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?