My day is Friday

Friday, January 22, 2010

Friday is my day: Martice

Netherlands is so lovely and tiny country so let's use our opportunity and hop to Leiden and meet Marta from martice.etsy.com
She knits fun laptop sleeves, baby booties and scarves. Please visit her colorful shop!

Knitted laptop sleeve and Macbook sleeve 13 inch (also Pro) Under the Sea blue
by: martice

The grey day

The day starts at 12.00h in the evening doesn't it? Well I was rolling balls of yarn at that hour, very meditative I must say!

At 02.15 I went to sleep (which is very late for me), so my day started very early today! I decided to try to change my biological clock and to try to sleep shorter. I woke up at 7.30 and send my bf a text message saying "good morning". Normally we would wake up together but today he's at a nerdy conference with fellow physicists. So I stood up alone.. well not totally alone... this week is very different... Litto the hairy bearded collie woke up in the same room. I'm watching Litto this week, because my mother is on holiday. This means for me that my day looks different.

First thing I do in the morning is run to my MacBook to see if something has happened while I was sleeping :) I found out that my nomination category at the Poppies opened. :) So I started my campaign ;)

7.45 Then I had a quick shower with the best soap in the world ( www.etsy.com/shop/ultimateorganicsoap ).

8.15 Now it's time to walk the dog (dog is already waiting). The morning walk is always very difficult, a big conflict of interest: walk the dog for a long time or compensate the time that I slept too long and walk not that long. But generally the first one wins, because it's best to have the dog a bit tired before I leave to work.

9.00 Normally I would go to work by bike or car, but car is broken and I feel ill, so I have been going by bus for the last week. This is not the best way though. I have to wait for a very long time.

And then I arrive at work, too late. I work in one room with one colleague. I was used to working alone, but now I love sharing a room. I generally bother her with all my stories the whole time :) and listen to her as well :). Today I brought her some Japanese tea with apple. :) Yum. She always gives me home made jam :) I get my first cup of coffeee and probably second one. Eat candy out of the jar (too much).

14.00 After working a few hours I go home, not too late, because dog is waiting. In between two busses I did some groceries and when I came home I walked the dog. The weather was nice for the first time in a few days and even dry, which gave me the opportunity to make some pictures of my sleeves outside in our small little outside place. :) Dog helped me out, by blocking the sun ;)

15.00 A quick lunch... and a good coffeeee

15.30 I had to go out again. A colleague is leaving us tomorrow and I have to buy him a trolley as a gift. So I went out and doggie watched me walk away. How can you leave him alone?? Well have to!

15.45 On my way first to the animal store to get him some more things to chew on. So I got him two toys, one bone and a bag of cookies. Now on my way to the trolley, which I found! Choosing was difficult, because they had like 50 different ones.

I also found some nice letters with the first letter of my (new) surname and my bf surname! And only for 1 euro p.p. Want it! Buy it! Where to hang it? I don't know.. we'll see!

17.00 Back home again :) The canals are nice in this light :) And yes.. walk the doggie again! pfff.. soon it will be over! :)

17.15 I opened my mail and found my new etsy order that arrived :) yes yes yes :) My Black Felted Barette arrived and it's so cute!

Ok now enjoying As The World Turns :) I just love watching the serie and doing whatever (generally playing with my mac) :) very relaxing :) Doggie also wants the play though ;) Play and eat his bone!

17.30 BF send me message, he will be home in 30 minutes :) So I will prepare dinner :) But first some more ATWT

18.00 BF comes home and we talk about the day that passed. He fixes the internet that was off for a whole day. Ooh! I sold a sleeve! :)

18.45 Dinner is served! (very easy almost ready dinner)

An the evening begins.. If we don't have any plans it means that we put on the TV and start working on our Macs.

Two whiteys on a white couch. I also knit and bf works on his extended family tree :)

Sometimes we are like 65-year olds. But who cares, these evenings are relaxed if you have a busy life. :)

We're both tired, so we want to go sleep early, but yes yes! Doggie comes around the corner again, but now it's bf turn :)

And now we sleep!

Imagine now different my day is, when I'm not babysitting the dog.

