I'm Not a Morning Person!

Now...I'm sure I'm biased but these little girls sure are cute.  But...our littlest is not so cute and not so fun at 4:30am.  For the past week or so our sweet Clarita has been waking up well before the sunrise and screaming in her crib.  She just wants to hang out and start her day....oh...and then she prefers to spend her days screaming at us since we don't understand exactly what it is that she wants exactly when she wants it...good times.

I've never really been a morning person.  Obviously, with 3 little ones running around that doesn't matter any more.  I'm not opposed to getting up early now and I'm always very productive when I get in the studio as soon as everyone is off to school...but before 5...I'm shot for the rest of the day.  Especially since I've been going to bed much too late recently.  Tonight it's time to get back on track....early to bed....since I'll be early to rise.

No pots today....I won't even fake it with pics of pots that I made before the holidays.  I should start to stress out soon since Baltimore is approaching quickly.  Luckily, I got a good deal of work done in December that I'm pleased with.  The first pots of the year should appear tomorrow....should.  

The wheels are clean, the tools are clean and the shelves have some space.  I'm starting to run out of excuses so I better start making some work.

Late for Work

I'm late for work.  About 2 days or so...and about two weeks behind on keeping up with the blog.  I spent some time in the studio sitting, making lists, organizing and getting ready to officially get back to work.  

Tomorrow better be the day that I really get something done.  If I do...you'll hear about it.  If I don't...I may just write something and pretend that I did.  

Oh....and Happy New Year and a late welcome to 2009.

Lists

My list of things to get done seems to be getting longer.  

I've been more productive in the studio than I have been in a while...but the list keeps growing. I haven't tried to turn-around the reduction kiln this quickly in years so there's no post firing rest this time.  On the upside...I'm actually unloading the second kiln-load with time to spare before I load up the van for CraftBoston...and that's unusual for me.

I  got a little more throwing done today but probably not enough to fully fill another bisque kiln. Unless I somehow manage to find some more energy tonight and throw another ware-board full of pots I'll be loading a not quite dry and not quite full electric bisque tomorrow night.  Then, it's off to the races as I get ready for another firing, figure out a booth setup and try to find some time to update my website with the new work.