Why yes, I am still alive!
1 April 2008 - by Simone
Before I take myself off to bed I wanted to let you know that I am alive and (kind of!) well.
I’ve been working hard on all sorts of things, including a web project which has eaten up vast amounts of time over the last month.
Plus I came very close in the last several weeks to packing my whole life up and moving it to another city … only to realise that right now simply isn’t a good time to be going anywhere for complicated economic reasons.
So that I can help myself to feel okay about staying put, I have also managed to do some sorely needed re-arranging at home. In particular I wanted to have far more functional working spaces, seeing as I work entirely from home. I’ve found spending so much of my life working in one little and very cramped room isn’t really doing me much good.
I’ve now successfully separated my office from my jewellery studio by moving the office into the lounge room … which probably doesn’t sound like I’m heading for a more balanced life as I’ve been intending!
However, so far it’s working really well and surprisingly the lounge room - which previously had a lot of wasted space - actually looks better for it. Plus I’m finding it great to leave my work on my desk and go and sit on the couch in the other part of the room if I want to take a break, rather than taking work with me to the couch as I have in the past! It’s making me feel more functional and now that my little workroom/studio is vastly less crowded, I can easily open the curtains and window and that makes working a lot more pleasant too.
As part of changing and reorganising things, I’ve also painted some furniture, bought new cushion covers and art for the walls and in all home is looking more homelike. Although there is a lot more of that sort of thing to do and I also have to organise for a painter to come in to repair and paint the walls, which unfortunately are worst of all in my jewellery studio. I see a messy and irritating few days in my future …
Anyway, I hope to have some photographs of my new working spaces once I have everything finished. If you’re interested in seeing my bench and workroom as it has been in the past, you can find some images on Flickr.
In other news, I will soon be taking some time out from other projects to get to work on a new range of handmade jewelry that I have had bubbling away in my mind and have been idly sketching in my notebooks for ages now. I’m really looking forward to sitting in my revamped space and getting to work on some brand new pieces. So keep your eyes peeled!
And now it’s goodnight from me … and goodnight from … me.
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That’s exactly what I did! We realised our “studio” was becoming too crowded, and why did we have it in the smaller room anyway? So we swapped the Bedroom and Studio, and I moved my office desk and computer out into the lounge room. Now I have way more space in the studio, we don’t have to play bumper chairs, and I get have some peace and quiet when doing office work. Now I just have to tackle the rest of the house! there is far too much wood going on for my taste
I love your curtains over the metal shelving!
by Catherine Chandler on 2 April 2008 at 3:42 am |
That’s funny - I’m sick to death of looking at wood too! I don’t mind the darker antique pieces I have, but the mish-mash of lighter colours (mostly from Ikea!) is getting very tired.
by Simone on 2 April 2008 at 11:36 am |
Hey you,
I just did the bad deed and appropriated a couple of images from the Net. Since you’ve somehow remained my best friend for nearly twenty years and I’ve only been a fashion/culture icon since meeting you, can you please check my latest entry to ensure I’m not gonna piss anyone off? I’ve referenced the link at the bottom of the blog entry. Is this enough?
I wait upon you, as per usual, to educate me in the ways of the force.
As always, lovin’ your work. Missing you too.
James x
by James Heywood on 5 April 2008 at 4:59 am |
By the way, I particularly loved this:
‘I will soon be taking some time out…’
Honey, you ain’t never had time out from anything. I know no other who manages more projects at any given time. You can’t stop overloading yourself because you just love it.
Stop kidding yourself and take a freakin’ vacation woman.
James x
by James Heywood on 5 April 2008 at 5:08 am |
Um, i hope im not performing some internet/blog etiquette poop pah. But could i ask Simone why the lovely little swallow earings on etsy are reserved for ‘katykwei’? Did they order them or something or are you sending a message to this person? By the way i loved the look of the furniture you painted gloss black. signed New to etsy
by ang on 6 July 2008 at 8:17 pm |