what a horribly depressing post my last post was! and to think that's what you have had to look at each time you visit our blog. i'm so sorry!
life is still hard ... but i'm not saying that it's "bad." it's just incredibly hard.
this is my favorite time of year and i feel like it is passing so quickly. i can hardly believe that it's the ninth of december. i know we should keep christmas in our hearts all year 'round, but i really do wish that the holiday season lasted longer, with all of the wonderful decorations, the delicious smells, and the fun parties and get-togethers. of course, i suppose if it lasted all year i wouldn't really appreciate all that this time of year brings ... though i find that hard to believe. i don't think i could ever get tired of christmas. i should have been an elf ...
tonight i am feeling much better after several days {weeks} on the verge of a nervous break-down. i want to make sure that i am enjoying life, however, and am remembering to count my many blessings each day. that i make the most of what i have.
how are things in your world? be on the lookout for a fun giveaway for notably noted on a favorite blog of mine. if you are interested in hosting your own fun giveaway, let me know!
Thursday, November 12, 2009
why. is. this. happening???
i am posting a blog at 12:30 am when i have millions of other things to do because, well, because i have millions of other things to do so naturally my computer would crash. again. i have several other stories to post, and have the drafts for those posts ... but tonight {this morning} this post wins. earlier in the week my laptop crashed. travis set me up on a old desktop and transferred all of my files for me. tonight, the desktop crashed. i have so many orders to fill for notably noted {yay!} ... and now no way to fill them {aggghhh!!!} i can't remember the last time my laptop crashed. or any computer for that matter. actually, my laptop has never crashed until now. and i don't think i've had any serious desktop issues since college. why. is. this. happening? i am trying to remain calm. no tears have been shed. but this is getting ridiculous. i mean it. never have computer trouble and now, in a time when i desperately need them, they are all shutting down??? what kind of horrible things have i done to reap this kind of karma? i'm sorry for all the negativity, i just really don't know what to do. i have orders that are supposed to be delivered tomorrow. no way that's going to happen now. seriously? seriously?? i am starting a new business. i want to put my best foot forward. not my late, rushed, not all pulled together foot! please pray for me. i may lose it.
Monday, November 2, 2009
no time to say hello. goodbye!
in case you missed it, i published a post below about our friends tom & lina getting married.
so, i really should not be sitting here writing this post at 1:19 a.m. ... yet here i am. i needed a quick little break from all of the work i'm doing to remind myself just how busy i am! haha!
i hope that i will look back on this week in a couple of years and think "whew, i'm glad that part of it is over," while looking out the picture glass windows of my quaint little shop in a fabulous shopping center ...
don't get me wrong. i am having a fantastic time. despite the hustle and bustle and never feeling like i will have enough completed by the time my first trunk shows roll around this week, i am having so much fun. i can work into the wee hours of the night as i've mentioned before, but for the most part i don't mind.
yesterday i had a hard time concentrating. i had not gotten out of the house the previous two days and i think i was getting a little bit of cabin fever. even though i had a list as tall as i am to complete, i couldn't focus the way i needed to. i got out yesterday evening and headed to the pool hall with my sister. her godmother was in town, and they were swinging by the pool hall to say hello to our family. we weren't there long, but i appreciated the change of scenery.
sierra, lindsay, and i left the pool hall and headed to sonic while the guys stayed to play for a few more hours. we got the house and i attempted to work, while lindsay attempted to study. i showed off my latest designs and samples that i'm pulling together for the trunk shows and it was reassuring to hear lindsay's feedback. i love what i'm doing, but i get nervous that other people won't think the same.
tonight, tomorrow, and part of the day tuesday will be spent finishing up my list that i just finished writing out {with 30 items on it} + 15 products i have to photograph for the website and the catalog {i wish i had the incredible talent of jennycollierphotography.com!} + finalize and have the catalogs printed. i also have a shipment of packaging ordered, and i'm so nervous that it won't arrive in time. i have a backup plan in the case that it doesn't get here ... but that will create a whole lot more work. cross your fingers that it arrives on monday!!
if it sounds like i'm complaining i'm not. really this blog is for me to look back on. to remember the mountain of tasks that i had and also the fun that i'm having ... despite getting only 3-5 hours of sleep. i can only imagine what tomorrow night will be like as it will be my last night before the show.
i also got some unfortunate news today. edmond, the town in which i've been pining to open a shop, got a speciality stationery store. boo! they've not had one up to this point. i think the town is so quaint. it's a place i can see travis and me living. and i even have the shopping center picked out. i just have to have the backing to move forward with a store front. i'm so sad that someone beat me to the punch. i've been hoping and planning to have a shop there for several years now. this of course doesn't mean that i can't still open a shop in edmond ... but it would have been nice to do so without any competition.
okay lovies. i must bid you adieu for now. have a terrific week!
so, i really should not be sitting here writing this post at 1:19 a.m. ... yet here i am. i needed a quick little break from all of the work i'm doing to remind myself just how busy i am! haha!
i hope that i will look back on this week in a couple of years and think "whew, i'm glad that part of it is over," while looking out the picture glass windows of my quaint little shop in a fabulous shopping center ...
don't get me wrong. i am having a fantastic time. despite the hustle and bustle and never feeling like i will have enough completed by the time my first trunk shows roll around this week, i am having so much fun. i can work into the wee hours of the night as i've mentioned before, but for the most part i don't mind.
yesterday i had a hard time concentrating. i had not gotten out of the house the previous two days and i think i was getting a little bit of cabin fever. even though i had a list as tall as i am to complete, i couldn't focus the way i needed to. i got out yesterday evening and headed to the pool hall with my sister. her godmother was in town, and they were swinging by the pool hall to say hello to our family. we weren't there long, but i appreciated the change of scenery.
sierra, lindsay, and i left the pool hall and headed to sonic while the guys stayed to play for a few more hours. we got the house and i attempted to work, while lindsay attempted to study. i showed off my latest designs and samples that i'm pulling together for the trunk shows and it was reassuring to hear lindsay's feedback. i love what i'm doing, but i get nervous that other people won't think the same.
tonight, tomorrow, and part of the day tuesday will be spent finishing up my list that i just finished writing out {with 30 items on it} + 15 products i have to photograph for the website and the catalog {i wish i had the incredible talent of jennycollierphotography.com!} + finalize and have the catalogs printed. i also have a shipment of packaging ordered, and i'm so nervous that it won't arrive in time. i have a backup plan in the case that it doesn't get here ... but that will create a whole lot more work. cross your fingers that it arrives on monday!!
if it sounds like i'm complaining i'm not. really this blog is for me to look back on. to remember the mountain of tasks that i had and also the fun that i'm having ... despite getting only 3-5 hours of sleep. i can only imagine what tomorrow night will be like as it will be my last night before the show.
i also got some unfortunate news today. edmond, the town in which i've been pining to open a shop, got a speciality stationery store. boo! they've not had one up to this point. i think the town is so quaint. it's a place i can see travis and me living. and i even have the shopping center picked out. i just have to have the backing to move forward with a store front. i'm so sad that someone beat me to the punch. i've been hoping and planning to have a shop there for several years now. this of course doesn't mean that i can't still open a shop in edmond ... but it would have been nice to do so without any competition.
okay lovies. i must bid you adieu for now. have a terrific week!
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