How do I find the balance between work, lollipops, personal life, and my four legged daughter Roxy? My Etsy shop has only been open since November and I am already scrambling to find balance as the orders grow, my interest grows and everything else - well is just that, everything else.
It seems like all I want to do these days is work on my shop and make lollipops. Thank goodness my boyfriend is easy going and supportive, but my laundry isn’t! Even though Steve, the boyfriend, has been exceptional great, he still wants to know how Roxy made the "About Me" section and he didn’t!? So I am introducing you to Steve. His favorite part about my Etsy shop is there is never a lack of chocolate around the house.
A co-worker at my day gig suggested I read this book, called Boundaries, When to say Yes, How to say No to Take Control of Your Life, by Henry Cloud. She said it has transformed her life and wished she had read it in her 30's, so I will be picking up a copy as soon as possible. Let’s read it together! I will read as much as possible this weekend and I will post about it on Monday.
I have the hardest time saying no, because in all reality I do want to do it all! I am coming to grips with the fact that I can't! Between my normal 40 hour work-week, Etsy, recreational softball, and volunteering in a youth sports program, I am learning very quickly that I will have to say No and soon!
Don’t forget pick up a copy of the book and let’s read it together it will be fun!
Please leave a comment and let me know what you do to create balance in your life?
First feature on Etsy Finds, hired first helper, made first 100 sales in my shop, and first month I will be over 1,000 lollipops shipped. Wow!! Deep Breathe, yes I am still alive and with only one shipping malfunction! Not perfect like I had hoped, but pretty close. Now it is time for customer service follow ups and feedback. I sure hope the feedback reflects all the hard work!
How do I find the balance between work, lollipops, personal life, and my four legged daughter Roxy? My Etsy shop has only been open since November and I am already scrambling to find balance as the orders grow, my interest grows and everything else - well is just that, everything else.
When I got an email from Etsy asking for some pictures of my owls I was thrilled but cautious about getting too excited. Then when I heard I would be featured on glo.com I had to look it up. I decided I was getting too excited and convinced myself I probably wouldn't be featured at all. The email saying I was going to be featured first thing Wednesday morning didn't even convince me. So at Midnight Wednesday morning, I checked. And there it was - A front page headline leading to my Owls. Did you hear me screaming?
