The Grass is Always Greener

One of the downfalls of having your own small business from home is that you are never "out of the office".  I enjoy the fact that I can work at night while catching up on some Up All Night or Hell on Wheels with my husband, BUT, I also would enjoy being able to turn it off and just be free to enjoy the time with my family.  If I had an "office" job, I could be able to come home from work and give my full attention to the house and family simply because I had no choice - MY work would not be able to be done at home! 

Unfortunately, that is not the case - as I sit here after having a lovely waffle breakfast with my family, I am working.  Ooooookaaaaaaaaay, so blogging isn't technically working, but I am off to sew after this.  Simply because I have to get some work done. If I only had time to do my work at the "office", I would be more productive with my time during the week.  On the other hand - if I were at the "office" during the day, I wouldn't be able to have lunch with my boys, play basketball with them in the morning or be home to do homework with my daughter in the afternoon.  So, we pick and choose.

The grass is always greener. 

My husband is out in the family room right now playing with our youngest and I am off to sew.  Well, it sounds like I may be doing some cleaning first - what was that crash?

What Does It All Mean?

I cannot explain how things get done around my house.  Some days, I am in a good mood - energized and ready to tackle housework, laundry, cooking, kids and my own work as well.....Some days, I just wanna curl up on the sofa and play Angry Birds or Plants VS Zombies (ya know, I can't even play Words With Friends because I am so lazy those days) Today - I told myself I HAD to get work done - because it is a day off for me from the taxi driver "job" I have and because I have not made a sale in one week. EEK! The holiday is over and it is time to get back to work.  So, I get up this morning - put on my cozy unattractive sweats, shirt and enormous grey Mokee (from Fraggle Rock!?) sweater and get it on!  I don't even know where my brain was, because I got sooooo much done.  Unfortunately, my kids were little hellions today a (especially a certain Kindergartner)  Maybe it was the early release day that put everyone on the wrong schedule, but wither way - there was a lot of noise, yelling and crying in this household today.
Did I get my work done? Wow! Yeah!  I did - but how?  I just downed a beer and ate some frozen pizzas - literally threw my kids into bed and now am off to do more work.
I just wanna say - I rock!

What's Babylon and Why is is on My Computer?

Much more productive today.... 4 teethers, 3 bibs and loads of fabric purchased, cut and washed.  Clipart is still unaccessable.....just staring at me from my desktop, but not letting me see it or use it.  I dunno what I downloaded - but now my web browser has changed - (what's Babylon?).  I give up.  I think I just heard a bottle of wine calling me, gotta go.

I'm Sorry, Heather, I'm Afraid I Can't Do That...

I just want some simple clipart - is that so much to ask? I downloaded something and mcafee detected a trojan.  ugh.  I should just stick to sewing because this computer stuff just isn't for me.  I keep reflecting back on the movie 2001 (or was it 2010) a space odyssey where the computer speaks to Dave in that soft scary voice and tells him "I'm afraid I can't do that, Dave".  I think mine is about ready to speak to me in that fashion pretty soon - I am almost positive I am pissing it off with my lack of computer lingo.
Well, I'll just put her (or is it is he?) down and go sew - no harm there.  Oh wait - my sewing machine is computerized as well - eek!  There could be a conspiracy in this house!

Big Work Day????????

Tuesday - a big work day for me.  My youngest has no preschool, so I technically do not have to leave the house............ ever!  So, I try to plan my Tuesdays and Thursdays as "work" days.  I expect a lot to get done.

Wait, what time is it? 12:30? eek!  I have made NOTHING yet and the day is half over.  Oh, I spent the morning on social networks (Facebook, Branchout and Etsy on Facebook) trying to promote my Facebook page and Etsy shop.  I have less than 100 Likes and I know I have more friends than that........

AHEM.

So, come on peeps - I know I have less people following my lazy blog, but could ya please Like my Facebook page and Etsy shop? If my numbers get high enough, I will be sending out another coupon!!!!!

C'mon - 100 likes - you can do it........for me!

MY ETSY SHOP

MY SHOP FACEBOOK PAGE

The Taxes are Done, Man!

It's April 1st tomorrow.  Time flies.... My business taxes are completed (my man is happy about that).  I am getting the call of the outdoors - the spring weather, the little green tufts rising in the garden......  This is a bad time of year for my business.  I almost completely shut down last summer because I was outdoors the whole time.  I cannot do that again this year.  I need to dedicate an allotted amount of time to this job every weekday.

Again, the whole question about working from home comes up...how do you do it?  How do you balance the time with your job and your family (especially when the sweet warm breezes and little giggles are flowing in your window)?  I was lazy this year - after a snafu with an online gardening supplier, my seeds are not yet started for the veggie garden.  I MUST do it this weekend.

My man has been away since Monday and is on his way home right now.  When he goes away for work for a week, we always spend the evening together when he returns.  So, I know I won't get any work done tonight.

 My daughter wants to have a playdate with a neighbor I have never met, so if we decide to do that, I gotta clean my disaster of a house (and it IS a disaster after this week of laziness).

So, why am I here writing about it? Procrastination.

I gotta get out of it.  I need a protein bar and something to pump me up because I got a full day ahead of me of laundry, vacuuming, mopping, bathroom cleaning and dishes to do.  My children tend to get crabby after their daddy is away for the week and let's face it, I am much more snippy too! Ugh.  I would so much rather be playing words with friends on my kindle and sipping coffee.

Oh well - at some point I will figure out how to juggle work and home while being home.  If anyone has any suggestions, I would be grateful! Help!

Back to Reality

 The holidays are over and I took on the beginning of the year at full force!  Had a great Etsy turnout in January - made 25% in January of the money I made all together in the past 6 months on Etsy.  Whoa!  So, now I just need to keep up this new strategy that is obviously working - that will be the hard part. 
My goals for this year are to get my items into a few boutiques or shops locally and keep up with custom orders.  I want to try and post new items on my site atleast twice a week and hope to come out with new Nursery Sets every month.
So, can I do it?
Only time will tell....
Until then - I gotta figure out my taxes for my first year as an official business - save me!