Latency in viral infections and other non-crafty subjects

It has been a while on the posting front for both Brandy and I.  We've both been suddenly inundated with work including both traveling to the East coast the first week of September for very separate reasons.  Man, traveling can seriously cut down on the craft time with all the preparing to go, being gone for several days and the recovering (with laundry, grocery shopping, etc.) upon your return.  Let's not even talk about all the work that didn't get done while out of the office which now needs to be done (some of it urgent).

Additionally, I've battled a bout of shingles in the past month.  I had my first occurrence of shingles as a 12 year old.  I wasn't unfamiliar with the consequences, but I didn't consider how my 42 year body would react differently.  I fairly lost about 10 days in a sea of treatments (acupuncture really works folks!) and a haze of pain (they can be quite painful).  Needless to say, I'm feeling the loss of my crafting mojo and looking for a fresh source of infection of the crafty kind. 

I have been able to keep track of the Project Project Runway series (we've got their button right on this page) and NotMartha's ongoing participation in the Fantasy Project Runway sponsored by HP TouchSmart technology.  Megan's recent design mimicking Project 7's Make Your Own Fabric challenge was super slick (o.k.- who wants a pair of the brown heels she picked for her model to wear?) and definitely injected a little of the crafty inspiration.  If you haven't browsed (and dreamed) about the accessories on the Piperlime accessories wall, check it out.

Here's hoping for a fresh infection of the crafty kind.  I've got a few exciting opportunities to craft in the next few weeks and I am looking forward to sharing the results of a brand new crafting bug infection.

Andie