So, the Knoxville con was really fun and we made a bigger percentage of our table fee than we did at Heroes – which I’ll take as VICTORY! We’re going to try to do a couple more small cons this year. Time will tell.
We had our consultation with a bankruptcy lawyer on Monday. He was very nice and he thinks there should be no problem doing the deed and having a clean slate. I hate to have to let go of our Kroger card and the AmEx, but there’s no way around it. Too bad, so sad. Meh. We’ll have almost $1k a month free to start a REAL savings account and that’s what we plan to do. We’ll also bump up the amount going to the 401k. In a couple of years we’ll start up an investment account as well. We are looking forward to starting fresh and we will be squirrelling away money right and left. This is our chance to get a grip on our financial future and we are not going to squander it.
Hmm, what else? Well, apparently Nick pulled a tendon at the boil on Saturday. His right arm (thank gods) has been very painful – even to the point of keeping him awake at night. :( Even though it’s his right arm and he’s left handed, the comic is on hiatus because he uses the mouse RIGHT handed and it’s painful to use the computer for extended periods. I’ve had my own bullshit going on. I’m still having a period with the Mirena. As I’ve said before, with my luck, I’ll be the one in a hundred that continues to have periods with this thing. Godsdammit. I just can’t win when it comes to the Vile Organ.
I need to put the coasters up on Etsy. They are not going to work for cons, but hopefully they’ll work there. Nick wants me to make some comics based ones to try at cons so that’s the next step. I also think that making them personalised will be a great selling point. Who wouldn’t want a coaster set of their precious babies for the bargain price of $25? I figure I’ll sell the regular sets for $20 and the custom ones for $25. That is pretty good, too, since they are Italian tile and all. I got a commission for a bracelet and earrings from the Knoxville con. I’ve got to go to ye olde Bead Shoppe today and see if she has what I’m looking for. I really like doing commissions. It gives me some sort of direction! I’ve always been more of a make-it-happen girl than a dream-stuff-up girl.
It appears that Nick will be working a LOT more for the foreseeable future, so cons may have to be off the table. I tell you what, though, we WILL get out to San Francisco this fall, dammit.
Lots of stuff going on. LOTS. Just nothing really exciting. In any case, changes are a-comin’. Here we GO!