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?