Just stopping in for a group hug. What a shitty day. Sorry Esme and Wendy feel crummy. I have been watching the news too much. It's got me so depressed.
Ugh I just don't even want to look online anymore today.
Esme - sadly saline does nothing for me. I am on a steroid nasal spray the doc prescribed me a couple months back for chronic sinus issues, but it was no match for this cold. It was a horrific cough that came with it that really knocked me down. I am still coughing 3 weeks later!
Jamie - that's awful. Being sick and being pregnant is like a double whammy.
Does anyone have an inexpensive way to send a sailors knot link to UK? I'm afraid if I try to put it in a regular envelope it'll get squished and a padded envelope is over $13.
Not me, I wont use anything less than a padded mailer for international. I charge $14, their decision. At least the item is probably under the cutoff for VAT and duties??? Maybe that'll help
I've sent regular envelopes over with Swarovski crystals in there wrapped in a tiny bit of bubble wrap but I worry that if something is too thick they will not deliver it. I don't send much without the padded envelopes either any more. It's just not worth the worry. And personally I don't send anything at all- not even a ring sizer- without insuring it when going overseas. I learned the hard way to do that.
This one the customer ordered the wrong size and just needs another link. I actually told them I'd send it and subsidize $4. Of the $14 shipping but haven't heard back.
My brothers birthday was yesterday and I remembered today. He was okay with calling a day late. I actually like my brother.
I do because if I don't spend the .80 on it and it gets lost, then I have to reship it at full cost. So yes, I insure every single thing. But it's built into my shipping cost. Basically I am charging the customer for it. I'd rather build the .80 into it than eat the 14.00 if it gets lost.
Morning! News at 11 last night had photos and interviews with family of the Vegas shooter, how does someone go from a normal retired person life to a crazy man bringing 10 suitcases of guns into a hotel and no one notices?
The family is lying. Their dad was a serial bank robber, and this other guy was very secretive and would disappear for months at a time. They don't want to admit anything on screen.
just because your parent is X doesn't mean you or the rest of your family will be. The only thing I saw was that his father was a diagnosed psychotic- that could be a genetic thing- the rest- who knows
Im with Pennee on this. The father had nothing to do with the kids from the reports that i read. In fact the youngest wasn't even born yet when the father was sent to prison. Damage to a kids mental Health could happen with the abandonment of a parent being removed so thats a thing.
And psychosis can certainly by hereditary and its not something anyone would necessarily need to know. Esp if undiagnosed. We may never know. I do think they should look very closely at his real estate deals though. Never know what might show up there. Maybe he lost it after a bad deal that left him penniless. Who knows.
Totally missed yesterday. Went out early with a friend and didn't surgace until late afternoon.
When I saw the news last night, I was glad I'd missed it. Had, of course, heard the Las Vegas story, but not all the details. Did not hear about Tom Petty, until last night. Crappy day.
I did get something constructive done. Bought an area rug for M's office, and my friend and I moved about 300 pounds of "stuff," as well as two very heavy Barcelona chairs to roll it out. Looks great, but 70+ ladies really shouldn't do that heavy moving. We were beat.
Gotta make about a half batch of lotion today for an order. I think I'm going to close up the soap shop. It makes me sad, I really loved that shop, but it's not working out anymore.
that's too bad Erin, first the little purses, now soap. Do you think it's because you concentrate mostly on the jewelry? I don't mean that a bad way- if it's what you love it will get lots more attention
