Yesterday I tried to book a flight with American Airlines and am getting a real education. I never had enough miles to beeok a flight before and was just 4,000 miles short to book a flight to go the the PMC Conference in June. I called the airline to add some miles that had not been registered before and was transferred 3 times before the agent told me to buy the missing miles that I needed for $158.00, and to hold the flight that  wanted. Apparently to HOLD a flight for more than 24 hours it must be done through a different department. What did I know? When I called back to pay for the flight, my HOLD had expired, I could not use the miles that I bought, they could not be refunded, and the price of the flight had gone way up. Now I am bafled and pissed. I can't wait much longer and this is costing me much more than I anticipated. As a consumer I am disgusted that I was mislead, but it was not done intentionally. That's the way it looks on the surface, but I am feeling cheated as a novice at booking flights with miles.

 

  Thanks for responding to my musings, and please write to me. I've been a horrible blogger, and have not been able to wrap my brain around it, but I'm hoping to ,so please help me out with comments and questions.

  Here's what's  been going on lately: I am the new jewelry instructor in Michael's Arts and Craft Store in Dadeland Station in Miami. it's been a little hectic there as I have had to go through a new learning curve that anyone would go through in taking on any new project, but I am enjoying it for now because I'm meeting a lot of new people who want to learn how to start making jewelry. I'll be posting my monthly schedule of classes as soon as I create a new page on my website. Even my mom is going to take some classes. Until mid -October there is a cool promotion of a FREE jewelry kit with the purchase of a jewelry class. You will have to go to the store to sign up. I don't do that part.

  My metal clay classes are still going strong. I'm still doing private classes in my studio. I also will certify those who are ready to go through the certification process. The most exciting thing is that I am going to teach a very comprehensive metal clay course at the Miami Jewelry School. This will take students through all the Basic, Interemdiate, and Advanced skills all in one place in sequential order. Oh, if there was only something like that when I was learning. Well, the universe must want me to do it,so I have more work to do. I'll be posting those classes as soon as I can- maybe in November.

  Please let me know that all my musings are out there by writing any comments and/or questions to this blog. Rolling On now!!

                      When Life Gives You Iguana Poop, Make Moon Rocks.

 

 Welcome anyone who reads this blog. I would be so thrilled and honored if you were to write something to me. I'm new at this.

 

I'm posting my first blog post about my experience with the new fast fire bronze clay. If you try it, please please, please do a test firing first. I trust too easily with disastrous results. I'll tell you about it later.This is just to get started on this new blog things.