The Weeks Ahead and the Last Couple Past

Well I had flu from the 7th to around the 16th, which was awesome. I had all the body aches, runny nose and weakness I could handle. Mom gave it to me (she got it from work) and we both had a good go of it. She had it a couple days before I did, naturally, and then it was my turn. We were sick in canon, and the overlap was misery for both of us. Every time we would try and get up the energy would fade quickly. It could have been worse, her boss actually had to go to the hospital for pneumonia, so I would consider us lucky. I basically just sat on the couch, ate, bought a whole bunch of stuff on eBay and took the best naps ever. Sleeping at night was a bit of a burden due to the stuffiness, but Breathe Right helped a ton. I only get sick once every few years or so and it has to be the plague, basically, for me to contract anything. I don't get sick and that is just the way it is. Enough of that.

I have been getting a little busier with work and every time I post something I made on Facebook the response is great. As I mentioned before I have a very important platinum fabrication coming up. I bought all of the metal, at great prices and a lot of it came with bonus diamonds, on eBay and most of it was a certain alloy that I needed, specifically platinum/iridium, which is perfect for hand fabrication. The two bracelets I make are going to be my calling card. The pressure is on to get them done in a timely manner as I want to have time to fill the eventual Valentines Day orders that will come in. I hate that made up holiday by the way but as long as I can profit from it then I guess I'm fine with always being alone.

Other than that, I don't really have much to talk about, but if anything good comes up I'll be sure to let you all know.

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New Year, New Me

It has been a while since my last post. The holidays were good for me and I hope they were for you, too. I got a lot of nice things and a few that I really needed/wanted. The Marmot jacket was something that I needed while the Breville Juice Fountain was a little of both. I got a yoga package and a new mat, which obviously complement one another well. I received my favorite pears, Royal Riviera, from Harry & David and they are well worth the price of $25/box of nine (actually I just went on the website and they are two that price and an additional box is only $10 more, the 'cream of the crop' are $37 for six and hands down the best fruit I have ever tasted) and I am sure to be ordering some more shortly. Other than gifts and things I handled all the parties as well as I could and didn't get too mentally tired. I did beat everyone I played at ping pong which was fun. As for the new year, things are changing at a better pace than they were before.

With the aid of the juicer I am eating much healthier than I was previous. I am not a big vegetable person at all, especially when they are heated. The juicer is perfect for me. I put raw carrots, kale and some green apple into it and it comes out as a nice, albeit odd looking, juice. I then add some wheat grass powder to it and then I have a real mega meal, although I still eat the same egg and potato breakfast as before, I just leave the cheese out and have been for a while now. I juice once a day and it is always in the morning with breakfast. The greener I make the juice the better and I feel fantastic mainly in part to never really having had the type of nutrition that the greens provide before now. My workouts, which are yoga once a week and shortly Insanity: Asylum will be a challenge, but I did really well when I used p90x a couple years ago. The program this time around is one month, instead of three, and that is both good and bad. I like to get things over with. The combination of diet and exercise should get me into the best shape of my life, again, and I will feel comfortable enough to finally take and keep my shirt off at yoga.

As far as work goes I am still on my own fulfilling the needs of clients, but not as much as I'd like. Today, as luck would have it, I met with the mother of one of the guys I played college baseball with. She has commissioned me to make three, yes count them three platinum and diamond bracelets for her. This will be a lot of fun and a very nice challenge for me. I am really looking forward to it. She gave me the stones and gold to sell to help pay for the project and some, along with the check she gave me already for the metal, will be divided into getting all the platinum and raw materials I need to get the jobs done. This is a very mutually beneficial project as it gives me both work to do and show off, prompting others to use me and for her, as I am saving her a boat load of money by switching to Kyco (Yes, I made a bad joke here, and my company name is actually Golden Asp Jewelry. If you add a "Y" to the middle part you get Aspy which is the way I thought it was originally spelt before seeing it in its printed form). The bracelets should take me a couple weeks to make and I have to be keen in my fabrication of the piece and then bezel set quite a few stones to get it all to look good. She gave me a sample of what she wants them too look like and I will copy it the best I can, three times. I must say, when we were trying to decide what to make with the stones and went to see what else she liked, she went bonkers when I told her I could copy the bracelet that, while costume, she loved to wear. I will be sure to post pictures of my work in progress and when it is done.

Other than all that, I am still trying to find a regular job that will also allow me to make jewelry. Dad has given me the carrot of buying me a car, an Infitini G37 from a close friend, should I get a job. This isn't like the POS that I drive now, and the guy wants $18,000, so I am really trying harder than before. I am surprised, to say the least, that dad made this offer to me, it truly seems uncharacteristic of him, but then again he and his partner sold every house they built this year, and then some, so I guess he's in a rare very expensive giving mood. Now if I can only convince him of my step moms plan of a 1 ct diamond stud, set in platinum, for each of her ears as an upcoming anniversary gift, then I would really be in business. 

Questions or comments? Let me know.