I've been meaning to write some lately between the business of things. Holidays, finding a new car, etc. So here's a few topics of late...
Dreams, Oh My
Jon and I have had dreams about having children this week. We don't take that as a sign telling us it should happen soon.. I think it's just the whirlwind of almost every other one of our friends have started families lately. Like there's maybe 4 remaining childless married couples left that we know. Anyway, Jon's dream was very realistic, while mine was utterly frightening. Remember the "Chucky" movies? Ok - I had a newborn boy who had a look about him reminiscent of Chucky. And he was talking back to me! as a newborn! making fun of me and teasing me about having to breastfeed him, oh my God! Ok it is kinda funny, but at the same time the utter notion of "I am NOT doing this!" was freaky to me. I can't imagine the weirdo dreams I'll have when we actually have one on the way. Yikes!
I have to say honestly that being around everyone else having kids actually makes me want to wait even longer. Maybe it has to do with the fact that I've always been pretty against the bandwagon.
One Little Business
I like having my personal blog to talk about my business with some confidentiality. I share all my public ideas and projects on the •m• blog, but here I can be a little more open. I'm really excited about its possibilities though. I'm learning a lot about what it takes to have and to run my own business, and I really, really enjoy it - even while being aware of how much upkeep and focus and organization it requires. As far as.. well everything - notes, material and price tracking, customer info, finances for sure, the physical arrangement of my workspace, being aware of marketing trends and ways to connect with people. It's a lot. I tend to wonder how other folks doing similar endeavors manage their business things.
The invent of Facebook is incredible when it comes to small businesses. Some folks bash it's usefulness or ignore it altogether.. while others abuse it for their desire for attention - but my God, it's an incredibly useful tool for new & individually owned businesses! The same for Etsy I suppose (a community of people selling handmade & vintage items), but I find myself supporting Facebook marketing more than Etsy (plus I'd rather people visit my website and not my etsy page).
Currently Etsy has no way to push your message as much as Facebook does, although they are constantly improving their site. It's just such a big community. It's hard to stand out there in my opinion, especially if you make jewelry or hair clips. However, get yourself a unique idea and/or a unique style and you've got it made. If you're still wondering what you can do with your life that you actually really enjoy or if you're thinking of a way to generate steady side income, today's technology makes it incredibly easy to establish yourself and your ideas. Look into it, for serious. PS, and it's not just for twenty-somethings ;•)
Eventually I'd love to take one•little•m part time instead of managing it between my full time job as it is right now. 2011 will be an interesting new year for us. We're planning on doing some actual advertising (via facebook at first) so I'm curious to see what that does and if I'm able to keep up.
Stupid & Funny
So in our search for a new car to replace my totaled Civic thanks to Ms Not Paying Attention in Atlanta... we've been keeping an eye out on the roads for things we do and don't want. This lead to discussion about the body style changes among newer Civics and how I think the rear tail lights looks like a sad panda haha. So we came up with this Sad Panda character, who we quote every time we see one on the road, making a "mmuuuhh!" depressed sounding voice. (We will never deny our weirdness.) The best part is the realization of this character when we discovered that you can create unique characters on the Wii, for use as contestants on our new Wheel of Fortune game. Check this out!! hahahaha.. Search through all of them, it's so entertaining, if you're a Wii person that is. They each have instructions on how to build your own new characters too. Too fun.
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