I made stuff, aren't I special?

Resister necklace

So, yesterday I set up my Etsy shop. I listed one item just so I could fill in all the blanks the shop had to offer. Why don't they have it so those spaces can be filled out without having to list something?

Now I just need to finish populating my listings with items, so I can go make more. And maybe this time, I'll remember to take pictures along the way instead of waiting...

Once I have my shop list populated, then I can figure out the social media aspect. I suppose I should do that at the same time, but I don't want people showing up for only a handful of items.

On the other hand, if you're really interested, it's called Tripolyrain. Don't be surprised to be underwhelmed if you look it up right now though. It's still under construction so to speak.

In other news, Ants of Disrepair have taken up lodging in my window sill. Such encroachment will not be tolerated. As they have no ambassador with which to speak, I shall just open fire with chemical weapons. Thus their encroachment shall end and my borders will remain safe from ill-doers.
:)

Backyard Frolicking

Baby fawn in my yard

I woke up late this morning. Then took my time getting ready. My dog waited patiently like she always does until we were about to go for our morning walk.

She got excited but didn't run to the door. Instead, she ran to the window. I followed and saw this.

Deer family

I live in the country so seeing deer isn't too unusual, but even I rarely get to see a fawn. Much less two playing in my own yard. Children will be children no matter what the species, I guess.

One of the fawns was way more adventurous than the other and kept running back and forth between momma and my yard.

You see videos of this sort of thing all the time on the internet. I got to see it first hand.

Fawn

Wow, did I slack off or what?

Necklace made from a typewriter part.

Sooo, I guess I kinda look like I stopped blogging, fell off the world (because, gravity), or disappeared into some government experiment. Could be, could be. Or I was simply busy pursuing other ventures.

I'm starting an Etsy store, so that's where all my energy has gone. Another website to maintain, product to make (and photograph), policies to come up with, legal stuff to fret over. Get the picture?

So, yeah, I slacked off. Not because I was bored of  random posting here on the interwebs but because I needed to devote my time elsewhere.

Still, I believe failure only happens when ya stop trying to succeed. Falling down is easy, it's the getting back up part that many people suck at.

For a long time, I never tried to succeed at anything. Partly because I didn't believe in myself, but also because I was surrounded by people who didn't believe in me either. Know how much of a downer that is? They actually try to make you feel good about mediocrity.

My mother had even, at one point, told me to do nothing but work and watch T.V.. Her reason? Why not, it's what everyone else does.

Those words haunted me long after she passed away. My own mother had no vested interest in my future. It was heartbreaking. And for a long time, I failed. I failed to create personal goals. I failed to connect with people. I failed to care about anything at all.

Don't get me wrong, I loved my mom (r.i.p.). She just lacked in the nurture department.

It took me close to a decade to get back on track. By then, I realized I was surrounded by people who were ambition-less and didn't want to see me (or anyone else) succeed. Weeding these people out of my life hasn't been easy, but it has been necessary.

The moral of the story? If you're trying, you're succeeding, because if you're not trying, you've already failed.

So if you have to slack off in one area in order to improve overall, I say it's worth it. Just make sure it's one area you can afford to slack off in. Like writing a pointless blog.