Inn of the Wandering Dragon

Yes, the cat is bouncing off the walls, the sun is out, the snow is gone (temporarily) and I have been attacking the pile of spring cleaning. Thanks to this my allergies have also gone through the roof! Oh joy, oh bliss...

Sign up has already begun for the next dance session. It looks like our student recital will be around the end of May or begining of June if they can settle on a date. So we have two months left to master our choreography and I could not be more happy about that. At this point, I need the two months!

It would appear that this time of new beginings has other offerings in store as well. I have had one interview and was notified today that I will be moving to round two of the interview process which has me feeling a bit better about things job related. I will admit that I am not resoundingly passionate about the product I will be looking after but I know I can do the job well and at this point a steady income is more than welcome. We shall see how things turns out.

I have also decided to get out and sell some henna. I will be setting up a table at a floating weekend market and with luck this will provide me with some good opportunities. At worst I get some practice selling, at best I do well and have a little extra cash. (maybe enough to pay for the next henna conference?) This is win-win in my books. I am also trying to co-ordinate a monthly henna practice / meet up for henna enthusiasts. So far I have a few people interested and I think if it does become regular then we might snag a few more participants. Meeting new people with common interests is always a good thing!

And now, I think I will get back to my henna play...

Have you ever had one of those days where you had a great idea, only to discover you are about two years too late in getting your hands on the materials? The key material, as it were, stopped being produced back in 2008. Now I have done a bit of research and there is an acceptable alternative. I just have to track it down - and this is the key bit - for an affordable price. This project is something I am thinking of for the summer so I have time to dig around. With luck I will have something to show for it a few months down the road.

In the meantime I have also taken up the task of designing the wedding invites for a friend of mine. I have a pretty good feel for what she wants and there is just one or two bits I need to figure out. I plan on making two or three mock ups and see what she thinks. I'm hoping to have a good start on that by the end of this week.

And I have purchased a camera! I am actually buying it off of someone who haunts the henna boards more than I do. The money is sent, and they will be popping it in the mail shortly. Despite the freindly reminder e-mail to the girl who has my old camera, I suspect it will be a very long time before she actually gets around to sending it back to me.