Firstly, I am finally getting some household help from my husband. We've had many discussions but finally came to an agreement that he will do the laundry and the vacuuming most of the time and I will do the rest...with options to renegotiate in the future. I felt I just can't do it all anymore. I'm having some health issues that are hindering my usual energy levels and it makes it more difficult and certainly more frustrating to deal with a lot of days when the fatigue is just overwhelming. I am grateful for the help. We could talk about how I do things vs. how he does things, but at this point in my life, I have to back off a bit from my Type A personality.... I'm just so happy he will begin helping out.
I have the venue locked in for the Christmas Tea and Gift Sale and just need to make the deposit in the next week.
I now have a mutual agreement with my hairstylist to do her wedding photography with times, price arranged. We will sit down together with her fiance some time in the spring to pick some of the shots she might like to get.
I'm starting to edit clothes closets and when my husband goes away for a week I intend to tackle many other obscure areas of the house. I hate, hate when stuff starts to pile up. With limited space, it drives me crazy to see space taken up by stuff we haven't used in at least two years or longer.....it will be gone. I am definitely NOT a pack rat.
I've made a new set up to take Etsy photos so will try it out tomorrow and then get my new plates posted on 'Maggiemags'. Unfortunately, one I made has had some sort of chemical reaction and have to destroy it and start again....weird things happen some time.
I want to mention two particular Etsy shops that went above and beyond helping me the other night until the wee hours of the morning. I wanted to started posting ads on certain blogs but one of the unfortunate results of my hard drive issue is I lost my Microsoft Digital Image software. When I went to resize my banner for ad space I quickly realized I couldn't...I asked in the Etsy forums if anyone could help me and these two individuals not only made suggestions agreed to try and do it for me and send it to me. I've ended up using one shops idea and am so grateful. Both of these deserving shops are worth taking a look at...wonderful work! PLEASE, PLEASE GO VISIT
www.vintagebuttonsplus.etsy.com AND www.soov.etsy.com........very special people! I picked a great piece of work from vintagebuttonsplus.....thank you, thank you and bless you!
Friday, January 30, 2009
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
A productive day..........
It seems every day lately I'm struggling for some energy and motivation. I just keep working my way through the day(s) and feel good when I get things on my 'To Do' list checked off. This has been one of those days.
My husband and I went to family breakfast this morning and then back home as he had a conference call to take part in.
I got busy making a lot of phone calls. My cousins and I are doing our 3rd Annual Christmas Tea and Gift Sale again this year so had calls to make for venues and prices etc to decide what and when this should and could take place. By mid afternoon, I had that part sorted out and just have to get a deposit to them Do you believe that in January, most venues were already reserved for all of November and a lot full for December as well! Amazing!
I booked to use my photography gift certificate my husband gave me for our wedding anniversary. It's one full hour one on one with a professional photographer and I'm so looking forward to that day! I am a much better 'hands-on" learner so this is great for me. I have a lot of very specific questions I want answered and have been assured they can answer most or all of my queries.
I then went online and booked to take a digital photography course at our local college at night for 7 weeks. They will go into a lot of detail, but again, I look forward to more learning. All of this can't help but improve my photography and I hope my sales at some point. At the very least, I come away more informed.
Next, I sat down to find a graphic designer on Etsy to help me design a business card for my event planning business. I'm going to use "FlashwithClass" who designed my banners and avatars for both my etsy shops....wonderful designer! For the past couple of hours I've been thinking and coming up with possible slogans for the event planning side and can now proceed with the content I want on my business card and then will send it to the designer to do their magic.
Tonight, I hope to photograph the two plates I have ready to post on my 'Maggiemags' shop and then get them posted. I have two other plates in the works which I hope to get on my shop site by the weekend.
SO, all in all a rather productive day! Yeah for me!
My husband and I went to family breakfast this morning and then back home as he had a conference call to take part in.
