It is 346 steps to my mailbox from my door...round trip. Those steps are a part of my Etsy process. Sending mail and getting mail has always been a source of excitement for me. And now in this day of electronic everything it seems even more exciting and, well, precious. And here is Etsy, the best of both worlds, the electronic wonderfulness and the simple joy of mailing packages!

Right now is the busy season. Folks are getting a jump on their holiday shopping, I am grateful to included. I recently heard on NPR (listen a lot while doing Etsy work) about how some big companies treat their shipping warehouse employees...not so good, I guess. Made me even more grateful to be just me, myself, and I working in all my "departments". Grateful I can take the care that I enjoy when I send a package. I don't "pay" my Self for my shipping time at this point. I consider it one of my delightful hobbies.

Here is my "Shipping Department", my Reiki table, I intend positive energy with each package I ship. I give care and awareness to each parcel. Everyone gets a hand written thank-you note and a little something extra. I do it not because it may be good for business but because I want to connect in a human way to the folks who decide to purchase my wares.

I suppose this post sounds more like a gratitude than a tip! Well, there can never be enough gratitude! But my tip is very simple and it will save you from hours of frustration over your lifetime! See my roll of tape? I use one of those thingys that hold a plastic bag closed to hold my place on my roll of tape! I used to use one from a bread bag...this one is from the bag that held the grout powder for the shower! Besides upcycling I love to use objects with meaning. The board you see here was "made" by my Grandpa for me when I was in my early 20's. I wanted a board to do various crafts on, so he just cut me out a bit of multi-ply. I have used it as a cutting board, for gluing, soldering, you name it! I am grateful it has managed to stay with me all these years and I know my Grandpa would like that I am still using it today.

So instead a poem--->

I will share with you one of my MANY favorite songs...all about tape & LOVE!

Have a GREAT Day!

Flight Of The Conchords - Sellotape (Aka Pencils In The Wind) Lyrics

Lives are like retractable pencils
If you push them too hard they're gonna break
And people are like paper dolls
Paper dolls and people, they're a similar shape
Hmm hmm hm

Love is like a roll of tape
It's real good for making two things one
But just like that roll of tape
Love sometimes breaks off before you were done

Another way that love is similar to tape
That I've noticed
Is sometimes it's hard to see the end
You search on the roll
(search on the roll)
Search on the roll
(searching round the roll)
Search on the roll
(search)
With your fingernail
Again and again
And again and again
And agaaaain.

Brown paper, white paper
Stick it together with the tape
The tape of love
The sticky stuff

Brown paper, white paper
Stick it together with tape
The tape of love
The sticky stuff.

People people
Brown paper, white paper
Paper paper Stick it together with tape
Paper paper The tape of love
People people
People people
Pencil pencil
Pencil pencil
Paper paper
Put the pencil to the paper
Give the paper to the people
Let the people read about the sello tape
Oh baby baby
Yeah

Bret:
You know, Jemaine, I've been thinking about love.
And I guess it's the very strongest adhesive.

Jemaine:
Oh sorry, Bret. Were you talking to me? I was humming.
What did you say?

Bret:
Oh, just... nothing.

Brown paper, white paper
Stick it together with tape
The tape of love
The sticky stuff
Yeah
Ooh brown
Brown paper, white paper
Stick it together with tape
The tape of love
Say it
Sticky
Stick stick
Stick it together
Ye-yeah

Here is a YouTube if you would

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNUIDkCNjJA