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Another exceptional beginner class...

9/17/2013

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“Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise.” -  Horace
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Another small beginning class with big heart!  The Sunday before last, five women started on a new adventure and joined the rug hooking fold.  One student, Liz, came all the way from Thunder Bay, rented a cottage in Mahone Bay and explored the area while working on her new design I created specifically to coordinate with a placemat she made. One of the highlights of her trip was a jaunt to Frenchy's.  I looked up the address and she programmed the GPS for later in the week.   We had such fun chatting after the class the hours melted away and I missed the grocery store so we went out for dinner at Mateus Bistro for a fabulous meal.  More conversation and the evening disappeared and we were the last diners to leave the restaurant. Liz was here without a frame so I loaned her my personal one so she was able to continue with her hooking.  One afternoon she dropped by the shop to take advantage of our great lighting as it was a bit dull at the cottage for hooking.      

One of the newbies is Donna McKinnon, someone from my past  days at Reinforced Plastics where I worked for 12 years in the accounting office.  Don't know what my title was, back then it wasn't so important to have a label, but basically I helped get the financials out each month, helped train the other departments with the new computer modules, did the costing for the orders and was responsible for over seeing the payroll.  I put in a lot of late nights and weekends as the hours in the day didn't match the many jobs that needed to be done, sort of like now and I still don't get paid over time!   

The plant made reinforced plastic piping and the toxins from the materials made me quite ill and I eventually got environmental sickness and had to leave.  Although my boss was gruff I enjoyed working for him, at least most of the time.  There were moments that would make good stories. Overall it gave me the tools to be able to do the financial side of my business.  The experts say that being a creative, right brained person, I'm not supposed to be good with numbers but I am, and I do my own bookwork to prepare for year end.  I won't say I do it on time, my procrastination skills outweigh my bookkeeping prowess so it's piled in a box until April and then I scramble to do all the entries and loose my mind.  They'll be  sweating, crying and cussing again because I let it get behind this year but I swear 2014 will be different.  Shane enters all the sales side of things and starting the new year I plan to train him on the expenses side so they are entered monthly and no more loosing my patience and sanity tax time.   At this stage in my life it should be all about making life easier and having less aggro, freeing up time to do the jobs that bring pleasure like designing or hooking. 

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Donna on the right....a work mate from way back, retired now and hooking a rug for her daughter.
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A sweet design I whipped up for Liz to compliment the placemat she made. Can't wait to see the finished picture. She has a good eye for colour and details so I know it will look great.
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Liz
9/18/2013 12:32:13 am

Sunday was wonderful! Christine is an excellent teacher, making the whole process simple and enjoyable.
Thank you Christine for a most pleasant day.. and evening. Your hospitality and generosity were the highlight of my trip. (who would lend a perfect stranger their personal equipment?)

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Christine
9/21/2013 01:40:08 pm

Maybe it's more like I would lend a stranger that was "perfect" my frame.... Had a great time! Sorry I was so busy getting the shop in order or I would have invited you home for a meal. Next time!

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