Things have been very hectic here lately. I’m trying to get businesses listed correctly in the yellowpages. People keep just wanting to put my tarot reading business in home improvement and similar things becasue there’s “Mirrors” in the name. I guess I’m taking after Bed, Bath and Beyond because I’m “Look Beyond Mirrors” the best part is I’m trying to find where I should be listed in the yellowpages but between the munchkin ‘helping’ me by tearing pages out of the directory and the fact that I’m operating one-armed at the moment things aren’t happening.

Which brings us to the ‘ouch’ portion of the blog title. Yes, I hurt myself. I slipped while we were over at a friend’s house on Saturday and have damaged my right arm. This has it’s good points and bad points. Last time I injured myself like this it was my left arm, so there’s a chance at least that I’ve not done permanent damage to my elbow, but my right arm is my dominant arm so things are very tricky.

This has put a hold on some of the other things I was intending to do this week. I have a blog client I’m working on. I’ve managed to install her WP for her BUT this has put a halt on doing the layout she wanted. I have, however, found help through MomPack. I signed up for their mailng list a couple of weeks ago, and was talking to some very talented artists on their about them doing an art piece for me to use in the layout. I can work really well with photographs and other pictures, even taking photos for use in a layout if need be, but drawing…my drawing and digital drawing skills leave MUCH to be desired.

So, I have a very talented artist, and 3-D renderer working on a beautiful elven lady for use in the layout. Her name is Sonia and she works for Mama-T Designs. She has some very lovely art work, and illustrations on her site. It’s been so nice to work with someone who was instantly excited at the prospect of drawing an elf for us. I’m always a bit hesitant given my other job often meets with as much skepticism if not more skepticism than it does enthusiasm, and not everyone is usually up for doing link exchanges or work that is different from the norm, but she has been. All three, artist, client and myself are hoping that once she has finished with her piece I’ll be well enough to turn it into layout. The early samples of Sonia’s work have been breath-taking. I’m very excited. This has been a very positive experience for me doing commissions, and I’m happy to advertise and extol a fellow work-at-home-Mom!