handmade by stefanie

Having just under 2 years of self-employment under my belt, I am still refining my day-to-day workflow for maximum efficiency. Whether you're self-employed or otherwise, it can be tough managing all of the day-to-day tasks that life demands. My productivity as of yesterday! Personally, I hate feeling like I'm forgetting to do something important, but an even worse feeling is realizing that I actually DID forget to do something important! I have a hard time with the concept of a 'paperless' office (though I like the ecological implications, some part of me needs to have a hand-written list or see the words printed on a piece of paper). I'm old school; I actually sit down at the beginning of each work-week with six pieces of paper (one for each weekday and the sixth for Saturday and Sunday combined), portioning out the week's tasks so that each day has just a few "big" to-do's coupled with a few smaller tasks....with plenty of space for all o...

The Wisconsin Spin In got me excited about needle felting again - so I set up a little workstation in the enclosed porch earlier this week!  I hope having a dedicated workspace will help me branch out a little bit this summer. I've since relocated my yarn swift and ball-winder to the area; meanwhile, Robin has already staked his claim: In other news, we FINALLY GOT A NEW LAPTOP.  This has been a long time coming, as our current laptop is simply unable to keep up with the amount of work we're making it do of late.  After I smashed the screen , it's been a little on the sensitive side; plus, the battery is kaput, it needs way more RAM to handle all of the graphics work we're doing on a daily basis, and you can make and eat a grilled cheese sandwich in the time it takes to do a restart.  Hence it is with great joy and ALL CAPS that I announce the latest addition to our home office, the MacBook Pro!  Tyler is getting it all set up, and Robin is demonstrating ho...