It's Already Monday

Man, the weekend flew by. I don't feel as if I got much accomplished either. I went to an auction (for the first time in two years) and had a good time. I took my camera to take some pictures with, but forgot to bring it in the building where they were having the sale and it was pouring down rain and cold I had to park so far away that I never went back to get it.

I NEVER bought anything and if you all knew me, that's NOT like me AT ALL. I can usually find something to buy when no one else can. I guess in all the years that I have done the "auction scene" this is probably only the second or third one that I've never went home with something. I never even got to hold my card up and bid. My friend Jill was with me and I made the comment to her that you would have never known our country was in a recession with the prices people were paying. Things were going through the roof. I'm sure there were a few bargains to be had, but on the things I was interested in, I never even got a chance. Truthfully, I didn't need to buy anything anyway and as much inventory of stuff that I have "rat-holed" back but I always like to say I bought something....but this time I can't tell anyone that. Really though, I'm trying to cut back my spending back...that's one of my New Year's resolutions. Used to be I'd rather have "stuff" than money....now I like to have money put away for that "rainy" day or when you aren't selling enough to pay your bills it's nice to have something to fall back on. Being self employed has it's quirks but it also has it's downfalls.

But even though I didn't get to buy anything, it was nice to get out and see everyone. I've been in the "junk" business now for over 20 years and you see the same people at all the auctions, tag sales and flea markets you go to. They all become like your "second" family and it was nice to spend the day catching up and talking about this and that. So even though I came home with no new treasures I had a good day and I'm not broke!!!!!!

I have gotten a few new things on eBay in the last week so make sure to check them out. I've been trying to stock the store with some new goodies....nothing expensive just some cute vintage linens and hankies and stuff like that. I hope to get some more on today....but anymore I never know.

I will be also listing some great quilts in the next couple of days, so just keep checking back!!!

My Linen "Studio"

These pictures were taken this past fall when I got my tiny little "studio" (I hate calling it studio because it sounds so snooty) I wish I could say it was still this organized, but it's not. There are a lot of "rags" piled in the floor now waiting to get put away. I will find the "before" pictures and add later. They are on my old computer.

This building is original to our property and that's the original floors! We just sanded and re-finished them. The building was the old "wash house" and for years it was just a catch all for us and many kittens were born and raised in there. It's no where big enough to store all the linens I have but what's in here now has been sorted and organized and at least I know what's in the crates. And most of the stuff has been laundered.

My wonderful hubby added the tongue and groove walls and the ceiling is galvanized metal!! I LOVE the look of it and he put all these neat recessed lights in there.

Still need to get the windows finished (it has the original windows) but winter got it here before I could do that so that's on my springtime list along with getting the crown molding added. We are going to side it to match the house and it has a small porch on front (there is an old storm cellar underneath) but he's going to wrap the porch on around this spring or summer when he has the time. We ALWAYS have a project going on around here!!! We've lived here for 16 years and we've never gotten finished and I don't guess we ever will. But we LOVE projects!!!

The building is in our fenced in backyard so now I can work in the summer in it and can watch Will out the door. It's PERFECT!!!!!

Now if I could just get my dormer rooms, sunroom and upstairs "eBay" room this way.....Maybe someday!!!!

VINTAGE HANDKERCHIEFS ADDED TO EBAY TODAY

Hello! Hope everyone has had a great day. It's been a nasty cold rainy day here. A good day to sit in front of the computer and get some things listed. Once I got Will on the bus, I got busy and didn't quit til he got home. I put a bunch of vintage handkerchiefs on eBay today...make sure to check them out. I have a lot more to get listed....am going to try to put at least 30 on per month!!!! I also got some napkins and some other vintage linens on and most are a "buy it now" option. I'm "trying" hard to get my store stocked back up.

Also on my handkerchiefs if you buy FIVE I will ship for *FREE*

Better get Will to bed and ready for school tomorrow. Hope you all find something in the store to your liking.

Happy New Year Everyone!

I hope everyone is enjoying the New Year. I've got big plans...let's just hope I get to half of them. Seems like life is always throwing you another curve ball and you have to re-adjust. Since Christmas things have been wild around here. Will has been sick, my sister fell and broke her leg and had to have surgery and my mother is in the hospital. So it's been run, run, running and no chance to get much of anything else done. I still haven't gotten all my Christmas stuff put away yet, but that's on the list today. I went and bought a couple more plastic boxes yesterday to get the rest of the garland and light stored in.

I am planning on getting some linens ironed today and get some new things on Etsy and eBay and on my new site Picture Trail. I have to have my son at the doctor this mid-morning and then to the hospital tonight to check on my mother, but somewhere in between I hope to get some stuff done.

Good Monday Morning fron Kentucky

Good Monday morning. I always have such big plans of what I want to get accomplished for the week on Monday but lately things haven't been going "as planned' so this week, I'm taking it as it comes. No lists..no schedules...just take it as it comes. This is the last week of 2008 and I have really good intentions for 2009...let's just hope I can stick to at least a tenth of what I would like to get done. I got my tree down yesterday and most of my decorations back in the attic though I still have a few outdoor things to get in. I am going to try to do that today since the temps are going to be in the upper 50's.

I have really let my eBay and Etsy business slide the last few months. With Will starting school in August I really thought I would have so much more time to devote to work BUT it seems I got less done instead of more. Transitioning him to preschool was NOT the easiest thing I've ever done, but he's come along way since then and hopefully when school starts back next week, things will go smoothly. I've got my fingers crossed. BUT BUT BUT I'm going to start out strong in 2009 and get lots of wonderful old vintage items listed. I have so much inventory and have had so little time to do anything with it but I intend to WORK WORK WORK in 2009!!!!

Make sure to check out my store and check back often because I intend on filling it to the gills in the coming weeks!

Vintage Feather Pillows

I have been "trying" to work and get some "new" vintage stuff in my eBay store and I did get a few aprons, feedsacks and feather pillows listed this weekend. Got so much more to get on. Now, got to work on Etsy and I'm working on my Picture Trail sight
Make sure to check it out!!!!

It's Almost Christas

Good Morning from Cerulean and let me tell you it's COLD COLD COLD!!! It was six degrees when I got up this morning. Certainly feels like winter out there today. Just a few more days til Christmas and I'm still trying to get things ready here. My whole family is coming over for a meal on Christmas Eve and I've been trying to clean and do some "home projects" that should have been done a long time ago. I've just about to get all the things on my "list" done and now I got to figure out what I'm cooking! I'm not used to cooking for a lot of people and there are at least 20 coming. And to me, that's A LOT of people to cook for!! LOL

Will seems to be more interested in Christmas this year than he was last. I still don't think he understands the whole "Santa" thing, but he does know who he is now and he will say Christmas and does sing "Jingle Bells' which when I think about how far he's come from last year, it's a miracle. He was barely saying any words last Christmas and now he knows so many. He doesn't use them in sentences (some he tries) but he can identify so much now ...and though we are still far from where we should be, the progress he's made so far is remarkable. He's been sick the past week and yesterday seemed to finally be feeling like himself again.

It's so hard to buy him presents since he doesn't play with toys like most kids but I have bought him a hodge-podge of things that I think he will like and a few that I'm sure he won't get just yet, but he's picking up on so much now, I don't think it will be long before he does. He loves my digital camera so much that I bought him a Fisher Price digital one...hopefully he will learn to use that and that will be somthing we can have fun with together. It's hard to find "age appropriate" toys for children on the autism spectrum. Most of the toys for 3 and up are not something he would be interested in....so we have to think outside the box for a lot of his gifts.