Up And Working Already

It hasn't been too bad of a week. It's still slow to be getting into the holiday season,  but hopefully that will change once we get into November.
   I have a cheer order that I'm hoping to finish this weekend, or at least early in the week. I also have a couple of other orders that I want to get out as well.
   The kids had their school festival Thursday. They always enjoy that.  My 15 yo hangs with his friends. My 9 yo thought she was going to as well, but not yet, not without me anyway. Although I did see a lot of kids running around without their parents, I just can't do it yet, maybe next year when she's 10. She's the baby of 4, so I tend to protect a lot more than I did with the other 3.
   My girls carved their pumpkins yesterday...well, me and my 9 yo did hers. They turned out really good. I'll attach a photo.
  I also got some new items made and listed in my shop for Christmas, so proud of these.  I'm thinking of having a drawing for the ones I made. I'm just not sure how I want to do it yet.
   Have a great weekend, lots to do and it's not getting done sitting here.

Week Is Coming To An End...

The weeks just go by faster and faster.  I have gotten a lot accomplished this week. I'm not sure if it's the election year or what,  but orders are down 50% from last year. I was staying close to the previous years orders, but the past couple of months, which is usually the kick off to my busy season, I'm way off compared to last year. I like to get better each year, not worst. What this tells me is that I need an overhaul. I want to get to 600 listings in my Etsy shop and get my personal site stocked. I started working on my personal site months ago, paying my fee every month, but I haven't been listing or promoting it. I've got to do better. I also want to add new items weekly, easier said than done when my machine is always in use working on orders. I did get a new Christmas shirt for babies made yesterday, I feel like it should do well. I'll post a picture later.
  Time to get these kids up and ready for school and me ready for work.

Hoping to get a lot accomplished today

I take Tuesdays off from my away from home job. I'm hoping to get my floors swept/mopped and lots of orders done.  I had to work yesterday and when I got home,  I was able to get 3 orders done (one order had 2 shirts). I have one shirt that needs a certain fabric that I thought I had for some reason, I even looked at the fabric Saturday and told myself that I have some at home. Well, I got ready to make the shirt yesterday and....I don't have that fabric, so I have to go get that today. Just a minor set back, but it will be o.k.
    Etsy has been oddly slow this season. I'm not sure what's going on with it or if it's just the economy. I really need to work more on my website I have through godaddy. I may just not be adding enough new items, too. I think after the holidays, I'm going to start replacing some stuff on Etsy, but have everything on my website. Give my Etsy shop a fresh, new look with new items.
   It's about time to get these kids up and start my day...m

Monday again, let's accomplish some goals

I don't know if you're house gets like mine,  but when I'm busy it's like my house gets the messiest it can.  Especially my 9 yo's bedroom. She sleeps in her older sisters bedroom and just throws stuff in hers. Drives me crazy! ! I told her a few weeks ago to start cleaning a little each day and she will get it clean, but...I think it got worst. So, this week I'm hoping to work at it :)
    Yesterday my Husband and Son went to the race and me and my 9 yo daughter stayed home.  I had two big orders to finish up, plus the kids and I spent Saturday together going to a chili cook off and the errands. My daughter and I also watched 2 movies (a rare thing, I'm not much of a TV person except when it's the Hallmark channel during the holidays). We watched Pie wars on Hallmark and later we watched our annual Hocus Pocus. I had them both recorded so it took less time to watch them :)
   Right now it's coffee time before I have to get the kids up and ready for school and me ready for work....Mondays, they just get here way too fast. 
   I'll attach some photos if what I finished yesterday. I had to stitch the pockets onto 8 shirts (I already had the monograms done) and make those ribbons into bows ( I already had the embroidery done and the disney shirts just had to be trimmed out and folded, not too much. Probably took me 3-4 hours.
  I'm only attaching a few pictures. I had 13 disney shirts, 8 bows, and 8 pocket tees to finish up yestersay.
  

Good Sunday Morning!!

I'm going to start blogging more about my daily business routine as well as promote my items and who knows what else, lol.
   When you're a Mom, Wife, have an away from home job, and run an online business....there are no off days. The thing about it though, is if you enjoy what you're doing,  that's o.k. because it doesn't feel like work.
   Right now is coffee time. It's finally cooling off here a little bit in Alabama. We just turned on our heat for the first time yesterday and this cooler weather makes me just want to sit here and drink coffee, lol....I love it though because this has been a brutally, hot summer. Now, if we could only get some rain :)
   I don't want this post to be too long and boring so I'll update later this evening about my accomplishments for my business that I do today.