Emotions. . .LOTS of Emotions

I am feeling very fired up yet overwhelmed with a dash of discouraged thrown in. I have been poring over articles on Etsy about marketing (pimping) my shop and I have so many ideas but only limited resources at this time. I am trying to write all my ideas down for future reference. I think what I am most excited about is that I can possible write Storque articles!!!! Anyone who knows me knows I LOVE to write. One of my favorite parts of working for the corporate giant GEICO is that I was part of the newsletter team for the Emergency Road Service department. I know that sounds ridiculously boring but it gave me a chance to write articles…AND take photographs. Can you get much better? At least not from my standpoint. I am overwhelmed by all of the amazing opportunities I have to get my shop out there and yet not knowing where to start. Discouraged comes in the form that I have had only two sales so far (one being my gorgeous sister) and I am IMPATIENT! I should take a page from Liam's book. He told me the other day when I told him to be patient "Patience is a virtue and if you don't have it then it's not."

One of the things I have been reading about regarding streamlining your shop is that you should not have too much DIFFERENT stuff on your one shop. I do not think I will be able to follow that. The reason I named my shop Artistry in Focus is because I have never been able to completely concentrate on just one artistic endeavor. I love to dip my hands into everything. I may eventually look into having one shop for jewelry and the other for all other things crafty…but then what about my photography. I don’t think I could manage 3 shops. I still have a job and a home to manage!!! We’ll see how it all goes. I make sure to keep my shop categories specific so anyone can find what they need.

I regularly read a blog from a talented girl bohemiangirldesigns.blogspot.com that I discovered on Etsy and she had the lyrics for this song on her blog today and they are awesome. I always feel that I need to be strong even though I have a big strong man always at my side waiting to be there for me.

Big Strong Girl by Deb Talen

It's not now or never.
It's not black, and it's not white.
Anything worth anything takes
more than a few days
and a long, long night.

Don't push so hard against the world
You can't do it all alone,
and if you could would you really want to?
Even though you're a big strong girl
come on, come on, lay it down.
The best made plans
come on, come on... are your open hands.

Rest your head.
You've got two pillows to choose from
in a queen-sized bed.
Hold out for the moon
but don't expect connection any time soon.

Feel the light caress your fingertips.
You have just begun,
the word has only left your lips.
Maybe in time, you will find your arms
are wrapped around the sun
you're wrapped around the sun.

Don't push so hard against the world, no, no.
You can't do it all alone,
and if you could would you really want to?
Even though you're a big strong girl
come on, come on, lay it down.
The best made plans
come on, come on, lay it down
are your open hands.