Weekly update . . .slow

My internet is slow this morning, but that's par for the course this entire week has been slow. I guess that's what happens when it snows where it never snows normally. I get it snowplows and salt trucks aren't a thing down here but FFS, my county had a curfew multiple days, the whole town shut down for the whole week. 😠 

My husband had scheduled a maintenance appointment at the dealership for his truck, like scheduled a week before the snow, the appt was for Thursday days after the snow. . .so he drove over there and sat while they never opened, they never called and said they wouldn't be opening that day, they just didn't open, he wasn't the only waiting either. 😕 This is one of those things that is somehow acceptable down here that just sticks in my craw, I'm actually glad to be moving back home, I can deal with a foot of snow on the ground (I know how to drive) I cannot stand the ridiculousness of everything shutting down for days on end for a few inches of snow that mostly melted off the very next day.  The window guy can't fix the porch windows because it's too cold for the caulk/putty to set right, but I've been waiting since Thanksgiving. The plumber has never called back his wife said he's sick, that was two weeks ago. The appraiser took a bloody month to cough up the report we pre-paid for. The property manager was here for the walk-thru Last Friday and has still never sent the promised contract. ~Arrrrghhh~ 

Don't get me wrong Georgia is beautiful (when there is no snow) but on many levels it's a frustrating place where service usually sucks and every damn thing takes weeks on end. 😐 I'm from the land of "get shit done" and I gotta say this half-assed lazy "laissez faire" attitude drives me up the walls. I know my "northern aggression" is showing and I'll never truly fit in down here, I can fake the accent, but I lose my patience. 😅

In the "getting sh*t done" category. . . We did go ahead and change the sink in the master bath, and I am very happy with how the new sink and faucet look. 😇

The POD people at least were reliable and completed the swap of full box for new empties. Also, the moving helpers that came on Saturday were actually awesome and did an excellent job of loading, so we tipped Big. 😎

Weekly update. . .halfway

I'm declaring it halfway whether it's accurate or not is another story. 😅 However, we are weeks in and have weeks left to go, we have 2 of the 4 PODs loaded, so ya' know halfway. Although, looking around at the large furniture left, I'm second guessing that halfway declaration. 😏 

I'm also having some funny realizations. . . like we're nerds. I packed 5 boxes of books the other day only to realize that was just 1 bookcase and I hadn't even gotten to the office. 😅 

similar acknowledgement when I started packing the DVDs and realized how many of them are either sci-fi or animated

The 3rd odd realization came when packing the liquor cabinet. . . based on the number of full bottles and dust-coating, plus I had to get a fourth box 😏 we have an alcohol problem . . . we don't drink enough. 😅 

honestly neither of us really drink regularly these days (haven't for years) and when we do drink it's usually just 1 

Although, the collection has become quite impressive over the last 10 years or so as we drink less and have been given/gifted some really nice things, like fancy limited editions and boxed collector stuff. 😎

The weather is not helping, it rained most of yesterday and they are threatening snow here this week. I think we are cutting some of the home improvement projects due to limited time and the growing exhaustion. 

Weekly update. . .things are moving

Y'all will have to excuse some lame puns and bad jokes today as my exhaustion is showing. 😅 There was a POD exchange this week, the first one is now gone and has been replaced by a larger one.  

The truck driver has mad-skills, with the truck and the podzilla robot thing. 

We had some concerns about the narrow spots in the driveway after the split and the island trees present some issues, but he did an excellent job and made it look easy.   

The house refresh continues, the hall bathroom is nearly finished.  I've cleaned ceiling fans, which may not sound like much but when you consider there are 8 of them in this house and I've got 5/8 done that's some progress.  😉 I've been painting doors and making a list of other things to touch up.  The new dining room light fixture arrived too.  So, with less than 30 days until we are in another state there is a lot to get done.

Weekly update. . .Welcome to 2025

So, the move has begun in earnest, the first POD is loaded and locked and will be exchanged next week. There are boxes in nearly every room both packed and ready to be packed. Every day is a flurry of activity trying to pack, prep this house, settle on a new house (we haven't even seen in person yet). 

The current house refresh is going great, many little things taken care of like fresh paint in both bathrooms, lots of touch ups. The new sink and facet for the master bath are here and waiting to be installed next week. (hopefully)

This is a high stress period with too many moving parts for my brain, I have lists and calendars and notebooks everywhere. 😟 This winter storm is causing issues and delays with some pre-scheduled business travel and having ripple effects on the whole plan, just an unpredictable monkey wrench tossed in the works. 

Time's up, back to work. 😶💫

Weekly update. . .Happy New Year

Well, we are just days away from 2025 so Happy New Year. 😏 

I'm not all that happy this morning, but that's just because I'm really tired. We are doing some light renovations and repainting and such before we move, things are going great the new faucet for the master bath arrived yesterday 😁 when the new sink/countertop comes next week that will be one room finished. We already painted walls and ceiling, changed the light fixture, and finished the new linen cabinet. 

The first POD has arrived, so it's time to pack up the garages and start sorting the boxes for house stuff. I started in the guest room sorting excess linens, emptied a dresser I plan to give to a friend instead of moving.  

It had a couple of broken handles, so I bought some new ones and did a little rearranging. I'm really happy with how it looks. 😇 

Taking a serious look around the house and realizing that I unpacked too much. I really did think this would be a more long-term thing, kind of regretting getting so comfortable. 😔

Weekly update. . .Merry Christmas

This Christmas may be the least christmas-y I've felt/been in years, since that time my Gran passed and we had a funeral in the snow. 😔

I will be deactivating all listings and making the shop(s) inactive, for those that have followed RainbowMaille for a while you may suspect what I'm about to write. . .. My husband is changing jobs, and we are once again moving many states distance. 😏 So I will shut down temporarily while everything goes into PODS for the transition. I am not "closing" my business just relocating, again. However, PODS start arriving the 27th and cycle thru January, I haven't picked a rental or place to land yet, so I don't know how long it will be before RainbowMaille is fully re-opened. I am aiming for March, but I have to find a place, move, then reregister with the new state, so it will be a couple of months at least.

There is a small silver lining to moving over New Year, you don't have to do the part-year residence multiple-states tax return. 😏 Yes, I am clinging to any little plus I can find, since cross-country moving is such a stressful and exhausting process, if you've never done it personally just trust me, I've done it multiple times. 

Since I won't be creating or making anything, there likely won't be much social media, but I hope to still be around Maker Circle and the fb group some. 😇 I will still do the weekly updates, but they will likely be shorter without new creations or events to talk about. 

Weekly update. . . well, wow

I know the title doesn't say much and may be confusing for a lot of people, I wish I could explain but I'll have to wait because the big news cannot be publicly announced until I at least tell my Momma. 😉  

I got a lovely pair of reviews on etsy the other day from a repeat buyer who is now 3 bracelets into the rubber collection. 

And I quite agree with her, those stretchy bracelets when sized right are so light and comfortable that you can forget you are wearing them. 😎 I do love five-star reviews, although let's be real the majority of people do not leave reviews, seriously the average is less than 20% of orders. So, when a buyer takes the time to write one it's great and when they include a photo of them wearing their new shiny, it's truly special.  😇 

I will be busy and not on social media much for a while, but I will continue to at least do the "weekly update". 😉