Just Another Friday Night

...but not really.  As of yesterday, my stint with my wonderful med student has ended, at least for the time being, because she is off to a rotation in a different state.  So.sad.  I'm moping. I'm going to intensely miss her, her fellow students, the wonderful faculty, the totally

jazzed 

way that I have felt at being in med school classes at this stage in my life -- the whole damn wonderful experience has been life-changing -- and oh, yeah...

the income.  There is that, too. 

I've still got some other classes which are also fun and interesting and will keep me from applying for food stamps, but I'm going to definitely feel like a fish out of water for a while, with not enough to do -- a feeling I'm not too fond of. 

Oh, but wait.  It's not all bad: This will give me a chance to get back to the gym on a more regular basis, knit more, and study (which really just means "practice a lot," because there is no real "studying" to be done) for the LSAT which is scheduled for December 5th.  

AND it'll give me time to turn up the heat for the Red Scarf Fund fundraising.  I spent last evening contacting friends and shops for donations, and OMG, people, put on your seatbelts.  You are gonna like this. 

For example, here is my lovely friend Miriam, modeling her gorgeous design called Cloisters....

...which is but ONE of the fabulous patterns she has donated for some lucky winner(s).

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And my hilarious and fantastic friend Laurie has donated six bars (winner's choice of scents) of her amazing Blessed Juno soap.  This is my absolute favorite soap of all time, and I'm never without a stockpile of it. Many a day I have lingered in the shower just.one.more.minute, all because of Laurie's wonderful soap.

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If you are a shop owner, an Etsy shop owner, a bookshop owner, an indie spinner or dyer or fiberista or chocolate maker or soap maker or potter -- or have connections with any of the above or more that I may not have thought of -- we can use your donated gift certificates or tangible items to further entice people to make donations to the fund.  Be creative! Have a gift certificate for an online cupcake shop or something unique from where you live? Let us know, and please email us a photo of your donated item to redscarffund@gmail.com (that's also where you should email us your donation amounts to be entered into the drawings).

I'd ask that you ship the items directly to the eventual winners, so that I don't have to bear the expense of all the shipping.      

In exchange for the donated prizes, I will give you or your shop my blog and Facebook exposure, you will have the wonderful feeling of Doing Good, and you will have my and Cookie's and the OFA's heartfelt thanks.

Pass it along!  And thank you.  

Or, if you wanted, you could just donate now:

Comments

[Carole]

Laurie's soap is my favorite soap, too. I love "New Day" the best but all of them are really wonderful.

[Kathy]

Another Blessed Juno house. My kids were thrilled to meet Laurie when we were in SLC. LSAT??

[Mary Fran]

Off to check out the soap... and waiting impatiently to find out if the kids have sports today. It's pretty wet out down here.

[Anna]

Good luck on the LSAT!!! There really is nothing to do but practice...a lot. I'm a second career lawyer - when you hit your first year of law school you'll have PLENTY to do...enjoy your time now!! :)

[Joannah]

Good luck on the LSAT! It's always interesting to see what women choose to do next.

[Anne]

Hoping the "studying" is going well. Seems like WAY more stress than I would care to put myself thru, but kudos to you, chica!

[Manise]

I love Laurie's soaps. New Day is one of my favorites too. Happy studying and good luck on the LSAT's.

[Cookie]

You will be amazing no matter where you land.

Btw, shouldn't you be making Mr J's Halloween outfit this weekend?

[elizabeth a airhart]

good night!!!!!!

[Kristen]

Waaah. Sorry about the end of your med student rotation. :(

[Sarah]

It sounds like the change in schedule is coming around at just the right time.