Burning Both Ends of the Candle

I had no idea how much having another child would change things around here. We're 4 months into our expanded family, and I'm starting to feel out of control. I forgot how high maintenance little people can be! How naive of me to think that I could continue life the way it was before my son was born, no less start a new business venture and try to nurture my neglected social life.

I fear that I've piled a bit too much on my plate and until now I have just tried to keep on keepin' on. I've been getting further and further behind (and increasingly stressed) in attempt to be super woman. Today was the straw that broke the camels back and made me realize that something has to give.

After working for hours just trying to get both of my children fed and asleep at the same time, I finally sat down to sew up a coffee cozy that needed to be shipped today. I was feeling great, thinking that I was going to be able to pull off "doing it all" today only to realize that I had sewn the cozy backwards and would need to start completely over. I took a break to re-group just in time for my daughter to wake up from her nap. Sewing is not an option when she's awake, so the cozy will have to wait until my hubby comes home and possibly until after the rest of the house is sleeping tonight.

In the midst of trying to run a business, promote, blog, be social and prepare for the holidays, some very important things have been neglected. My house is in shambles, my nerves are fried and my family (including myself) hasn't been getting the attention they deserve.

So, if I'm not around quite as often, I'm hoping you will all understand that I'll be taking a little breather in attempt to gain some balance my life. I'm really hoping you'll stick with me until I find my rhythm. I plan to return with some fresh tutorials and finished projects.

Wordless Wednesday

Construction Sale

Since the very first day I opened my etsy shop I've struggled with perfecting my photos and coming up with something unique that looks professional and compliments my products well. While I was decently happy with my outdoor photos, the background poses a problem for the winter months. I was looking for something that was easy to edit, works well with all of the different colored fabrics that I use and had a bit of an organic feel.

Well, I finally figured out some of the functions on my camera, grabbed some gray poster board and threw in some black stone that I had on hand and voila! I finally have a background that I can use year round that meets all of my requirements. I like that the background is less distracting now and that they have a more crisp look. I think they turned out quite nice, no?


Since a lot of the items in my shop are made to order, it's going to take quite some time to update all of the pictures. And since my shop will look a bit disorganized for a while I decided to have a construction sale for as long as it takes me to finish updating. Visit my shop and reference the shop announcement at the top of the page for details on the sale.