I have been spending MONTHS working on a blog…just to scratch it all and start again. 3 steps forward 2 steps back. That seems to be the pace of my life currently. I come up with a design, put it on paper, start making it and then have to remake it three times before I can get it done. Sometimes that’s just how my creativity works. Sometimes I can read how to do something, watch tutorials and get it done, sometimes I can just think about it and sit down and make my idea come to life. But, sometimes, I have to jump into it, fail, jump again, and repeat until I get it right.

“Mistakes are proof that you are trying” or so the saying goes. But, it just seems that I’m trying (and failing) a LOT!!! I’m making mistakes all over the place. It’s been a discouraging time. I just haven’t felt like I’m achieving much or really making any progress towards this goal of starting a business. I just keep reminding myself I am making progress. And then today…a little gift from Heaven arrived…a snow day! A day that allowed me to catch up on teacher stuff, design jewelry, take ornaments off the Christmas tree (don’t judge), and oh yeah, I have a blog now!!! So, I am making progress, I still don’t have a launch date for the business, don’t even know for sure how I’m going about this business thing anymore (not sure if Etsy is the place for me). But, I am making progress, and today it is tangible. Yay!