It was a busy week mostly because I was going to the Thrifty Artists Garage Sale on Saturday to sell yarn from my stash. I had been preparing for it but this was the final crunch and I worked on yarn each day. But there were other things going on too.
Anne was having surgery on her thumb Tuesday morning and I was her transport. Of course she was the first surgery so I had to be up at 4:30 and on the road by 5:00 to get here there for 6:00. Since it was so early, I did some food prep on Monday to leave her with easy things to eat. I'd bought a cat shaped snackle box so filled that then made one of Anne's favorite things - spam buns. Her surgery went well and it was a good thing I was there to talk to the doctor because she was completely loopy and remembered nothing he said. After a Starbuck's run and picking up her prescriptions, I got her settled at home. I was home by noon so had a few hours for lunch and relaxing before heading to Fremont to pick up the art Andrea and I had won in the Fremont Art Association's auction. I had a zoom lecture scheduled at 5:00 but it ended up being boring so I bailed and streamed until I went to bed early. The 4:30 wake up had caught up with me.
It was back to yarn on Wednesday. I had borrowed some bins from Anne so sorted yarn into those based on what I'd charge for the yarn. As I sorted, I added the yarn to an excel spreadsheet so I could mark off what sold. That night I had a dinner at Southeast Community College in Lincoln with my friend Lorri. It's part of their culinary program and this was our 3rd. The food is alway delicious and this was no exception.
My goal was to have everything done and ready for the sale on Thursday because I had an all day zoom conference on Friday. I finished the sorting and the excel file the went to the library to print it, the bank to get change and then loaded the car. I even made time for a load of laundry and hanging it on the line. I ended the day with pizza from Johnny Rico's food truck and was ready for Friday.
I'm the president of the library board and treasurer of the friends of the library so needed to attend the Big Talks for Small Libraries conference on Friday. It started first thing and ran all day. I did skip one session but enjoyed all the others and since board members get CE's (continuing ed points), it helps the library. There were enough breaks between sessions that I made some ham salad and did more laundry to hang out That evening, I packed the bag I'd take to the sale and called myself ready. I had high hopes of making some decent money, unlike the last time I did this, which was pre-pandemic and I was selling rubber stamp sets and fabric. I only made $200 which wasn't worth my time. I went to bed and slept well.
Andrea was helping me at the sale so I picked her up at 7:00 and we swung by The Bagel Bin for snacks and set up the sale. I was assigned spot #4, which was a good omen because that's my favorite number. The sale started at 9:00 and there was already a line of people filling the hallway at 8:30. I was the only person selling only yarn and did a brisk business all morning. It slowed down as the day went on, which meant we had knitting time, and it was over by 3:00. I learned a few things and will try to get a table for the summer sale.
Sunday was a much needed recharge day. I knitted in the sun, chatted with friends and streamed most of Bridgerton. I was happy that the sale was over and with the money I made selling yarn I'd never use, most of which came from Goodwill yarn grab bags. I made enough to pay for most of the beach house rental this summer, so it was well worth the effort.
It was a busy week and I was thrilled to have the sale behind me. Next up was going to be prepping the basement for the east wall replacement. Checking things off while winter lasts. Garden season will be here soon and I want to be ready. I'm totally ready for spring, which is my favorite season.
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