Today, I'm using my Christmas present from "Santa": a cute black-and-white, green trimmed apron that proudly proclaims I am "Queen of Everything." And I have to say, I certainly feel like I might be today. Or, well, I did until I started pulling chocolate chip cookies out of the oven. I don't know what it is, but I have not been able to make a decent batch of those in the last year and a half, since I moved out here! I've been making good chocolate chip cookies by myself since I was in elementary school. And then everything else turns out okay, even the stuff that should be harder to get right. I know I have plenty of ginger snaps and oatmeal-cinnamon for the party, but my inability to make a good batch of chocolate chip frustrates me. Although, something I tried this time must have worked, they do look better than they have on previous attempts. And I'm sure (based on past experience) they'll taste fine...
I have a BBQ I'm going to out in Kaneohe tomorrow thrown by one of my friends at school. When I asked if there was anything I could bring, he started bragging about his rice so I decided to show him what I can really do. I think I went a little overboard. When making the oatmeal, I accidentally put in double the sugar required so I thought "Heck with it!" and made a double batch: all 70+ cookies of it. I forget how many more cookies I get out of a batch of dough when my mom's not here, eating it. (Not that I don't sample a little of the dough, but my mom's in a league of her own!) And then I made a batch of ginger snaps, which I knew made a lot of cookies, but decided to do anyway because I never did get around to making that second batch for my dad during Christmas. And while I love ginger snaps and oatmeal cinnamon, I thought I should have at least a few chocolate chips, since everybody likes chocolate chip cookies. 188 cookies and 2 and a half hours later, the counters are covered in cookies and drying dishes. No one'll be complaining that I left a mess in the kitchen today, just that there's no room for anything but sweets!
Other things I've been working on: re-learning how to make friendship bracelets. Lindsey and I are doing a booth at a rummage sale next month. It's a chance for us to try and sell our practice pieces that aren't as high a quality at a lower price then we'll be charging online and make a few bucks selling misc junk we have lying around (my mom, for one, wants us to successfully sell the extra microwave). Well, since it's at an elementary school, Lindsey thought a few friendship bracelets might help attract customers. There's really not much of a profit margin on them, but attracting customers is important. And since we should be able to have out Etsy store actually running by that time, any customer who stops at the booth for any reason, well, we have an opportunity to let them know about our online options as well. We might even make a few made-to-order while we're sitting there, if we can get a few orders. And then there's the opportunity to check out other people's booths, maybe find some more necklaces to dissect or beads to grab... talk to people who may be able to help us establish our business or find supplies or even inspire us with new ideas of things to make.
Unfortunately, as productive as I've been, I have a heck of a lot more to do and a busy weekend to squeeze it into! I work tonight, have a supply-run with Lindsey tomorrow morning, a BBQ tomorrow afternoon, church and work on Sunday, and work again on Monday. I have a car that needs to be cleaned inside and out by tomorrow morning, assignments in both history classes, a paper due Thursday, and a lot of reading for all my classes. I somehow feel like I haven't a prayer of pulling it off, yet I know I can, as long as I work hard, budget my time, and don't get distracted too often by shiny objects or the call of the internet (like I am right now...In my defense, I was eating lunch with one hand and typing with the other).
Update: The car's not perfect, but it'll do. I'll make sure I leave a note to wake up Jake tomorrow if Dad decides it's not good enough. He's at school right now and he's the one who parked in under a tree for two days to get covered in flowers and bird poop.
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