Here’s an update, in three parts: (and of course the giveaway is last, just to encourage you to step inside my twisting, turning, idea-crazed head at this moment)
1) So as I previously mentioned, I am working on developing a product. It’s keeping me awake at night. Well, that and a teething nine-month-old. I think I’d sleep pretty well if it weren’t for the teething, but once she wakes me up and I try to go back to sleep again, I have to do this visualization thing of a clear desk. I picture this open desk space. First it’s piled with stuff, and I push it all off until the surface is clear. Usually after I do this for a while I can fall asleep. Weird, eh? Anyway, there’s this one part of the product that I haven’t been able to figure out, and a few moments ago when I actually went to Random.org for the first time I saw that there’s sooo much more to play with on the site than just a giveaway number picker. So now I know where I’ll be wasting some time this weekend. And there’s a tool that will totally help me do what I need to do for the product. So so so so exciting.
2) I miss Adrianna. You too? She was feeling better. She had started reading her Google reader again and checking her e-mail (I can tell when she’s awake in the morning because our joint account messages will show up as “read” vs. “unread” and then I know it’s safe to call her) which all make me very happy because for a while there I was pretty worried about how sick she was, and as soon as she was better she and the family up and ran away for a vacation. Now… I’m glad she’s better. And… I’m glad she gets to go on a vacation…. but it feels like a mean trick. Because here I am (sort of) talking to myself again. And I couldn’t get our crafty friend Stacey on the phone yesterday either. I’m totally addicted to craftiness and crafty discussion. Okay, I think you’ve heard enough of this rant. Sorry.
3) And while I was on Random.org getting distracted by fun-ness, I DID pull the Field Notes giveaway winner. Who’s the lucky duck?
And number 53 is… Andrea! Who said:
It looks like Andrea just joined Blogger last month. And already winning the grand prize of the year? She IS a lucky duck. Andrea, e-mail me your mailing address in an e-mail, please? crafterhours@live.com
Aaaand I think you’ve heard enough from me for a while. Unfortunately, A is still vacationing for a while longer. Good for her. Bummer for me.
P.S. Ohhhh, no. I did not forget. Here’s the inside of the back cover of a Field Notes journal. Eeeeeendless amusement!
I just love this product!
My husband is a Field Notes junky. He always has one in his pocket. They’re great!
Don’t worry, you’re never talking to yourself…there will always be lurkers like myself listening in the background….we only stick our heads up occasionally as the glare from the sun is too much for our poor weak eyes.Lol.
I love the idea of clearing the desk!
Long ago, I was talking to a friend about trying to fall asleep. We were both saying how frustrating it is that some people could fall asleep in 1.2 seconds while we lay there for an hour and a half with random thoughts flowing in and out of our minds. I decided to share my own strange little way of releasing these thoughts and getting to my sleepy place. I was a little worried that she might think I was crazy though. I paint the inside of my mind black, with a big ol paint roller…just paint right over each and every thought that flows in until there are none left and everything is black. My friend started laughing at me, and I just knew it….she thought I was crazy! But then she shared her own little tool that she uses…..she paints white!! I knew right then and there that we would be friends for life…black and white, yen and yang, her and me! (24 years so far!)
I’ve long since, for some reason (??) loved learning how my friends clear their minds to fall asleep, it is just interesting to me that we all have our own little way!!