Hey all! How are you? We are good, just trying to beat this crazy abnormal pacific northwest heat. We are hitting 90 in our house, yikes!
I am pretty excited because I am starting to get back to work, like officially, with work hours even! After much soul searching and agonizing about making the right decision for the kiddos, and myself, I decided to hire a babysitter for a few hours a week, and I have been taking advantage of the time she is here and have been pattern writing. Exciting, right? I have sort of fallen down on the pdf pattern releasing since P was born, and I am wanting to get back into it. I keep getting down on myself and saying, "I have gotten NOTHING done the last 4 years!!!" but then I remember, I have written 6 books, 4 already out and 2 that come out next year. And 5 of those 6 books have been written since P was born, 2 since Wee was born, so really, I am doing just fine. I think the pdf patterns make me feel more accomplished because they are so much more instant gratification, and I can track things with like listings in my etsy shop and of course sales in my etsy shop (I am just shy of 10,000, wowza!!!!!!).
So, this week I am wrapping up a new knitting pattern AND a new sewing pattern and sending them out for layout and testing. After I get that done, I am planning the next knitting and sewing pattern. I am also making a couple samples up with plans to teach a few classes at a new quilt shop right by my house. And finally, I have a quilt I have been wanting to do, that sorta goes with the sewing pattern I am finishing, that I get to start as a "reward" for getting these patterns to layout.
Yeah! That sounds like quite the pile of work, now that I type it out.
What are y'alls crafty plans for the week? Any one else finding their hands are getting too sweaty to knit in the heat?
So glad you are taking time to realize that you have done so much in addition to raising your sweet boys! I know it must feel so great to get back to some focused time for work though. A few hours of focused time makes all the difference in the world for me since having my baby girl. I use that time to grow my online business, so unfortunately I haven't had much time dedicated to crafting since becoming a momma. I still love reading about others' crafting though!
Posted by: MJ | July 07, 2015 at 10:36 AM