ONLY MINOR CHANGES TO COME

 Good morning, crafty friends!

I told you on Monday I'd be bringing you up to date as to what I want to do here. Really, not a lot is changing. 

For my creative business I will be showcasing things on Instagram, YouTube and this blog. A few things will also be in my gallery on Splitcoast Stampers - kind of a cross-polination thing if you will.

Photo Courtesy: https://bit.ly/3bWkZhW

So here's the 'new' line-up:

MONDAY

Monthly Challenge - I'll showcase progress on the Monthly Challenges with DearJulieJulie and Pam's Paper Outpost (I need to REALLY catch up there!)

TUESDAY

Teapot Tuesday (SCS), CardChicks (SCS the 21st), Tip/ Technique (Possibly Paper Outpost items)

WEDNESDAY

What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday. I have really missed my friends at Julia's Stampin' Ground! This will give me the opportunity to show you not only my worksurface but what I have in progress

THURSDAY

This one is changing. I will be devoting Thursdays to Design Team stuff so that Julie knows where I'm posting those things. 

FRIDAY

This will still be Friday Freebie but with a couple of minor changes. I'll be showing what I'm working on but for the most part, Monthly Challenge items will remain on Mondays. You just don't know what will show up here. hehe

SATURDAY

Shout Out Saturday and something to play with

SUNDAY 

Stampin' Up! Sunday will remain. Some days the focus will be on cards but also could be a scrapbook layout or other fun project.

The only thing that may alter the Schedule is for Reindeer Club on the 25th of each month. 

On a quick note, I was supposed to have a video today but I just could not get things to come together yesterday. The Final flip-through of the August journal will be combined with Shout Out Saturday, tomorrow.  Thank you for your patience.

HITTING RESET - Good Changes Coming!

Today's post is all about that big red button. Kind of reminds me of Red Nose Day from Walgreens. 

I've sat for over six months,  not doing much of anything. Not even completing most of the journals I have started through Julie's challenges. Why?

Well, the reason finally came to me last weekend. I haven't been using my blog/ editorial boards or my planners since the end of February... when I started the reorganization of the studio/ office.  

I am a VERY visual person. Even during my days of selling Christmas Around the World, House of Lloyd and Undercover Wear whenever there was a promotion, I would buy a sheet of poster board and create a chart to track my progress towards a goal. 

Saturday, I pulled out mynotepad and decided there were changes to be made. 

1- work only with blogs that bring me joy.

I had six blogs. I made the definitive decision to close the Living Through Weightloss. 

I find being motivated hard on the blog when there are no responses to posts... and only a hand full of readers. I thought that through my journey I could inspire others. I've gotten to the point where my time is too valuable for something that is not having any affect on me or others. As of today, that blog will be closing by end of the month - with the last post being today. 

2 - Still In Debate

I started the Ozarks Journal blog back when I first met the Polish Sinfonia and needed a place to post pictures from the grade school students so that the orchestra members could all go look at them. I still like the blog idea but I'm making a couple of changes.

I want to keep talking about prepping, my garden and household. I was talking 'household' on the weightloss blog, after all a clean house does make for a better self-journey but something in me decided I could keep the household with the Ozarks Journal. I mean, I LIVE in the Ozarks. LOL So OJ will be more about my corner of the Ozarks and our home here.

3- Staying on Task

This required evaluating what I really want to do. 

I want to write

I want the Etsy shop or some other sales form to destash my stuff and let it bring joy to others.

For that reason, I am putting a more solid YouTube stream in place, getting my shop open and keeping THIS blog but with a few changes. I'll be talking about those on Friday.

4 - More time to craft and to write. 

I still have book series I want/ need to write. I'm starting back to a regular writing schedule next week. Hopefully, by the time Bob comes home I will have a routine where even if I only take thirty minutes, the words will flow.

Overall Goals

To create beautiful things while destashing our home

To stay more on Task

To write more books 

To have a financial plan in place that has the house paid off in two years. 

I'm not saying these goals will be easy, but with visuals in place  I have a much better shot

I'm spending the rest of this week getting posts written/ scheduled, batch-recording videos and putting the office back together from company last week. 

I will see you back here on Friday (September 11 to talk about the new schedule and give you a final flip-through of my Ausgust Assembly Line Junk Journal Challenge journal. 

until then...

 

CHANGE Can Be A Good Thing!

At least that's what I'm telling myself these days.

I guess what I really mean is Change is A Good Thing.. if I'm in control.

Hi. My name is Kelly and I'm a control freak. LOL

This change I do have control over.
Effective immediately, I am a Stampin' Up! Hobby Demonstrator. I am closing the SU blog the end of the week.

I want to devote my time to writing the three books I plan to release next year and opening my Etsy shop, specializing in items I make that someone else may enjoy or use in their art work.

I figure that's enough to keep me out of trouble.

The big thing is that to build an on-line business with SU, I have to be on every day, at least 60% of my day. I can't do that. FAMILY FIRST.

Bob has a real schedule, finally! He will be out 21 days and home 21 days.
With his schedule in mind, I can plan the things I need to do so that I'm only working (4) 5-hour days a week at the most. The rest of the time is all about our time together.

The other thing is with the holidays coming up, I am NOT going to work through the holidays in hopes someone wants to order stamps. If I let that go over the holidays, then I'm starting from scratch in January. That just  isn't how I functioin.

So .. a lot more regularity here from me! Slim posts through the holidays as I get stuff settled into place and enjoy  my holidays.

In the words of Dorothy

I'm hosting the Tickle A Teapotter this week so I'll be back tomorrow with a card!

Creative Blessings!

~Kelly