As Julia Sidebottom was saying to Wendy Apgar:
 
 JS> I do hope first of all that things are going some what better for
 JS> you. 
 
 I try to take things one day at a time, or one step at
 a time.  It's hard because I've been pushing myself
 physically in order to take care of myself emotionally.
 But, I know the only way over is through.
 JS> Many of these are unmounted stamps that I have not had the 
 JS> opportunity to mount with all the fuss around here...and 
 JS> the rest are mounted stamps that are also waiting until I 
 JS> can get my bloody little fingers on them!
 JS> I have been doing a bit of stamping here the last several 
 JS> days. I have been experimenting with Pergamano some and 
 JS> various other stamped designs that can be done on 
 JS> parchment.
 I usually don't buy unmounted stamps, although I have
 a friend who has and has the clear thing (I forget what
 it is called) that the stamps cling to when they are
 used.
 There are so many things one can do with rubber stamps.
 I know for myself there is no way that I could learn
 to do them  all so I stick with the little things which
 I learn periodically which are fairly easy for me to 
 do. I'm one that doesn't do a lot of detail such as
 sceneries. Or really fancy cards, although I do some
 detailed work.  I suppose that is why there are so many
 different kinds of stamps and different things to do
 with them, because there are always so many different
 people.  :-)
 JS> It definitly sounds as though you are keeping busy with your RS'ing!
 JS> and you  are right that it can get your mind off of a zillion other 
 JS> things I hope you make some $$ from you endevor... I have 
 JS> not even marketed any of my cards or stamps in months now. 
 
 I wish I had more of an opportunity to market them. I know
 that I do make money on my cards and sending them out to
 others, but right now I need extra money coming in to pay
 the bills and the RX since I lost my babysitting because of
 some healthy boundaries that I set.  In the past I have
 managed to sell enough of the rubber stamped items to pay
 for the card stock, new rubber stamps, and misc supplies.
 The bazaar is in November, the one my mom is doing. I'm
 hoping to make Christmas money since I can't make all my
 gifts. I run out of ideas. 
 
 JS> This move has taken all my time and energy.  Right now I 
 JS> must get things finished here before I can dig into any new 
 JS> projects that will take up "space" in this room... but as 
 JS> I have mentioned before I have no doubt that soon enough 
 JS> the "space" difficulties should be resolved.
 I know what you mean. I'm going to have to set aside some
 of what I have been doing in order to put together Our
 Journey, which I edit.
 JS> I understand well having to get a replacement pen or other 
 JS> items when I am running low.. I hate to do that... seeing I 
 JS> am very well stocked most of the time and I hate the idea 
 JS> of going out anywhere anymore...  Driving is just to 
 JS> stressful for me... and I only do that when I must.  
 
 I know what you mean.  I have decided I do need to buy some
 more of the blue shades. I only have a blue blue, a dark
 blue and a pale blue and turquoise. I need a shade between
 the pale and dark blues. But for now I have the pens that I
 need.
 For  me, when my pain level is really high and I'm tired,
 driving becomes a real chore.  Even though I have been
 getting some sleep at night, between the physical pain and
 the emotional stuff it simply isn't enough (even with
 the RX I take for the fibromyalgia at night). I'm 
 exhausted and have trouble driving anywhere. It's really
 hard because it is difficult to find help to do the 
 things that need to be done. I'm hoping that a friend can
 go to the pharmacy and pick up the pain medication that
 is there. Someone from my church went by and paid for it
 for me, but I need someone to pick it up before I run out
 of what I have.
 JS> The coloring part can be one of the more fun things to do 
 JS> especially if you are anything like me... I do one up and 
 JS> if I am not satified with the first choices I made the next 
 JS> one will be colored completely different.
 
 I do that too. I'll usually make and color several at a time.
 Right now there are two for me, one for the bazaar, and one
 for my mom who buys craft supplies for me in exchange. Mom
 says she has so many cards I've made for them over the last
 couple of years that she is going to get them out next time
 she has her friends over and see if anyone wants to buy
 them.  Of course, she says, she will pull out all her
 favorites and the ones that take me a lot of time and effort
 to do.  :-)
 Wendy
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