There’s another large-scale project that’s been stressing me out and keeping me busy lately. You might have noticed that Purl’s closes for a week every year in July. Since 2010, we go to a week-long event that’s sort of a cross between a retreat and a convention called the Southeastern Unitarian Universalist Summer Institute. It’s a multigenerational week of fun and friends, board games, hikes, spirit, and a thousand other things. (You don’t have to be a UU to enjoy it, as long as you are an open and welcoming person!)
Anyway, I ended up as Communications Director for SUUSI, and we ended up needing to entirely rebuild the website from the ground up. Fortunately I had some help (including my son’s help linking to the camp database in order to display all the events). So I’ve devoted a LOT of time to that this year, and today we go live. If you go to suusi.org this morning, and check out the site, and then check it out again later tonight or tomorrow, you will see the fruits of my labor.
I would love for more people from our yarn community to consider giving SUUSI a try. There’s a whole hall group of crafters this year, and it’s a great way to meet people and make new connections. If you’ve never been before, I can give you a coupon code for $50 off. You can also apply for SUUSIships and take on some volunteer jobs to get even bigger discounts on the week. The only downside to SUUSI is missing my Purl’s friends, so I would love to bring some of y’all along!