I've certainly got a lot to be grateful for during this, the fourth week of 2012. In addition to enjoying my life's usual blessings, this week has been bustling with activity. This week, I'm thankful for something that often is brushed off with complaint, being busy!
- On Monday ChefHangout.com was launched, catapulting me and 23 other chefs into a new and exciting realm of culinary education. I am all pins and needles waiting for our first class. Right now, the ranks of students are a little thin, but I'm hoping to fill at least five seats by giving away passes here on Mary Makes Dinner. If you haven't entered yet, stop by the contest post and say "hello".
- While running errands Tuesday evening I stopped at a local thrift store to try my luck at treasure hunting. Look what I found! This super kitschy roadrunner tray reminds me an awful lot of a treasury I put together for Etsy. I have a real thing for road runnners lately, maybe it has to do with this month being my Tex-iversary. That's right! We've been living the good life in Austin for a whole year now. It feels good to be home.
- In addition to my online cooking classes, I've also been working on putting together small soapmaking and handmade bath & body workshops recently. Some of you might already know that my day job (and alter ago) involves natural, handmade skin care. Several months ago I started working on putting real-life classes together on the subject. It was by sheer coincidence that it would launch the same week as my online cooking classes. The first class was listed this week on The Central Texas DIY Bath & Body Workshops Meetup Group, focusing on Melt & Pour Soaps. If you live in or around Austin, I'd love to teach you about handmade skin care.
- If all of this wasn't enough, My Saucy Mustache has been busy too! My Rainbow Mustache Beer Markers took part in a photo shoot which is going to be circulated on some very busy blogs. Scott and I have been formulating schemes to re-work our handmade process into something a little more streamlined to prepare for an increased volume of orders.
- Because I am a crazy woman I'm thinking about taking part in the Spring theme at Tie One On. I adore the one pretty, frilly apron I own, and was thinking how nice it would be to have a second. Not that I don't already have enough sewing projects to keep me busy. My mermaid quilt is very close to being finished (one more night of crafting with the ladies should do it). I've finished one of two baby quilts that are a little overdue – still need to start the second.
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