Needing to vent.....

I am a tiny bit irritated with a seller on Etsy. I purchased two corsets in January and have yet to receive them. I could understand if the seller had contacted me and told me "hey I tried to send them and they came back" but not even that.

What I keep getting is the run around that they sent it out. I reported the seller and they finally contacted me shortly after being reported, but only to tell me the same line again that they were sending it out that following day. That's 68 bucks that has been gone for over 2 months with nothing to show for it!

I doubt I would be likely to do business with this seller again unless it were a small cheap item. This makes me a bit sad. Plus, paypal only allows 45 days for a full refund so who knows how much I'll be able to get back if anything. *le sigh*

Alright, it's time to go get ready for work.

I've been gone forever!

So today is Tuesday and my Nip Tuck is over. I'm so sad, but I took the liberty of ordering all the seasons on dvd!

What's been going on in my life lately?

Well for a long while I felt nothing but inner peace about everything in the world. Then reality hit about needing to find a new place to stay. So I went into this modular home and other then some simple cosmetic stuff, I'm in love with it. I'm just sitting here trying to figure out how to fill up the main rooms with our stuff and start a new.

However... everyone is upset about the monthly rent. I agree 800 a month is a bit steep but I am looking at it from the angle of the rentor. I am thinking he doesn't have all the money upfront to invest in fixing the place up like it needs to be and is trying to just get extra off top. Who knows. I do know I would like to meet with him and do a walk thru of what I want fixed before I move in.

As far as I know that is the only place so far that I am the first to put and offer and it is as good as mine. Every other place I've called the place is pretty much promised to someone else. Which it's like if you're promising it to someone...why advertise it? Makes no sense to me.

Oh and yea I am rambling on b/c I am trying to stay awake. For what reason? I have no idea. I will be a better blogger but for now I am going to go try and rest my mind a bit. Take care bloggers!

It SOLD!

It's roughly 7:27 AM and I have just finished packing my ACEO that was sold sometime ago. I'm excited b/c I told myself before I left work today that something would sell today, and what do you know, something did sell! Here is my card that sold:
Also as an update, that painting I did for the co-worker had to be reworked but has come out better for the client. I was a bit ticked off at first b/c the day after I had let her view the painting she came back and told me she wanted it redone on the flower. After having redone it, I now agree with her. Heh. :o) Here's the improved shot of it...

As an artist you don't like to hear people tell you how something should look when you created it to look one way.

I have another client lined up that is needing me to do calligraphy for her wedding invites and I am excited to do those, b/c I have done calligraphy for over 10 yrs but nothing in great length such as writing out entire invitations! I do believe I will need a lightbox to better assist me in the project.

Ok, ok I am rambling on. I hope all my fellow Etsians have a good day in the market and hope you bloggers stay out of trouble!

Burning a hole in my pocket!

So today was pay day and already I've purchased so many things for pleasure and business! I was on newegg.com today and purchased a 7.2MP Nikon Coolpix digital camera, 2 corsets from www.cherrypiepunk.etsy.com, 6 new canvases from a new art supply shop(6 canvases of varying bigger sizes for only 33 bucks!) paid some bills and played the lotto. :o)

I bought the corsets from cherrypie b/c she does awesome work and they are mainly for after the breast reduction. Here they are http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=7141423 and http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=7141424. Oh yeah, lol, I want to get a reduction b/c the twins have outstayed their welcome! So there!

Tomorrow I go to office depot and buy a new photo printer in the hopes of being able to print out my work from home. Instead of getting disappointed and being charged out the butt from other printing companies. I have to tell myself, if I don't like it,(the photoprinter/digicam) just to return it instead of keeping it and being out of the money. I'm an impulsive buyer!

Oh yeah and my fortune cookie said investing in a small business would be good for me! Isn't that awesome?! It was just more amusing b/c before me and the b/f went out to lunch I was talking to him about needing to "pimp" myself out more with my art, so I can make real money and save up.

I completed my first true commissioned painting for a co-worker and she loves it! Here's the end result.......
What do you think bloggers? You can't really see it all that well... but I put droplets from the hot glue gun to mimic dew on some petals. I'm really proud of this piece and I know it can only get better. Well I need to try and force myself to get a least an hour of sleep before work. Have a lovely weekend my bloggers! *hugs*

Working on New Years...

So I brought the new year in by being at work on my computer. I suppose that would mean I am setting the pace for this year. I just woke up a couple of hours ago from my nap and decided to paint on a project I have put off to the side. Now I have to put it off for a little longer b/c I am having trouble mixing the exact same blue background I had. I just went outside and took some pics and it was extremely bright outside.Plus I didn't have the sun to my back, I had it to my side, which really killed the quality. I suppose I will go work on an ACEO instead and list that tonight. Thankfully, I don't have to work tonight so I can do a bit of catching up on some stuff.

Ok, now I'm just rambling. LoL I am going to go. Happy New Years, Bloggers!

It's been a few days....

Since I last posted. Christmas has come and gone. Thank goodness! My Christmas morning was spent with my family and my afternoon was spent with the boyfriend at the movies. We went to see I Am Legend with Will Smith and AVPR. I Am Legend was a good movie I would buy it on dvd. AVPR....well, that was a waste of my time. I wanted to fall asleep on several scenes of the movie. I tried blaming it on the fact I woke up super early, but no, the movie was boring. It seemed like they just threw the movie together and hoped for the best. It seems like a lot of movies are made that way now. Or is it just me?

Last friday night I went out with the girls to Club Paradise and I had tons of fun! It was like being eighteen again. Aww...how I miss those days!

My pug has finally learned how to raise his leg to go potty and I'm super proud of him, I never thought he'd learn how to. Plus, Pugsley met his first puppy on Christmas day and he was so well behaved. He didn't even snap back at my sisters dog when he bit his lip. I think he was more stunned at how small the puppy was to even react. Oh, heh, I could post pics huh. :op::

That^ is of Pugs scoping out Terry, my sisters new pup. That^ is of Pugs being a big boy now. :o)
I think the puppy my sister has is a Pekingese, don't quote me on that though! Yeah I never did get a full facial pic of the pup. :o/

Well....I need to go shove off and be productive. I think some painting might be in order. I might paint outside today. Have a lovely day bloggers!

Why do we stay?

I'm curious to know why women stay in a relationship when it's obvious the male is not going to amount to anything? I mean like he has no drive, ambition, lacks compromise, and lack of liability. Maybe lack of liability isn't the best way to describe someone who doesn't want to take blame for their actions, but I can't think of a better word right now.

We could say it's love, but is it really? In my personal opinion, to put it bluntly, it is fear that keeps us there. Fear of being alone and having to start over again. Fear of not knowing how the ending of the relationship will go over with the partner. Just fear.

If you're a woman reading this blog, please feel free to leave a comment on your thoughts about this. :o)