A Simple Thought, to Occupy My Mind

I got a new air compressor and a new paint sprayer for the business. You know what 2 air compressors running at the same time sound like?
The alien ships in War of the Worlds.

I'm sick. And I know sugar makes me feel like crap, but surely when I already feel like crap sugar will make me feel better, right? They'll like cancel each other out. Right? Guys? Bring me sugar.

Whig and I have decided we understand how polygamy could be beneficial. We could really use another wife right now.

Speaking of second wives, anyone wanna do my dishes?

Don't you hate it when a show is based on a really cool concept but is poorly executed?

Would stapling a dog's mouth shut be considered a bad thing? Mine won't stop barking. It's driving me nuts.

Ok, stapling is a bit harsh. How about duck tape? Wait, is it duck or duct? Someone help me out here.

Anyone have the Hunger Games sequel I can borrow? Not that I have time to read, but maybe I'll be sick for a couple more days.

I miss Inara's long hair.

Man, I'm all over the place. Did I mention I'm sick? And that I want sweets? Seriously, someone bring me cookies. With chocolate in them. And peanut butter. But mostly sugar. Lots of sugar.

Skies Are Blue

The wiring is fixed. The kiln is firing. We shipped orders out for the first time in a week. My cleaning lady comes tomorrow. I'm attending a tax-deductable retreat in Sundance next Friday. And in a couple weeks Whig and I will take some much needed time off -from work, the kids, everything.





I'm good.

It's My Party and I'll Cry if I Want To

Welcome to my pity party. I know it's tacky of me to whine on my blog, but it's been a crappy week and I need to vent.
Last week we ran out of bisque (the unpainted dinnerware I get wholesale). I waited frantically (is that an oxymoron? ) for it to get here. Orders were piling up and up and up. It was stressful. The dishes finally arrived Monday. Monday was also the day we put the new, ginormous kiln in the basement. (And by 'we' I mean my husband and several swarthy neighborhood men.) The kiln was too big to fit down the stairs, so they had to lower it down the window well. Whig couldn't for the life of him figure out how to get the window out, so he had to break it. That was greaaaaat. The actual lowering of the kiln was pretty swell too. I feared for my life. Seriously. Just ask Adhis, she was there. I've got pictures of it but I'm too lazy to go down to the basement and get my camera right now.
So, dishes -check. New humongo kiln -check. We can start tackling those orders right? Wrong. The new kiln had the wrong sized plug for the outlet. Whig had to take apart the plug and make it smaller. Fantastic.
Tuesday he headed over to Lowes at 6 am and bought the stuff to fix the plug. Tuesday night I loaded up the kiln and turned it on.
Wednesday morning -open kiln. Nothing was fired. It didn't work. Whig took a look and realized the kiln was overloading the breaker. He'd have to rewire it. Marvelous.
Thursday I realized the cups I got in the shipment on Monday were slightly smaller than the other ones. I had to redo the cup stencils. Will the fun never stop?
From Thursday on Whig worked on the wiring. He made about 5 trips to Lowes and one trip to an electrical supply store. Every night he'd say, "Sorry honey, I can't fix it tonight. I'll have to finish it in the morning." Oh, did I also mention he was sick all week too? He's such a trooper. Anyway, Saturday came around and I heard him say again, "Sorry honey, I can't fix it today. I'll have to try again on Monday."
All week I've watched helplessly as the orders pile up. All week I've worked 12 hour days without being able to ship anything out. All week I've watched my poor, sick husband try to juggle work, dinner, bedtime, homework, and rewiring the basement. All week I've watched my house get progressively more disgusting. The dishes never seem to get done. I'm pretty sure the kids went a whole week without a bath. I've had setback after setback, but hearing that the kiln couldn't be fired again just sent me over the edge. I'm done. I'm just done. My insides are hollow. All my emotional and physical energy is gone. I've scraped the bottom -not even dregs left. I can't deal. I just want to lay in bed and cry for the rest of my life.
But I'll get up tomorrow and go back to work.
And I'll call an electrician.
And I'll get the kiln going.
And I'll ship out those orders even if it kills me, dammit.
And I'll deal.
Because what else is there to do? I can't really lay in bed and cry for the rest of my life. Think of how boring that would be.

Finally!

Exactly one week after hearing the big news, I finally got my hands on a copy of BHG. I'm probably not supposed to do this, but I scanned the page 236 for you.I'm beyond thrilled. The dishes look great, the blurb is so positive. And it does have my website listed after all. I think I'm going to go break into song and dance now, like on the musical episode of Buffy.

It's GIVEAWAY Time!

My friend Cindy just started a great new giveaway blog, So Sweet Giveaways, and she's letting Thinnerware get in on the action.She's giving away 2 sets (that's 2 plates, 2 bowls, and 2 cups) of Thinnerware dishes.
The best part is, you pick the color and design -including custom colors!
Head on over to www.sosweetgiveaways.com to find out how to enter.
And hurry! Giveaway closes Wednesday October 28th!

Runnin' Round the Office Like a Dog Around a Track

Waiting in the car for Gigi to get out of preschool. I have the feeling most of my blog posts will get written that way, at least for a while.
How am I going to do this? It's like the busiest, most stressful day ever -but it NEVER ends. I've got people helping me, but there are certain things I have to do (like train said people). And to make things worse, Whig's out of town. I've done the single mom thing before, but never while working 12 hour days.
Sorry to be such a whiny baby. It is incredibly awesome and exciting and terrifying (in a good way). I am so so blessed. Most of the time I am overwhelmed with gratitude. I think the problem is I slowed down enough to really feel the stress and terror (in a bad way) of it all. ok gigi's here. back to work

Now Hiring

Update: I've got enough people for the time being. I might hire more in the next week or so, depending on how busy we get. I'll keep you all posted.

Thinnerware (ie Me) is now hiring. I will pay $10 an hour. This is a part-time position. Hours are flexible. Childcare not available (ie make arrangements for your kids). I am located in the Lehi, Utah area.

You must be:
reliable
honest
hard-working
not afraid to get your hands dirty
good with people/outgoing (you won't work with people much, but you need to have good people skills for when you do)
resourceful

No experience necessary.

For more information, please email me at sarah (at) thinnerware (dot) com.