My Day Off and a Seed Bead Explanation

It's my :day off" and my first load of laundry is already washed and ready for the dryer. I looked ahead at the weather forecast (called a forecast because it's never actually accurate, just a best-guess scenario) and today would be the best day to head to the bank. I have some things that have to be handled for the business, and that requires an in-person trip over there, so I'll make sure to do that first thing in the morning as soon as they open. That will at least give me a sense of accomplishment for the day - LOL. 

Although there were a lot of pictures of people against beautiful
skies, I really loved this simple and textured trio as an image
for accomplishment. That jumping for joy feeling is so prevalent
when looking around after conquering a difficult task. 

I have a list of things I have to do, not least of which is pulling my 2019 paid invoices from the "current" file and putting them into order into a "past" file. I'm 2/3 through January and haven't been able to file any of my paid bills for the month yet. It's annoying and I want this completed. I also would love to give my computer desk a thorough clean. DH cleaned his the other day and suddenly I see the surface of his desk! It's really quite shocking. Unfortunately, my desk isn't magically following his good example, so if I have some time this afternoon, I'll dive into my own desk. 

I totally understand this sentiment. Right now, although I might
not be able to immediately put my hands on X, Y or Z, I actually
do know where I will find it. It might be buried down a bit, but
I can put my hands on it relatively quickly. That may not be the
case if I clean the desktop, but it really needs to be done. 

I also have the usual - grocery shopping and misc loads of laundry - and I would like to get a start on the culling of my 11o seed beads. For those who don't know, seed beads (small beads made from glass which are stitched together to make larger projects) come in several different sizes and shapes. The most commonly used size is what's called an 11o - an archaic term that might have been based on the number of beads per inch, but that really holds no relevance today. Other common sizes are 15o (smaller than the 11o) and 8o (larger than the 11o). I have all of these and more. 

I generally use 11o and 15o beads in my projects, but my customers
who do bead knitting will often use the larger 6/0 and even 5/0 sizes.
The 11o size is the most common size, however, and has the
greatest range of available colors. 

The storage system that DH built for me many years ago is extraordinary. It has space for 420 tubes of 11o beads. I probably own closer to 1000 tubes, so I need to lay everything out and decide which beads I want to keep and which ones I want to sell or store. I have minimal room for storage, and seeing the colors are important for my work, so putting the excess away isn't very functional. But decisions have to be made, so I might at least start the thought process on this. 

Not only are seed beads available in a variety of sizes, but they are
also available in a variety of shapes. I think it was a lot easier when
I was painting - I used more than 80 colors of acrylics, but it was a
much smaller playground. 

So my day continues - some cleaning, some cooking, some shopping and some errands. In the long run, everything I do today will have to be repeated again in a week - LOL. Be that as it may, I'm still looking forward to my "day off" and wish each of you a Wonderful Wednesday. I'll be back tomorrow.