Tuesday,Do not repeat

     I had such high hopes for yesterday, but of course I underestimated the amount of work needed to to get to high.  My machines were packed up from the Harley event and  then the shop was in a desperate need of a vacuum.  There were clients here every hour on the hour and it was hard to keep myself focused on what I was doing.  I did get the laundry done but need to fold the last load, something that I will do after this post.

     About 10 a.m. I get a text from a teacher, could I sub her advanced Irish class? No I have too many wedding and bridesmaid and prom dresses coming in.  Then I get a text from the studio owner, can I sub a tap class for her, no same reasons as above. I felt bad, but many of my clients are from out of town and are coming into get these things dropped off, I cannot contact them so, this is the way it is during the busy season.  And it was busy.

     I started out hemming a prom dress with three layers and then went to a wedding dress that I hoped to enlarge enough, but it was still too small so I will have to put in gussets, which I hate doing. All the while client after client. Finally started on another wedding hem and got a call from the church that one of the sister's had just had her 5th baby in a car as they could not get to the hospital on time, could I take in a meal for a family of 8? (*&^%$#  I am so busy, I have already told two other people no.  But I really needed the blessings at this point, so I stopped what I was doing and grabbed three bags of chicken legs out of the freezer ( use up that chicken).  I started thawing them in the microwave and had Hubs make me a quick grocery list.  Off to the store and then back to make a cake, Hubs made a great tossed salad.  I peeled potatoes, opened two cans of corn, and coated the chicken with olive oil and bread crumb mixture. Whipped up some frosting for the cake.  As chicken was cooking I went back downstairs to continue on wedding dress.

     During this whole time I had clients in and out so I ran up and down the stairs way more than I wanted.  Hub's helped me deliver the meals, and then home to greet more clients.  I had just enough time to eat a little and nothing was going to keep me from my walk.  I started out with pup and the sun was going down so I had to shorten to a two miler, and thanks goodness I did.  When I got home about 8 Hub's was grouchy because I had destroyed the kitchen again. He had just cleaned it before the meal call. 

     I went upstairs and looked at my disaster, and started the start in one corner method.  I started on the kitchen table a put away everything that was there and then onto the next counter, when I got to the sink I filled it with soapy water and continued to the next section, soon I had all 5 areas clean and a huge pile of dishes.  After doing the dishes, I sprayed down the stove and counters with cleaner and came back in and washed every surface.  I was tired, but I went into the dining room and pulled all the St. Patrick's day things, which I have not put away and I put out Easter linens. 

     It was a long, long day and today will be the same I am afraid. So I had better go and get the laundry finished, and put things away.  I hope I can get hub's to do the floors upstairs.  I really need to get into the shop today and sew.  I thought I would get so much done yesterday but it was just a day of interruptions.  Well I did get one prom dress hemmed and I completed the hemming of a wedding dress, and found out what exactly I would have to do on another, so not a complete bust. I do have to go to Joanns today and I have one errand to run.  No rest for the wicked.

Hoping today is smoother than yesterday.

Have a great and productive day staying positive while you are in the negative.

Kim