It's been a while..

Okay wow...so almost 2 months to catch up on...I got this..

So we've been pretty active this summer, which is out of character for us honestly. We were doing therapy for 2 kids for a while but I stopped taking my daughter because she wasn't listening to this therapist either, and my son had to stop going because of insurance issues. My Mr. changed jobs again in May, and it looked like things would be okay, but we recently found out it's not..so I am having to put more of my time and energy into actually making items and trying to get them sold.
Plus, since that isn't a guaranteed money maker, I've been doing more transcription and captioning, just to get a little extra money each week.

The kids have been reading a lot. We are trying to cut down on electricity, so they read and play games together a lot more, which I really love, until they start fighting haha.

I am also trying to plan to send my oldest to Europe for University next year. That is starting to sound like an impossibility, but I really want this for him and he has always been such a good kid...he really deserves it. So I am going to do my best to send him, even if I have to sell a kidney!

I had started a partnership with a lady for her subscription box, but things had gone south, and she decided to dissolve the box due to ridiculous customers. She doesn't like to deal with people, and these people were absolutely awful so I really don't blame her. I can't even believe what they were saying to her in the emails...believe me it was unthinkable..I would never say such things to anyone.

So, since then I have started redesigning my Etsy shop a little bit, and I have a large market show in September that I'll be working on stock for as well. If I can find enough time to sew/make instead of typing...it's a hard choice.

I guess that's the most exciting bits, I hope all of you are doing well. I hope someone still stops by here :)

Remember, even when things are tough, and you can't imagine them changing and getting better, they will...eventually, but only if you stick it out, keep going, keep breathing...I know I will. Tomorrow needs you, too!!

Like I needed one more thing to do with all the time I don't have...

With all the financial challenges, and with my Mr. getting ready to be taking a considerable pay cut, again...I've been trying to make the most of what little time I can find to do things, and do things that are helpful and productive, and possibly will bring in a little extra money.

While, looking through patterns online for something new to put up in the shop, I came across an ad for a transcription company. I have training in medical transcription, and I love to just sit and type, so I looked into it, although, I was of course a little apprehensive, as I usually am when something looks like I may enjoy it and it could be profitable :)

After some research, I decided it could work, I can surely find a few minutes to sit and listen and type, right? Yea yea I can.

I filled out the application, took the test and waited...unexpectedly very anxiously, like I was 16 again hoping that the manager at Friendly's would think I was good enough to be a hostess or server. It was weird.

I passed, and went on to the site, and started doing some little jobs that are available to all the new people, and went through them easily, and got perfect scores, and received an email saying I could access the next tier of jobs, because my work was so accurate and proper. I admittedly was way more excited than I should've been..I took a screenshot of the email, and immediately sent it to my Mr. and said "look, I'm so amazing I get to do the harder jobs!" It was a weird thing to see myself say..but I'll take any little accomplishment these days.

Mostly, I'm still sewing, but this is a nice little way to have a little money pop in on Mondays.

I am actually, working on a test pattern right now as well, for Annelaine Patterns. It's a super cute little dress. I think it's adorable, and it happens to be one of the easiest dresses I've ever made. Well, this particular style is, there is a scallop hem option that is worrying me a bit, so I didn't choose to do that one, I get crazy OCD with hems, and I feel like that would just have been too much for me to deal with, especially on a test. I made the long sleeve option, and it is adorable. I will also add, that if you don't have a serger, and you make clothing, you should seriously consider getting a serger if it is in your budget. I found mine for about $80 on a local facebook marketplace, and have really barely used it to it's full potential I'm sure, but for my bags and clothing...I am just not sure why I didn't try harder to get one sooner. It makes hemming so easy for me, and I love how the inside seams look now on the kids pajama pants and the shirts and dresses for my daughter. Definitely worth the $80.

Well, I think that's all my exciting news for now...I'm going to go get started sewing up some new bags, and hopefully I'll have more to write about soon :)

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you are all well and happy. Remember, to love your people, check in with those you might have lost touch with, remember everyone needs someone to check in and remind them they are important and loved.

Until next time, keep going, keep loving, keep breathing..one day at time..I will be too <3