So when I say I spent the weekend packing boxes…this is what I meant! Bonus points for kitten cameo and furniture used as barricade against the depredations of the robot overlords.

I’m awaiting two more things from the printer (because I slipped and accidentally got us a little something extra…as a treat you understand…these things happen…I shall assume no one will mind). But once that’s all here, these will get the last few things tucked in, get taped up, get address labels added, and head off to their new homes.

But my brain insisted I get a head start this weekend. Because I’ve never done anything quite like this before (books never had quite this many pieces), and because it’s been a while since I did a preorder at all (I think the last paper book was 2019…my knees were certainly younger then). So I wasn’t sure exactly how much time it would take to pull it all together, and I didn’t want to find myself in a rush later on.

But now I know I’ve got a good start (and I’ve got a friend who has volunteered to come join in the assembly line festivities for the next bit), so my brain will let me relax and not constantly shout ‘you really should go pack those boxes’ at me 24/7.

And just because I know it’s a liiiiiittle nerve wracking to preorder something and then wonder if it will really show up, I figured I’d show you how things stood at the moment!

And oh…oh this was actually pretty fun, and I have SCHEMES for what we can do next!