My ideal job

Musing from the rat's nest:

My ideal job would involve me doing a variety of creative projects, but never too much of one thing. I would buy a book like 100 crafts for moderately creative people, and I would learn how to do new moderately creative things, and do them until I get good at them, and then do something else. My job would not involve writing basically the same teacher's guide three times. My delightful job would be subsidized by a patron of the moderately creative crafts a la Catherine the Great. I would not, however, live in the palace, but in the rat's nest with its soon-to-be remodeled bathroom!!!

By the way, is there anybody out there who thinks that 950 euros is a reasonable amount of money to pay the tile guy for two days' work, including all materials except the tiles? This is the quote of the super duper tile guy but much as I want super duper, I just don't think I can rationalize this much for two days' work.

My most recent crafty activity was the bonbonieres for K's wedding, coming up in a very few days. I figure the people who make them when you order them from somewhere don't have art degrees, so I can do a decent job on my own. See for yourself.

If you know me, you know I have an opinion on all things, as an uncle of mine once accused me of. Here's my opinion on bonbonieres: nice tradition but no accompanying object! Nobody wants that little statue or whatever. Then you feel guilty for throwing it away, because it's like bad luck or something. My idea for baptism ones, where there's usually a small mug or flower pot or toy attached: Put a slip in that says that for each one made, one or two euros were donated to a charity that helps kids, in honor of the kid being baptised and forget the stupid little object/toy. Anyway, I'm not a total cheapskate, I just think things mean a lot more if you put some effort into them instead of just opening up your wallet.

I am a bit behind in the 100-project project, so will have to count the above as at least one of them, especially since K and Buzz have been steady supporters during my state of sickiness.