We're Driving Ourselves Crazy - Who Would Think It Would Be So Hard to Quit?

It's June, almost July. We're on a tight time schedule, and we're SO behind. *sigh* I've been working on my first tale for the current LJ Idol, and I'll get something posted today, but will it be my best work? Highly unlikely. Still, I'll have put something out there, and hopefully it will be enough to get me to the next round. I know I can't devote the time I would like to writing this time around, but I've always been good at coming up with something under pressure. I hope that continues to be true because my pressures are only going to be increasing over the next few months. 

I have no idea why I chose this quote today, but it 
seems to just fit, so here you go! 

The goal is to be out of the store by Thanksgiving. That means a LOT of bits and pieces are going to have to fall into place before that can happen. We'll also probably end up renting a temporary storage room for items we'll want to bring to the Southwest for auction. We'll have to see how the first auction goes - I don't recall which dates we sent items down for, but we did do that. 

We sent a variety of items down to Santa Fe Art Auction 
for an auction scheduled for this summer. I have no idea 
how they will sell, but if they do well, we have a lot more 
items that we would like to bring to them. Many of those 
would be better if we rented a truck and drove them down 
ourselves. Items that are too fragile to really ship with 
any confidence. 

Our problem is the artwork. We'll be able to sell or donate the beads without too much problem. Beads are very popular and everyone loves a good sale. Of course, we have 1000's of types/styles/colors and materials. As I said in an earlier post - beads just started taking over from the artwork. 

We've sold down a lot since this photo was taken. This was 
from 10 years ago and it's on our Google page (along with 
many other photos). A couple of the photos even have me 
(blurred, but with hair and no tattoo!). We still have a lot 
of materials available, but it's nowhere near as packed 
as it was then. 

But the artwork is varied, both framed and unframed. We have signed limited-edition prints, we have serigraphs, we have originals in watercolor, gouache and acrylics, and we have some very well-known Native American artists in that collection of items. DH spent a solid three days looking for the invoice for two Amado Pena watercolor and pen pieces. He knows which gallery he purchased them from, but needs information about what he paid for them and the exact media the artist used. No luck. He drove himself crazy with it, and it's simply nowhere to be found. 

We have two lovely Amado Pena pieces and just 
can't tell if they're originals or lithographs. We 
can't find the invoice, so it's a very uncertain 
valuation. *sigh*

I, in the meantime, have Etsy which is suddenly becoming a bit more active for us. My customer from the West Coast who ordered the MASSIVE amount of crystals has received her box and is happily unpacking everything. I had a smaller Etsy order yesterday morning and mailed that one out on my way home yesterday night. I don't always check my Etsy page daily, but happened to catch this order right away. Yeah! Sometimes I do things right - LOL. 

On that note, I'm off to eat breakfast and start a busy Friday. Have an excellent day and I'll be back to wrap up the week tomorrow. Slava Ukraini.