Instead of prepping my taxes...

I prepared a fresh batch of Prairie Girl Potions for tomorrow's I Heart Rummage (12-4pm at Chop Suey on Capitol Hill).

Instead of writing pitch letters...

I had a long convo with my best friend Alison. I had a headache though, so I was a bit frazzled during the call. D'oh.

Instead of writing product descriptions...

I cleared out 79 books that I'm going to sell to a used bookstore or take to Goodwill.

Instead of writing product descriptions...

I took a buttload of clothing items—ironed and on hangers—to my local consignment shop. They took 32 items, I took the rest to Goodwill. Godspeed, Nanette Lepore striped pants that never fit.

Instead of making phone calls for Allure...

I read the Rock of Love 2 blog. Gosh, that show is grade-A programming. I especially liked it when Daisy née Vanessa did a spot-on impression of a ventriloquist's dummy during elimination. Reading the blog this morning may have not been productive, exactly, but it was highly entertaining.

Instead of plowing through product descriptions...

I took a walk around Greenlake with a friend, and was reminded how fabulous Seattle smells in the spring and after a rain. I dropped my favorite hand-knitted hat, so we backtracked on the trail and found it hanging from a tree branch. I love this city.

Instead of writing product descriptions...

I finished my Amy Butler camisole and then made a chicken checkbook cover. I'm sewed out.