Isn’t there a song from the 70s that starts like that? Well that’s how I’m feeling. I can’t believe it’s November 1. I’m starting to think about Christmas which is both good and bad. Good that I am planning ahead, bad that there is so much to do! Then, I have an additional stress (both good and bad) in my etsy store. I’m glad I have it and I do enjoy making the jewelry and other goodies, but it’s another thing to balance. Work is insane in a bad way and I can’t talk about it but it’s also starting to get crazy busy. My desk, while messy, isn’t that bad and I don’t have piles on the floor, yet. Now it’s NaNoWriMo and a normal person would say I’m not going to do it this year because I can’t do everything but I’m not that normal person. Plus I’m behind on my emails. And I have some personal craft projects that I want to finish and why I even started a new one is beyond me. Ahhhh…Freakout!

Deep breath. The first thing I will do is make a list. I’ve go so many things, ideas, to dos, swirling around in my head. I have to write them down. Second I will have to rethink what I can do. I really can’t do it all. Third, I will have fun. Work will be work, but the rest of the stuff, while a lot to do, is fun and I get enjoyment out of it. Okay, I’m already starting to feel better. Thank you.

On a separate note, I took the dog out for a walk on Tuesday (first time in ages). She was so happy. I enjoyed it too. It was a beautiful day. We live in a very busy, suburban area but not too far away is farm country. There’s a shopping center across the street but we have a lot of nature around us too. Now the trees and bushes are turning gold and orange and red. Anyway, CJ and I had a nice relaxing stroll. And I saw a fox! I’ve seen a fox before which is to say a reddish blur disappearing into a bush. This time, I SAW it. It was sitting half in some tall grass, half out. And I saw it’s face, it looked right at me. It was kinda sitting like a cat in the grass. Ms. Foxy decided it wanted no part of us and got up and disappeared into the tall grass. Buh-bye.

I hope you all had a wonderful halloween. We had some kids come by. None of the little ones that I was waiting for, but they were all cute. And they really liked us because we were the cool house giving away full-sized candy bars. Bill and I watched Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (a movie from 1955) in between trick-or-treaters. I worked on my sock. I actually ripped out my sock and started from scratch. I was knitting so tight that it was hard to work with. It’s better now.

Everything is better now.