• Wednesday Wins: Pt. 1; Ziggy

    9 Sept Today’s Wednesday Wins will be a little inverted, because today’s win is also one of my greatest losses. Today, I lay my heart dog to rest. Ziggy was special. Everyone loved him.  He was so popular around the neighborhood, I remember one time, a guy I had never even seen came up to say hi to him. When I probably looked on incredulously, he finally looked at me, and said ‘it’s ok, I know him.’ Yes, random person, but I, his owner, don’t know you (we have since went on to become friendly).  The first dog that I rescued came to me at 29. My lucky number. Garnet…

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  • Who Are You, and What Are You Doing? (And by you, I mean me.)

    Marketing myself is not my forte. I don’t know if it’s impostor syndrome, lack of marketing knowledge, or some third thing that I don’t feel like thinking about too deeply about right now. Not even an hour ago I was wondering what the point of what I call My Little Etsy Experiment was. Can this little venture become something? What am I even good at?  I feel like I’m throwing things at a wall, just to see what sticks. And based on past behavior, I think I give up before anything has the chance to become something. I just received a notification: “Congrats on your sale.” Sale? I opened it.…

  • Wednesday Wins

    Hello, and welcome to Wednesday Wins. A new series where I give credit where credit is due, and pat myself on the back for any notable achievements I’ve had that week, big or small. Some weeks, like today’s inaugural one, might include bigger wins. Some weeks, simply leaving the house might be considered an accomplishment. A nice, midweek pick me up, a way to keep track, so that I can come back to it when I need a boost. Today’s win is actually twofold, but along the same theme. If you don’t already know, I like to create. I make things. Sometimes it’s bags, other times it’s paintings, and most recently…