negative thinking only leads you down a one way road.

I have come to the part of starting my own business that I knew would come and I would dread. I am losing my confidence. So much work goes into this and when I don't get the outcomes I expected, I am getting very discouraged. It's not good, it's not healthy and I know I shouldn't be thinking like this. I am a perfectionist and expect a lot from myself. I put a lot of responsibility on myself and I need to lessen the burden. Instead of focusing on my own expectations, I need to focus on reality only, leaving expections COMPLETELY out of the picture. If I do that, I've come a long way! Maybe I haven't sold much in my Etsy shop, but I have gotten A LOT of custom orders from it. My name has been spread around. I've come to make friends on Etsy, find old friends on Etsy and learned a lot of important information along the way. And, lets face it, I only have two different things offered in my Etsy shop BECAUSE I am so busy with custom orders. I do not have enough time to make odds and ends things to feature.

I think I just had a bad day in general. And I KNOW I didn't get a good night sleep! Whew! I am tired and I still have to watch three kids today. (But, God do I love them!) So I am exhausted and I'm ready to watch the Hawks game tonight!

I finally brought my jump drive home from school and put all my files onto it so I finally feel organized.

Positive thinking!! I am amazed at the wonders it does.

Love, Jessica of Stitches and Spools