Things I didn't do and normally do/should do: write my thesis

Friday, January 15, 2010

Friday is my day: Thongbai Tatong

Jaa

Today a flight to Netherlands and meeting with Bai from thongbaitatong.etsy.com
She sews beautiful bags, skirts, dresses, tops and scarves. All with unique style. Please visit her pretty etsy shop!

WINTER SALE - Linen skirt is grey - ready to ship - LAST ONE IN STOCK

by: ThongbaiTatong

I woke up at about 8.20. Rob, my partner, had already left to work in Amsterdam. It was dark and cold outside. The ground was covered with a lot of ice and snow. But then about 9 o’clock the sun began to rise. It was so beautiful.

I went to the kitchen and made some tea. I like to drink tea with lemon and honey while I check my online shop www.thongbaitatong.etsy.com and read and answer emails. This morning I was greeted by 3 sales.

I wrote to all the three customers to confirm the order and to tell them when the orders will be shipped. At about 10am I had my breakfast. I like to sit by the window looking outside while having my breakfast. It is quite peaceful.

After breakfast I worked on my new spring/summer piece. I designed this bolero a few days ago and came up with nice pattern. Today I cut the fabric for two bolero’s, both in size Medium. It is beautiful white cotton with rose print.

I worked non-stop for a few hours with some help of a huge mug of coffee. I love this mug firstly because it is the biggest mug in the house and secondly because it has lovely tulips on the inside and outside with the word “ HOLLAND” .

The two bolero’s were looking great. But I had to stop halfway because it was already almost 3pm and I was hungry. I still had to pack some orders and take them to the post office before 5pm. So I made some two-minute noodles. Not very healthy but fast and good enough.

After I finish making each of my products I usually hang a tag on it and pack it neatly in a resealable plastic bag. Today I had to send 7 items, mainly to the States. I first printed out the stickers with the names and address of the customers. Then I made receipts to accompany each package. It is very official and professional with my company logo, address, VAT number, etc.

Each item is neatly gift-wrapped with handmade paper and a tag saying ‘Thank you very much”

I usually check my emails and my Etsy shop every hour. It is good for me because my studio is upstairs and my computer is downstairs. I get to exercise a lot each day running up and down the stairs. I first had my computer upstairs but it did not work because I spent too much time online;) It was quite distracting.

Actually, when I began to pack the orders I knew that the main Treasury on Etsy would open soon. After finished packing I waited for about 30 minutes for Treasury to open.

I caught a T but did not fill it because I had to run to the post office. It was already 4.20. Rob came home early and he offered to drive me to the post office, which is about 5-minute away. The post office is not very far from my house, just cross the river, then a lake. If the weather is nice I like to walk or ride my bicycle there. There is a dam cutting through the middle of the lake where no cars are allowed. It is a wonderful walk in the summer.

However, last year and this year it has been cold enough in the winter for some ice to form on the surface of the lake, thick enough for ice-skating. Today we went to the post office by a car and we had to go round the lake. We stop to take some pictures.

People were skating ans the sun was setting. It was so beautiful. On the right of the picture you can see a pointing roof of a church. This church is situated across the road from the post office.

It was getting dark on the way home.

I was busy all day and I almost forgot to take my medicine. I am allergic to grass and I have to take this medicine, one tablet a day, for 3 years to build some kind of anti body against this allergy. I began taking them 3 months ago. Well, I have only about 900 tablets to go!

It has been a long day for me and Rob offered to cook. He is such a wonderful man;) He made some beef and vegetables. And we ate at around 7pm.

I was very tired;) I was thinking about working on the computer, writing a blog post or updating my website www.thongbaitatong.com but I had to call it an early night. However, I did not forget to fill the Etsy Main Treasury I had caught. We watched the television and went to bed at about 2am, after me falling asleep in the couch since 10pm… So I was told and I did not believe that.

Friday, January 8, 2010

Friday is my day: Senay Akin

Jaa

Hello and welcome 2010!
This friday we will meet Senay from Istanbul, Turkey. She is a comtemporary jewellery designer with photographer background. Please visit her interesting and ah, so beautiful shop at senayakin.etsy.com