And So It Goes...

A combination of a sore throat and a smokey fire pit has left me without much a voice this Monday morning. In earlier years such an ailment would have been the result of wild parties, concerts, and outlandish consumption.  This weekend I went to a baby shower, listened to NPR and drank a grand total of 2 mildly offseason bottles of beer.  Oh how times change.  Nevertheless I find myself unable to talk but still with so much to say.

I contacted my old connection at the Always Be Inspired Thrift Shop and Unique Boutique.  For those of you who have read my blog you'll remember they are the first store to ever feature Avery Gray Designs on their shelves.  For those of you just tuning in, don't worry, it's all archived.  Blogspot is like the Netflix of the internet.  Start binge reading at your earliest convenience.  Apparently some landlord/tenant issues have led to the closing of the store, which is not slated to be reopened elsewhere anytime soon.  So basically like a bad breakup: I'll get my box of unsold stuff back with a note saying "it's not you, it's me"

That does throw into focus that my items ARE still on shelves elsewhere, namely Octpus's Garden in Milville.  I really need to update their inventory.  October 13th this is going to become my priority.  What better way to nurse a birthday cake hangover than with a binding machine and paper cutter?

Never the right time.

I've been very neglectful to poor Avery Gray Designs.  Her blog hasn't been updated in almost a year.  Her Etsy shop has been "on a break" that lasted months instead of weeks.  Her store shelves are barren, as sold items haven't been replaced with new creations.  Her business cards are stuffed in a drawer begging for updated contact information.  If Avery had a say in things, she'd have dumped my neglectful ass months ago. Luckily for me, she doesn't have a vote here, and I'm feeling reinvigorated.

Like any bad lover I have my list of excuses.  New house.  New job.  Growing family.  Oh, and this thing called life that keeps getting in the way.  I've done the bare minimum to keep this relationship afloat (aka paying Uncle Sam every quarter to keep her.)  But I'm here now baby, and I want to make this right  I thought of starting a whole new blog.  This one never exactly set the world on fire, but it's ours.  So how do we fix this? 

For starters, the Etsy shop needs to be up and running.  It needs to be done by the end of October if I hope to make even a single holiday sale, preferably sooner.  Why not right now?  Because I'm planning a toddlers birthday party and the craft room is the room in the house that isn't even remotely livable yet, because quite frankly, playrooms, bedrooms, and dining rooms took priority.  My stockpile of crafting supplies and finished projects are still in boxes shoved in the closet.  Out of sight, but no longer out of mind.

So that's it in a nutshell... I'm sorry Avery.  I know you have no reason to forgive me, but I love you and I promise I'm going to make time for you.  I just want one more shot.

Forgive me?