The Everyday Project Day 5

Trouble in the Kingdom

There is trouble in the kingdom known as MMWLL. It seems as if some people have been having problems and keeping it to themselves. The only way problems can be solved is if they are made known to the people who can do something about it. By keeping problems to oneself and telling certain people not to tell anyone,  those people are actually creating further problems. Passive aggressiveness is not how adults resolve conflict. Put on your "big kid pants" and talk about your issues before they snowball into an avalanche of misunderstanding, ill will and hurt feelings.  Civil discussion and dialog is always encouraged and respected.

Research and creative thinking are  also part of the jewelry making processes. I have at least 3 design ideas that I am trying to make into reality. The Sundance catalog is a great inspiration. Also trying to work with what I have before I buy new is challenging.

It is what it is...
Namaste

The Everyday Project Day 4

Well it was an interesting day around here. I worked on a project I started yesterday. Its still not done but hey, I found some time. I'm not sure where its going but I am definitely working on a leaf theme. 

I was dressed and ready for yoga when I got a call from Colin's baseball coach that the snack bar had been broken into. We have been having trouble with some gang called Asian Crips so it was probably them. It must have been a busy day on the "Mesa" because it took over an hour for the police to come. How nice it would be to have ultimate power and electrify the fence. I would put a big sign on it that it was an electric fence. touch at your own risk. Those dumb a-holes would probably not believe it and fry their stupid selves. HaHa (evil laugh).

Thank goodness Scott was around to file the report as it was Cara's final performance of Big River. Chuck, Peggy and Zack came to watch and they were full of compliments. Cara is a natural but next is baseball season. She will go back to theater next fall. How beautiful does she look????

Water bottle update: Its gone. Not too bad. Only 3 days.

It is what it is...

Namaste

The Everyday Project Day 3

There are 2 things that are bothering me right now. 1 is kind of big and the other pretty small.

The bigger is this section from the play Big River. I have been hearing it multiple times per day for a week now and it still hits me the same way. With sadness and revulsion.

The other is this water bottle. It has been at the foot of my bed for 2 days since 11-15. It's not mine. I'm going to keep track of it until someone picks it up. Lets see how long it will last.

It is what it is...

Namaste

Project of the day is Sea Salt Caramels. $5 per 1/4 pound. Order some for yourself or gifts.

The Everyday Project Day 2

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So how lame is this? I have been working backstage all week for the MET production of Big River. It is Cara's first time in a full on  professional musical. I am super tired, so I say to myself, "Self, just skip today. You are too tired." Ha, no way am I bailing on day 2. Lets go!

The Big River is FABULOUS!!!!! Everyone works so hard (myself included) to make this a quality production. In case you don't know, Big River is the story of Huckleberry Finn,a runaway slave named Jim and Tom Sawyer and their adventures on the Mississippi River.

 My main job is moving the house on and off stage and "dressing" it for different scenes. Dressing means switching out the props so it can be used for different scenes.  I am learning all kinds of new theater lingo.

Cara is part of the B group chorus. These are kids from about grade 4-6. She plays a girl as well as a boy. She actually has to wear a dress. We had to buy Mary Jane style shoes as well as jazz shoes. These are way less expensive than any kind of sports shoes so that is a bonus. She is not loving the dress part but hey, it's a costume and she gets that.

We have been at the theater from 4:30-10pm all week and today was the first show. I also spent Tuesday night hauling tons of plants from 2 different Home Depots and Jon B. even borrowed our truck on Wednesday. That's a whole nother story. Anyway, I am so impressed with Cara. She is so animated and takes her part very seriously. She learned the dances and the songs. She gets up and goes to school the next day and gets her homework done. She said, "Mom, isn't weird to hear me using dance words?"  I said, "You gotta learn the lingo." I hope she continues with this because MET is great group of people. They are very welcoming to newbies like us.

You know I love Little League and soccer but I have good memories of playing in the pit orchestra in HS and being a "band geek" back in the day.

It is what it it...
Namaste

Today's jewelry is a picture jasper and jade Leaf necklace. You can visit it on my Etsy site. www.etsy.com/shop/marybethmacnaughton

The Story of Trash

This is an oldie that I guess I forgot to post. It is not a substitute for Day 2 of the Everyday Project.


Once upon a time, on or about January 29, 2012, a call went out through the kingdom know as MMWLL. There would be an All League meeting and work party. All were invited to attend. Many did and between then and the start of the season, the kingdom was clean. Most teams worked on the designated days. Some did not and suffered the penalty of not practicing. But the kingdom was clean. 

As time went on, the trash cans were not emptied at the end of each day. They became full and overflowed. Pieces of trash blew out of the trash cans and hovered near their former home. Once in a while a great wind would blow through the kingdom and the lonely trash would move farther and farther away until it clung to the fences or nestled in the weeds. Oh how the trash longed to be in a receptacle such as a trash can or especially the dumpster. And now the MMWLL is not clean. Trash cans overflow. Trash litters the kingdom. 

A great tournament will be held called the TOC. Visitors from miles around will see our trash and not be pleased. The president and her court will not be pleased. Our league will not be looked favorably upon. 

Divisions with clean fields will be praised and rewarded. Divisions with trashy fields will be called out. 

The moral of the story is EMPTY THE TRASH CANS AND PICK UP THE TRASH. 

It is what it is....

The Everyday Project

They say you should do what you love and love what you do. You should make time for what you love. I have been thinking about this quite a bit. I have been neglecting this blog lately. I have not been as creative as I like to be with my jewelry projects. So in an attempt to find out if we can really make the time for what we love...
A  new project has begun. I am calling it the Everyday Project.

Everyday starting today, for 1 year, I will attempt to write at least something and make something.That way, if I can't think of something to write about, I can at least write about what I made.

 I got the idea from a woman I heard on the radio who did something similar. She felt her life wasn't going the way she wanted it to and there was something missing. So she started the Kindness Project. Everyday she would do something kind. It changed her life. It got her on the radio at least.

Why start today, you ask? Why not wait for a milestone day like New Year's Day, my birthday or a Monday at the very least? Well, there's no time like the present. So lets go!

It is what it is...
Namaste

Today's project: a wrap bracelet made with Swarovski crystals. It wraps 4 times around the wrist. The next project is to try to keep my Etsy shop updated with all of my new work.

From the Office of the President

Effective Immediately

By executive order, MMWLL has instituted  a new Drama Free Policy. Any one caught creating drama and discourse, by but not limited to:

Not getting along with others, including players, parents, spectators, visiting teams, umpires and other officials, board members and especially fellow managers,

Unsportsmanlike behavior,

Disrespectful and "reply all" emails,

Not sitting down and working out issues like grownups,

and general whining and complaining,

will be subjected to a monetary Whine penalty.

This penalty payment will be used to specifically fund The President's Wine Fund. This will keep your unanimously elected president (me), happy and calm. If pushed to the dark side, I will be forced to quote specific passages from the bylaws, the Green Book and the Coach's Code of Conduct, and give time outs.

I shouldn't have to buy wine for a good long time.


HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

It is what it is...