[Jewelry making - Article 01018] - Re: [Orchid] Studio - at home or away?

[Karen Bahr]

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    Hi Sue Get rid of the vases and other superferlous stuff that you
    don't need nor want to dust. If you like your house don't fret about
    a little dust as no matter how often you dust it comes right back.
    Clean in small bunches as a way to break up a day or when you need a
    break from a bad day of making art. 

    I vacuum when I can't stand the floors anymore, with animals and a
    doggy door that can be every hour or once every couple of weeks. Wash
    floors and cupboard doors as needed. A dishwasher helps with keeping
    dishes clean and works while you do other things, as does the
    washer/dryer. Once a week I take an hour or more as needed to
    reorganize and file the stacks of paperwork, bills etc. that we pile
    during the week and I pay my bills via the internet so they are done
    faster and easier. Even though we are in the city I only do major
    shopping every two weeks, (my husband likes it that I am not a
    typical shopping loving woman:)). 

    It usually gets a little more hectic as I get into the school season
    as I teach jewellery making classes to kids on weekends and rock &
    gem classes to Grade 3 students during the week, to help I request 2
    weeks notice to do these classes so I can schedule everything
    together. During the school year I live by my day timer. 

    All it takes is not to sweat the little things. Our house is our
    home and is lived in so it is not perfectly clean and tidy. As long
    as it is basically CLEAN, the rest is only window dressing. My
    friends say they like our house as it is comfortable and they feel
    they can be themselves. Only a few rules for children to help keep
    things easy include keeping drinks to the kitchen, but munchies can
    be eaten in front of the TV as a vacuum makes short order of crumbs.
    The exception is no food eaten if playing Video games as the games
    and controls are hard to clean. 

    Enjoy life, don't sweat the little things. 

Karen Bahr   "the Rocklady"  (rocklady AT nucleus.com)
K.I.S. Creations
May your gems always sparkle.

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