Clearly I Have Lost My Mind

Here's how it went down:

My coworker: You should sell your lightswitch plates at a craft fair.
Me: Okay!



You see, I make these delightful decorative lightswitch plates. My coworker saw them, and thought they would sell well at a craft fair. Who wouldn't want a chili pepper lightswitch plate? Or maybe a mod design? Or barnyard animals?

Somehow I thought this was a good idea, and signed up for the craft fair. What I did not realize was that (a) I would have to make a lot of lightswitch plates, and (b) that I would have to deal with people. Instead I thought, "hey, maybe I can make some extra money."

As a result, I have spent pretty much all of my spare time working on the lightswitch plates. Making them is not exactly rocket science, but it does take a bit of time, and involves several steps. In order to make this profitable, I set a goal of making 100 lightswitch plates by the day of the fair (December 8). I have since learned that making one or two for the house is much different than making 100. Anyhow, I should be able to meet that goal in the next day or so. Hooray!

The part that I'm a wee bit apprehensive about is the actual craft fair. There will be people there. If you know me, you will know that I am not a bubbly, outgoing person, and am not well versed in the ancient art of small talk. How will I do this? How exactly will I interact with people in a pleasant manner? Maybe I should do some role playing:

Scenario 1.
Shopper: Hello.
Me:

Scenario 2.
Shopper: Hello.
Me: Who the hell are you? Stop talking to me.

Scenario 3.
Shopper: Hello
Me: Hi.

Clearly this needs some work, but as you can see I've already made great improvements between Scenario 1 and 3.