been trying to walk Corwin more, since Old Dog. She and I both need exercise, in general. The vet said, too, that it would be good to get her out of the house so that she doesn’t just walk around,...
View ArticleFigure out where you want to be, and go there.
I’ve always had this strange ability to, when lost in my own head, to envision where it is I want to be and go there. Sort of like, if you’ve read the Amber books by Roger Zelazny….? And when Corwin...
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I don’t even remember how to do this “vacation” thing
I sort of vaguely remember that years and years ago, we used to go away for Thanksgiving every year. 2002…. 2003 we stayed home but that was because we’d just gone up two months before for our second...
View ArticleCare fatigue
I think I have care fatigue. Not full-on compassion fatigue, it’s just that my personal care.com is coming up with a 404 page. It’s redirecting to “I don’t give two shits dot com.” I’m supposed to care...
View ArticleToo many pets and the Mythbusters have been replaced by pod robots
I had the weirdest dream last night. Pair of dreams? In one, I had a very small room, and in that very small room were about fifty cages with dogs and cats in them. I was only fostering them, trying to...
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In which I tell you everything and nothing.
Even though it’s all I want to talk about – and trust me, my friends have figured that if they hold still long enough I *will* talk their ears off – I’m trying to be rather vague about things on the...
View ArticleFear of Commitment
This year was going to be amazing. Back in January, in spite of being worried about Lenny the Boob Pea, I had such plans for HaldeCraft this year. Part of those plans included expansion, and by that I...
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so, this sucks.
i’m going to apologize first for lack of capital letters in this post. it’s hard to reach the shift key. well, all the keys, really, on the left side. i just wrote a blog post for work with good...
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Five things I’ve learned about myself since breaking my hand
So, surgery is over (and my big fear was being given something I’m allergic to while under, and not being able to speak up for my allergies – so big thanks to the anesthesiologist who knew that what...
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Hasn’t my vacation started yet?
This dog is more photogenic than anyone has a right to be. Vacation! Coming up soon! And by “vacation” I really just mean “taking a break from constant Internet” for I’m still going to be working,...
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New Year’s Resolutions
I think I’ve mentioned before, that I don’t really truck with New Year’s resolutions. Too much pressure to make sweeping changes that never stick, too hung over and/or tired the next day to implement...
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