No lunch today

So I had a whole fun, upbeat topic that I was going to post today while eating my lunch BUT I cooked my edamame, picked up the first pod and almost puked. There was a worm (or a maggot, I'm not really sure) half way out of one of the beans and some brown gook in the pod. It was so disgusting, but like the car wreck that you can't turn away from, I had to keep looking at it and poking at it to the point that I don't think I can ever eat another edamame again. I tried to take a picture, but I only have my phone camera and it didn't do it justice (plus I thought it might not be a good idea to post that... the few readers I have might never come back!). So instead I showed it to a few other people who are now foregoing lunch today as well, thanks to me. And because I can't get it off my mind, I decided to share with all of you my utter disgust.

(BTW, do you like the melodrama? I'm famous for it. Though I kind of wish you could see the worm, then you wouldn't think I was exaggerating quite as much as you think I am. Plus this is giving me flashbacks to the time I was eating a peach and had a BIG bug come out of the pit... needless to say I have a thing about inspecting my food before I eat it.)

I think I need to eat something totally fake, processed and fried for dinner. Something with no chance of having a bug in it.

Ending...

I have decided that I will stop my jewelry business at the end of this year. It has been fun, but I just don't feel totally inspired with jewelry making right now. I'm thinking of opening a new business that's more generic where I can sell different types of handmade items and not be locked into just jewelry. But for now, I will just take some time off from being a seller and enjoy being just a shopper! I'm also considering moving my blog over to a new name, something that's maybe more just about me. But haven't made any decisions about that either.

BUT, because I am closing my ETSY shop, I am also offering HUGE DISCOUNTS on all my pieces. Unfortunately some of them are starting to expire and I won't be re-listing them, so hurry and take a look! Each jewelry piece comes in its own white gift box.

If you're in the Seattle/Redmond area, I will be having a closeout sale on Nov 15. I will also be in Kailua, Oahu for another closeout sale on Nov 30th. Please email me (jewelrybytkg at yahoo.com) or leave a comment if you'd like to attend either of these.

HOPE

I'm so nervous for the outcome of today. I've seen the predictions and they are promising, but I am still waiting with baited breath for the final results.

November is here

In some ways I can't believe its November already, but I am also excited for the upcoming holidays.

It was pouring rain today, but in one of the breaks we got out of the house and found some leaves still on the trees. It has also been incredibly windy, so the trees in our neighborhood are bare. I've enjoyed fall so much more this year now that I am taking the time to notices the colors, the cold and anticipating my trip home for Thanksgiving.

This was finally delivered on Friday, it was on back order forever. I've been playing with it all weekend and I have decided it will be part of THE holiday card this year.

Hope you've had a great weekend and did something fun in your "extra" hour!

Pumpkin Family

Just had to sneak in one last post of the pumpkins we carved =)

Happy Halloween!!

A card I made this year for Halloween.

Hope you all have a fun and safe Halloween weekend!

Olive Chips/Crackers

I have a reaction to wheat, so I'm always trying to find wheat/gluten free alternatives. I just found these chips/crackers at Whole Foods. They're so good. You can really taste the olives in them. I ate these with my chicken salad (which I put dried cranberries and celery in). Delish!

Seattle Artist Treasury

Check out some of these amazing Seattle artists and their ETSY shops.

Treasury expires on (correction) Sunday.