I am hanging art at Temple Coffee the first week of September! So, for the week, I did my art homework.

Shortly thereafter, I am moving to the beautiful two bedroom apartment next door, which has more light, more space, and more KAYLEIGH! Kayleigh is an amazing friend (and photographer) that I am so excited to spend more time with. Having my product photographer in the back bedroom is also one more reason I can't make excuses about updating my Etsy. As well, she has been taking gorgeous photos of the girls, which have made my Facebook page much more popular. The girls are loving life lately.

This week's past lessons included cooking and informal gatherings. I made red wine herb shrimp sauteed in butter and garlic and put them over spinach and chive linguine. Yum. Oh my goodness. I also made rosemary boneless pork ribs and boiled rosemary potatoes, which tasted better after I fried them. We also had salad and rolls, and with less than three hours total of cooking and prep I fed 5 adults and three children. Guests brought caprese and some cranberry juice, plus a bit of rum that I used to make bananas foster, that I had over vanilla yogurt, but which was also amazing by the spoonful.

Reading done; some Louisa May Alcott, a few of her short stories. Shawl Straps being absolutely adorable!

As well, I have been meticulously working out workflows for sewing, adding the finishing touches and trying to include all of the little professional things like topstitching and interfacing that weren't included in my original sewing lessons. I'm improving, and have more than three corsets which should be ready for boning by the time I get moved in!

I am enrolled online in Principles of Marketing (Mkt 300), Retailing (Mkt 312), and Internet Marketing (Mkt330). I've attended the orientation classes for these, one Wednesday night and two this morning.

I purged out clothes and miscellany for Salvation Army, and the apartment looks wonderful. Things are clean and in their place, though there is a mountain of laundry. Eek. Maybe tomorrow.

Unschooling, at the University Level

It has been way too long since I've posted here. Business is going, but slowly. I haven't succesfully made the jump to ONLINE sales, which is where I am aiming to get most of my revenue. Corset orders are coming in, and I am finally getting to a stable point of not being at a loss for necessary materials. I am still going to school full time, some classes online, and will be graduating with an Associate's Degree in Small Business Administration in Spring 2011. I already have my Associate's in Psychology. But, no bachelor's degree, and no immediate way to attend university due to childcare and funds has me rethinking my educational goals. Because, honestly, I am not very excited by a bachelor's degree. A Master's in Business, yes, but the intermediary step of a BA is less than appealing, and currently very cumbersome. So, in the meantime, I have decided to apply some of my own wisdom and beliefs about educating children, to my own education. Because honestly, a degree is just a stamp, there are plenty of other ways to learn, and I learn more out of the classroom than in it.

So, beginning now, I am going to post my 'Lesson plans/self-assesments' and keep a running log, for myself and whoever is reading out in the ether. Today; working on corset construction, pattern making, and beekeeping research.

Knowledge is power!