A Personal Update

Well.. I haven't updated on here for a while. I've been so engulfed with my shop progress! .. it's really fun. I have a feeling that the clothing is going to be a more successful effort than trying to sell invitations and art prints though. It's more practical for the price... and people just want clothes more than art or printed materials I guess.

I've been spreading knowledge of my shop through chat rooms on etsy.com.. which is innnnteresting, to say the least. I've learned that there are a lot of stay at home moms and retired folks selling on there. I've also learned that there is a TON of crafty (in my opinion junk) type stuff that people are trying to sell. Like, buy a bag o' beads from Michaels, string 'em and sell them for $15. Meh. I'm sure some people go for that. I've personally felt impressed by very few other shops on that site (and shop banners made with Microsoft Word). However, it's encouraging that the inspiring shops are few.. because it's easier to stand out :0) I've already had people comment on how nice my blog looks or how cool my website is (gee, helps to be an actual web/designer when it comes to marketing your own stuff!). Right now my main marketing angle is social marketing only (Facebook fan page, Twitter, blogging, etsy chat rooms) .. but being as connected as I naturally am, that's a plus and I think (I hope) eventually it'll work out well for me.

Anyway here's an update on other things.. we are still waiting on renovation progress about a little house we're interested in that some friends from church are renting/selling as soon as it's done. It'd be a great location, in East Brainerd with easy highway access but in a nice, older little subdivision. I haven't seen the inside yet, and the renovated inside will be new to both of us. We're hoping to see it later this month or next month. We both have a good feeling about it though, so maybe some goodness will happen with it soon.

Our second 13-week session of Financial Peace University is about to start up again, with a preview this Sunday, for which I'm making dollar sign shaped sugar cookies! I'm looking forward to it... and to seeing peoples' eyes opened to how they can change their lives forever because of learning how to focus on finances. It's powerful. I love it.