I Have to Shovel, Cooking and Etsy (and Other Things)

We got a little bit of snow overnight, which means building shoveling into my morning. Thus, when I awakened at 2:00 am, I wasn't inclined to go back to sleep for the final hour. Instead, I turned on my lights, did my meditation, and am starting my day with a little bit of room to breathe, So, it's 3:20 am, my first load of laundry is in the washer, I'm scheduling my day in my head (a LOT to do, and I forgot one thing at the shop, so I'll have to pop over there to collect it on my way to the co-op this morning). After the co-op, then on to the regular grocery store. On the way home, get the car washed (I have an annual pass for the car wash - I love it - it's new, quite close to the grocer so VERY convenient, and they do a great job). Finally home to do some cooking, and I'll work on Xmas cards for the rest of the day. I can do holiday shopping on Friday. 

We got a light dusting of snow overnight, so I'd like 
to get out and shovel the driveway and the walk before 
I leave for the gym. If we keep a handle on it, we won't 
have a driveway of solid ice. I hate it when we have 
ruts in the ice to get into the driveway, and I want my 
newspaper guy safe when he runs up to put the paper 
at the front steps (I bribe him well to do that, plus 
he's a really nice guy). 

I've received cards from Tinnean (thank you my dear, it's awesome as always. Since you injured yourself, I wasn't expecting one from you this year *hugs), and Shirebound. Shirebound's lovely card is on one side of Shruti's magnificent card, with a card from a high school friend - Pam - on the other side. It's early days yet, though. I'm focused on getting my cards out into the mail ASAP. I'm running really late this year and apologize to each and every one of you. Time has NOT been my friend. 

I am running late with my holiday cards this 
year. I apologize in advance. I'll have them out 
within a few days, but for me ... well, I'm late! 

I also have to cook today, or at least figure out what I'm going to make on Friday (more likely). I'm thinking a nice batch of stuffed peppers for Friday. That sounds lovely right now. I have to finish up last week's soup first, though, and tonight is chicken night, so I don't really have to worry about a "cook" until Friday this week. 

I love making stuffed peppers over the colder months. 
They cook up fairly quickly, are easy for portion 
control, and taste EVER so good! One of my absolute 
favorite Fall/Winter meals. 

I had two Etsy sales that I pushed out the door yesterday. At least one of them was a good amount, making the time spent worthwhile. I've actually got Etsy down, but they keep changing their interface, and I can't find everything I need to alter anything on my posting. I'll have to find a bit of time next week on the laptop to push a lot of buttons and find how to edit things on my product pages. It used to be easy, but now everything is buried under a new something - I don't even know what to click on to access my pages for editing. *sigh* Still, I printed out the monthly sales reports and was a bit surprised to realize that I'd sold something off Etsy almost every month this year. 

Etsy certainly isn't a barn-burner for sales for us, but 
it is moving product that sells quite slowly in the 
store, so every sale is a plus. It gets a little convoluted 
regarding our sales books, but that's DH's problem. 
I did print him out the monthly summaries for this year, 
so that might help at year-end. Maybe - LOL. 

I'm dressed for the pool, and grateful that I'm not part of LJ Idol any more - at least as far as writing goes. I really don't have the time to devote and they only deserve my best efforts. Hell, if I didn't do my blog at 3:30 am, it wouldn't happen at all because the time simply wouldn't be there. The story of my life - living a full life in bits and pieces - LOL. Have an excellent Wednesday and I'll be back tomorrow. Slava Ukraini.