Glue, Airstream and TGIF

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Normally I stitch on my lunch hour at work. Yesterday I glued the stitched rounds to the scalloped pieces. Next I'll divide these up to make some into cards and some into Sticky Notes.

Btw, I highly recommend these "disposable" food containers for holding craft supplies and projects. They come in different sizes, they're cheap and you can easily see what's inside. I love them. (I don't know anyone who actually disposes of them - they last quite a long time.)

Remember when I posted about how cool an old Airstream would be for an office or studio? My friend Sue sent me a link about this new Airstream concept car. Pretty cool.

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Back in July I wrote about losing a rock star employee to my friend Jen's Human Resources department. Of her work that we divided up, I took on the Returns process. She's always said it consumes up to 80% of her day. I didn't have 80% to give, but neither did anyone else. And it's not a responsibility that can easily be divided between employees.

The process involves co-ordinating product returns between our customers, our sales people and our vendors - making sure the return happens within the allowable window, making sure the customer gets credited and that our vendor credits us. It turns out it's the kind of work I like - all that "managing by email" stuff - being very organized. But man, this learning curve is kicking my butt! I know I'll be good at this and it will all be routine, but all this thinking is wearing me out. By the time Friday rolls around, I'm really thankful there are only five work days in a seven day week.

And remember the mean bully of whom I've spoken? I suspect it will be the work I do for him that suffers, given my new responsibilities. I went on record with my boss about that yesterday. He didn't have a solution but I didn't expect him to. It is what it is for now.

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