Bring Back Common Sense

I went to Missoula yesterday to teach a serger mastery class. Only one student had signed up, but the store pays me to come and teach no matter what. I also had to register the husband’s new work truck. I can only do that at a place called MVD Express, because Flathead County will no longer process vehicle registrations for vehicles purchased by LLCs. You would think that there would thus be an MVD Express office in Flathead County, but you would be wrong. That would require using common sense. The closest one is in Missoula.

[I also found out the other day that local mail no longer stays here to be processed, like it used to. All mail now goes to Missoula to be processed before coming back to the Flathead to be delivered. Again, a complete lack of common sense, but that seems to be the theme these days. Never do anything efficiently that can be dragged out and made more complicated.]

My student had just purchased an L890 serger. We had great fun going over all the features and she went home excited to use her new machine.

I commented to the owner before class that every time I come to the store, they’ve added new items. She told me that they had to hire an additional staff person because their traffic has increased so much. I have no doubt that is a side effect of Joann Fabrics closing. I hope that continues for all the quilt stores.

After class, I stopped at Walmart; the store in Missoula is the only one left with a decent remnant rack. Our store still has a remnant rack but it’s usually empty or close to empty. I picked up a knit fabric for a future dress:

I still need to work on perfecting a good knit dress pattern for myself because I have a couple of lengths of knits like this in the stash.

I happened to arrive at the MVD Express office during a lull. Normally, one has to make an appointment, but they also take walk-ins if they aren’t busy. The earliest appointment I could make online was August 26th, so I was happy they were able to fit me in yesterday. Twenty minutes later, I walked out with the completed paperwork and a set of plates for the new work truck. Yay.

I also popped in to The Confident Stitch downtown. They had some lovely Robert Kaufman lightweight cotton in three colors: black, white, and navy blue. I bought black to make myself a nice black top and now I am wishing I had also gotten the navy blue. Next time.

Traffic was steady, but not awful despite it being a Friday afternoon in August. I stopped at the Amish store for a scoop of ice cream (Strawberry Cheesecake) on my way home. So good.

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Speaking of making things complicated, I didn’t think I hated QuickBooks enough but they have added so much junk and made the user interface so busy that I want to cry every time I log in. Dialog boxes and windows pop up every 30 seconds or so, interrupting my workflow. The stupid AI Assistant constantly asks me if I need help. I don’t know who thought that adding all this useless stuff was a good idea, but it’s driving me nuts.

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Rain is in the forecast for this afternoon, so I am going to cut the grass this morning. Hopefully, this will be the last time this season. The husband reminded me that we don’t have an HOA where we live and no one is going to send us a letter if the lawn isn’t manicured, but I want to do it. Riding the John Deere around the property for an hour isn’t a hardship.