Paperwork Gets in the Way

Sewing content is going to be thin on the ground until I’ve scaled the mountain of paperwork on my desk. I was working on W-2s for the employees yesterday morning but the Social Security website kept giving me “system failure” errors, so I was only able to generate half of them. I am going to try to finish that task as soon as this blog post goes up; I suspect very few people will be logged in this early in the morning.

As much as I hate QuickBooks, there are advantages to having the software run payroll.

The husband and I had eye appointments yesterday afternoon. The eye doctor said my eyes are in excellent shape and I just need to continue taking PreserVision. Macular degeneration runs in my family and I am trying to stay ahead of it. My prescription did change, so I am getting new glasses. I have always had a hard time with corrective lenses. The doctor said that one of my eyes has great close-up vision and the other has better distance vision, which makes anything out to about 18" in front of my face perfectly in focus without glasses. That means that I tend not to wear my glasses when I should, because otherwise I am constantly taking them off and putting them back on. (Watching TV and trying to do handwork is a nightmare.) I have progressive lenses but that doesn’t seem to make a difference.

It is what it is. He recommended against any kind of surgery, which is fine with me.

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One of my classes at Sew Expo—Creative Uses for Your Serger’s Cording Foot—sold out within the first few days, so the organizers added a second session. That was a bit of a surprise because that proposal was a total shot in the dark, but it tells me a lot about the kind of classes students want. My one knitting class on cables has very few students and I suspect it may get canceled. The thread class is almost full and the class on interfacing is half full. I am sure it is a challenge for the organizers to come up with a slate of classes that appeals to all levels of sewing expertise.

My goal is to get paperwork finished by February 1 and off to the accountant so I can devote the first two weeks of the month to getting my class supplies (kits and handouts) ready for Sew Expo. I’m also teaching three classes at the store here in early February.

I got the dates for Bernina University, which will be June 28 to July 1. I am one of those people who likes to have my schedule planned well in advance, and June is always a busy month. I’ll probably fly out of Seattle because Alaska Airlines has a nonstop flight from Sea-Tac to New Orleans and the schedule is good.

Hopefully, I can get some sewing in this week. I don’t like to go too long without working on something, because getting back into the groove after a break always seems to take a while.

This is another pattern in my stash that I’d like to make soon:

It’s the Libby Pullover from Sinclair Patterns. I like their patterns because they come with a Tall option, and this is a raglan AND has princess seams.