I got busy making a lot of phone calls. My cousins and I are doing our 3rd Annual Christmas Tea and Gift Sale again this year so had calls to make for venues and prices etc to decide what and when this should and could take place. By mid afternoon, I had that part sorted out and just have to get a deposit to them Do you believe that in January, most venues were already reserved for all of November and a lot full for December as well! Amazing!
I booked to use my photography gift certificate my husband gave me for our wedding anniversary. It's one full hour one on one with a professional photographer and I'm so looking forward to that day! I am a much better 'hands-on" learner so this is great for me. I have a lot of very specific questions I want answered and have been assured they can answer most or all of my queries.
I then went online and booked to take a digital photography course at our local college at night for 7 weeks. They will go into a lot of detail, but again, I look forward to more learning. All of this can't help but improve my photography and I hope my sales at some point. At the very least, I come away more informed.
Next, I sat down to find a graphic designer on Etsy to help me design a business card for my event planning business. I'm going to use "FlashwithClass" who designed my banners and avatars for both my etsy shops....wonderful designer! For the past couple of hours I've been thinking and coming up with possible slogans for the event planning side and can now proceed with the content I want on my business card and then will send it to the designer to do their magic.
Tonight, I hope to photograph the two plates I have ready to post on my 'Maggiemags' shop and then get them posted. I have two other plates in the works which I hope to get on my shop site by the weekend.
SO, all in all a rather productive day! Yeah for me!
Monday, January 26, 2009
A test of patience.......
Since I now have my computer back I've been trying to sort out what was saved and what I've lost....no easy task!
I've lost pictures, emails, email addresses, software, and that's only what I've discovered so far! It is definitely a 'sick' feeling to realize some important stuff is gone forever. I'm now in the process of trying to rebuild my files, etc. and to figure out the best way to ensure this does not happen ever again. Of course, that means more time and money but I'm left with no choice.
It's so frustrating to be backtracking when I need to be doing things that move me forward. It's amazing how comfortable one gets with the way things were and then in an instant everything changes. I keep telling myself that it will all be OK and if I hold on to my belief that things happen for a reason I need to let it go and move on.
A lot is left to do but I'll get there........I hope!
I've lost pictures, emails, email addresses, software, and that's only what I've discovered so far! It is definitely a 'sick' feeling to realize some important stuff is gone forever. I'm now in the process of trying to rebuild my files, etc. and to figure out the best way to ensure this does not happen ever again. Of course, that means more time and money but I'm left with no choice.
It's so frustrating to be backtracking when I need to be doing things that move me forward. It's amazing how comfortable one gets with the way things were and then in an instant everything changes. I keep telling myself that it will all be OK and if I hold on to my belief that things happen for a reason I need to let it go and move on.
A lot is left to do but I'll get there........I hope!
Friday, January 23, 2009
Yeah!......I have my computer back!
Finally, after almost a week, I got my computer back today!
I now have the daunting task of figuring out what's there and what I've lost. I know where I'll be spending a lot of time over the next few days.
My husband is going for a colonoscopy tomorrow to see if he's still clear of cancer. He has already had two colon surgeries for previous colon cancer, so we take no chances....so that's where most of my day will be spent tomorrow. We've been on such a roller coaster ride health wise and emotionally with him for the past three and a half years, we both hope and pray that 2009 will be different....keep fingers and toes crossed!
I'm making some new plates for my Maggiemags shop and hope to list them some time next week....watch for them!
I now have the daunting task of figuring out what's there and what I've lost. I know where I'll be spending a lot of time over the next few days.
My husband is going for a colonoscopy tomorrow to see if he's still clear of cancer. He has already had two colon surgeries for previous colon cancer, so we take no chances....so that's where most of my day will be spent tomorrow. We've been on such a roller coaster ride health wise and emotionally with him for the past three and a half years, we both hope and pray that 2009 will be different....keep fingers and toes crossed!
I'm making some new plates for my Maggiemags shop and hope to list them some time next week....watch for them!
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