Finding My Niche

So I was at work the other day, bored, when I decided to check my Etsy page.  You never know, one of these days I'm going to have a million sales in one day....or something like that.
Anyway,  as usual, no orders. So I decided to browse the "featured" items on the front page.
and what do I see?
PAINTED FUCKING ROCKS!
seriously. I did that a CYC camp when I was 10.
but here's the thing.....people were buying them!
Now I'm not gonna judge this individual artist cuz that ain't fair. Maybe I'm just jealous.  But I can't for the life of me imagine why anyone would pay $50 for a rock, painted with dots! and then add a butt load of shipping since rocks weigh a ton!
They were pretty.....but they were painted rocks.
So then I had to look for more painted rocks.  I did find one cool seller who paints miniture animal paintings on little rocks.  They're actually quite beautiful.  THAT I could understand.

So I'm supposed to find my niche right? Like painted rocks....jewelry...headbands... whatever.
I'm having the hardest time with that.  I'm already bored with the headbands and fabric bobby pins.
Then I have coasters and paintings.
My Etsy page is like Art vomit. All the stuff I've been inspired by has been regurgitated.
So I guess I should just keep playing and "vomiting" and find the one thing I really love and then make that my niche?
Life is hard

Truly an annoying day

It started out crappy. My 3 year old son has a cold. But in the middle of the night he woke up screaming that he couldn't breath. Of course I was worried.  But this morning, he woke up and seemed fine. I was supposed to go to my weekly yoga class. But hubby asked me to take the boy to the doctor. Well, duh.
So we go to the doctor which was a 2 hour ordeal.
Then home.
My hubby decided he wanted to re-finish the kitchen floor. So he seals off the kitchen and I'm basically stuck in my son's room ALL DAY with him.
Anyone who's been around a sick 3 year old will understand why this was not fun for 8 hours.
and it was 30 some degrees out today. It's February in Iowa....30 something does not happen!!

So I'm crabby.
I didn't get to make anything today. But I did order some more bails for scrabble tile pendants. and I sketched, when I could, some designs.
Tomorrow will be my day to create.

yes...that's what I'll just keep telling myself.
In the meantime, I've added a gallery of image from my etsy store. You should take a gander.

Have I shared this Brussels Sprouts recipe yet?
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Parmesan and Cashews?

hmmm...maybe I'll wait

Knock on Wood

I probably shouldn't make this annoucement so early. I might jinx myself.

But I've had a kick ass day!!! WOO HOO!!

I've spent the majority of my day just work work workin' away.  I made some hand painted scrabble tile pendants and some scrabble tile bobby pins.  I've loved making them. Wish someone would buy them...but that's a new topic and I ain't going there right now.
The day has passed by in a flash. I had a great time. I feel so alive.
Am I being overly dramatic? Perhaps.
But I spend my work week at a job that's...well....just a job. As Morrissey says "It pays my way and it corrodes my soul".  Most days I loath it.
I wish wish wish I could quit and spend my day making stuff and selling that stuff.
maybe someday.

Would it be weird to segue into food? yes but I don't care.
For dinner tonight we had pizza from a new place in town called Gusto.
Hot damn that is some awesome freakin' pizza!!
I had the Il Figaro :  Alfredo, pears, dried figs, blue cheese and mixed greens. I think they forgot the greens but it doesn't matter because it was amazing!
Tom got the Duke: BBQ sauce, smoked brisket, colby jack, red onion and cilantro.
umm...YUM!

So if any of you homies live in the DSM, please do yourself a solid and go to Gusto.
I can't believe I just wrote such a dumb sentence....anyway, go to Gusto!

Here's to another 5 1/2 hours of a great day!!

November spawned a monster

I love Morrissey. That song was playing on my fancy new satellite radio the hubby got me for my birthday.
I love driving home from work, singing at the top of my lungs, "classic" alternative songs.  My son was angry when we got home today and I turned off the car before the Fine Young Cannibals song was over. HEE

Today I emailed a friend at work and asked her if I was insane to consider veganism.
She informed me that, yes, I am insane.  But here's the deal.
I stopped eating meat almost 2 years ago and went vegetable crazy. That's when I discovered my love of Brussels Sprouts.
I lost 20 lbs.
And then I got bored.  So I started to eat lots of cheese. I'm addicted to cheese. and guess what? I gained some weight back.
So finally the point of my blabbing....
if I went vegan, I would have no choice but to eat good veggies all the time right? No butter or cheese or ice cream.

...that sounds awful.

I also asked my friend what the hell I'm supposed to blog about. Do I need a topic? or do I just write like I am now and just blab and blab?  Thoughts?
She said just blab. But I think she said that so she could read this and then make fun of me to all her cool hipster friends...

By the way, I think the whole reason I started this blog was to bring attention to my Etsy shop. Hmmm...perhaps I should mention that huh?
Please visit my shop and buy stuff! :)
www.etsy.com/shop/fennibird

I'm out sprouts!