With the changes I have been making in my studio to make things easier on my shoulder, I knew that I had to remove the taboret (IKEA butcher block) that I have used for years as it is quite heavy...and is now a great addition to our pantry. I have been seeing the IKEA Raskog cart online in so many studio photos and I was very interested but a little hesitant but now that I have it and have used it for a few days I'm a huge fan. It holds as much as my last cart and though I am missing the large paint mixing surface I did keep my large palette to use, which is currently hanging off the side of the cart. It moves very easily so that I can move it to my right or left side, depending on which arm I'm using. I think I may invest in a couple of storage containers to hang off the side to store some items but other than that, using the glass jars and metal containers I have gathered from around the house, I am very, very happy with it. I would still like to find some lockable castors for the drafting table as I do like to move my surface around the room, depending on the light, but otherwise I am very pleased.
I really do love Lucy. When I was growing up my mom and I used to watch her as often as we could, and laughed so hard. Then, as I raised my daughters, we continued this tradition. So many good, good memories. As an adult I enjoyed learning more about her and the challenges she overcame along the way, as we all do, and was thrilled to hear that she was the first woman to run a major television studio in the 1960's which produced such incredible programs such as Mission Impossible and Star Trek. She began her career in modelling, then studied drama for a short time (though she claimed it only taught her to be afraid), was hired and quickly fired from roles on Broadway before pursuing film and becoming known as the queen of B-films....not great praise for an actor. It was a successful role on radio, playing a wacky wife, that led to the production of 'I Love Lucy' with her husband Desi Arnaz which at first wasn't believed by television executives to be a good idea because she was a redhead, but of course, became her claim to fame. I always felt she was a great role model for my girls.
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