I am completely stumped this year when it comes to my holiday gift lists. Not only am I struggling to come up with things to add to my own wish list, I’m drawing complete blanks for friends and family. Usually my list of gift ideas takes up several pages in my notebook by December 1, [...]
We had a little craft show in a conference room at work during lunch today, all organized just last week after I asked about bringing my leftover goods in. Someone had homemade bibs and coloring book totes, I brought my cards and gifts, and another woman had a jewelry display for a party-based jewelry company. [...]
Thanksgiving holiday highlights: We experienced very pain-free air travel in the morning on Wednesday and Saturday. The local roads later in the afternoon were not quite so friendly. In fact, we spent more than half of Wednesday sitting in traffic in and around Chicago. It was too cold and drizzly on Wednesday afternoon to do [...]
On Saturday, The Paper Jay made it’s debut at the Thorton’s Ferry craft fair. It was my first craft fair as a crafter and a big first step for my paper crafts. Although I wouldn’t consider it the beginning of a booming business, I do think it was a success. I brought a couple hundred [...]
Finally. A little snow. And it really is just a little, barely more than a dusting. But the teeny tiny white flakes really do improve my outlook on the day.
I have hives. Itchy, irritating little hives. They started last night after dinner with one whopper on my collar bone. By the time I went to bed, that one had cleared up and a new one had appeared on my jawline. The only other times I’ve had hives have been directly related to a food [...]
I’ve been fighting a cold since Wednesday afternoon. It started with sudden and serious post-nasal drip, then progressed to a pressure headache and sore throat before I could get any relief. At the local pharmacy, I pondered my medication options. How do you know which of the six dozen different varieties is best for you [...]
If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the years, its that I do not do spreadsheets. Not only do I seem incapable of creating and maintaining them, but I seem to have a mental block with work that involves them. I can see that they could be useful to a lot of people and a [...]
After referring me and giving me her job, then moving to another floor and later a different section of the office, Gillian has moved to the cube next to me. And we’re going to be on the same team. If we don’t kill each other first.
Forgetful: 1. They say elephants never forget. Would you compare your memory to that of an elephant or gnat? I’d say I’m more like a gnat than an elephant when it comes to my memory. 2. What kinds of things do you find it easy to remember? It’s easy for me to remember abstract ideas, [...]
Hello, I'm Sarah Jay: Wife. New Mom. Dreamer. Crafter. Web Developer and Designer. Technical Writer. Aspiring Photographer. Blogger. Baker. Procrastinator.
