New Stuff

During my time of nonexistence, I managed to get a couple new things.

First of all, my very first arabian resin! I’ll admit it…I am not an arabian fan. I know it is hard to believe, but they just aren’t my cup of tea!

When I first laid eyes on Bint Soraya, I knew she was going to be my first arab! Look at that face! So much detail and character. She definitely has her own personality. I am really excited about her and can’t wait to see her finished! Although, her color will have to be a surprise ;).

I also receive this new girl! She is my new, detailed, huntseat doll by Joan Yount! I was hoping for different colors, but there was some miscommunication going on. Oh well, there will be plenty of time for more dolls in the future ;).

Five more days of school. Two more final exams. One more paper. One more project. Almost there!

If anyone is looking for the cutest horse in the world...

Your search is over ;].

It was just brought to my attention that I haven't posted in over two weeks! Blah! Where has time gone?

My best friend got married this last Saturday and I am swamped with school.

BUT! Good news: I am not going to school summer quarter! Which means lots of horsey things! Including a bunch of horse shows, tack making (hopefully I will complete a few saddles), and a LOT of time with Sonny! So just bare with me for these last few weeks; it will all be over June 8th!

Loser of The Year

I am so disappointed with myself. My goal of keeping my workspace clean seems to be gone with the wind (or maybe it washed away with all the rain we have had?). It's a mess! I know it could be worse, but it could definitely be better. I need to get more drawers so I am more organized. Maybe then I will have motivation to keep it clean?

Along with that, I forgot to record the time I spent tack making tonight! Bummer! In the long run, it probably won't be a big deal. Especially considering I have no way to tell how much time I have put into it so far. Maybe I should try keeping track of time from now on, then in the end figure out some way to account for what I have already done...

A Tack-Making Expert

According to Malcolm Gladwell, it takes about 10,000 hours to become an expert. That's only 417 days... if you work constantly without eating, sleeping, or doing anything else.

If I want to become an expert tack maker, how long would it theoretically take me? Right now I can devote about an hour of time to tack making each weak. At that rate, it would only take me about 191 and a half years. Not too shabby...

But seriously... considering I don't plan to live to be 211 years old, I don't think that's going to work. Right now I don't really have time to do anything but study and work, and occasionally see Sonny. Hopefully later on in life I will have more time to make tack.

Even though things sound pretty impossible the way they are, I think I am going to keep track of the hours I work from now on. Just for the fun of it and so I can see how I progress as the hours go by. It will kind of be an experiment of sorts!

Now my question is, do I want to count all hours? Does that include skiving, ribbion halter making and such, or should I just count the hours I put into saddles (which is currently a big old 0)? Either way, I will keep my progress posted here for those of you that might be interested :).