Since March 2020, myself and my children have been "safe at home". We closed our front (we did allow the husband in after work each day) and kept ourselves to ourselves,
I have to say I have actually overall really enjoyed the quality time we have together! Morning have been homeschooling, that was a learning curve for us all, this may actually be my day job in the world, but wow, teaching your own children is another thing isn't it (especially when there is no staff to room to go and swear in when times get too much!) but we got through it, we established a great routine and we have all had fun and made the most of it (I made that up for the 7 year, he's hated home-school, he has however enjoyed his time with is Mummy). With the mornings spent on school, the afternoons were spent reading up, researching Covid-19 and how to make sure I could make my studio Covid-Secure, I wrote a set of Guidelines and then the big job came of emptying the studio and ensuring my guidelines worked and everything was safe and ready to go. I have emptied the room of all sale stock from Handmade by Jesie. I have removed excess displays and furniture, leaving the room sparce and clinical looking, but at least its now quick and easy to clean. I then rearranged the furniture that remained to make it work better for us. I have marked out your space and my space, allowing us freedom to move yet space to be socially distanced, I even tidied my cupboards!!! I ordered in the PPE, printed of numerous signs, laminated practically everything and made my virtual tour for Social Media and that was me ready! It took a long time, but I wanted to make sure it was perfect in every way. So now, on the eve before my first appointment after re opening after Lockdown, I am super nervous and full of nightmares. 7 years I have holding appointments, and not once have I ever felt nervous, it's funny how everything changes in such a short space of time isn't it!
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This started today!!! Eeeek! I can't believe it!
This is my dad, not only has he spent the Easter Weekend moving my family into our new home, he is now busy building my studio ready for my family in just a few days time! OK, so me... Who am I? What do I do? Where do I come from?
My name is Jessica, I am right now 34 years old, a mother to 2 boys aged 8 and 5 years old and a wife of nearly 12 years. I work in a school during the day/term time and run around being mummy in the afternoon/evenings. Weekends are my favorite times, they are when I meet all the lovely families and make casts. I started making casts back in 2013 when my youngest was just a few weeks old. I feel in love with life casting and have recently started learning how to cast bodies as well as hands and feet. I can't wait to explore new techniques and learn more and more. I have watched myself progress over the past few years and it's an achievement I am proud of! I can't believe that I am finally in the position to say that: tomorrow we get the keys to my brand new studio! I am so super excited... just one problem... I have no furniture!
For 5 years now I have been working out my kitchen, setting up and completely tidying away as I go, ruining the dining room table, which is now full of paint and varnish and metal finishes that won't come off and picking set alginate away from our lunches, after making lunch in between families coming and going. From tomorrow I will have my own little space, where I can be ready and prepared and set up at all times. I just cant wait! It will hopefully make me a little flexible with appointment times too, which I know will be handy for some families. Next step, to actually get the keys and try to work out furniture, storage and layout. It's like I am real grown up right now ;) |
AuthorJessica, owner and artist at Too Precious To Forget. Archives
July 2020
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