Determined!

As the school year approaches, I'm determined to be more organized this year! No more hectic mornings and crazy evenings. There are simply not enough hours in the day to be disorganized... at least that's my plan this week!

On the Etsy front-- many new items listed in my second shop this weekend (SignatureExpressions.Etsy.com)...and many more to come!

I have tons of ideas swimming around in this little brain of mine that will soon come to fuition!

Just a few of them...

~ Locker Chalk Boards
~ Chalk board magnets
~ Personlized kids storage tins
~ Votive candle holders....

I'll keep you posted!

So ready for the weekend!

Ah... made it through another week!

On the agenda this weekend:

Scrub house!
Laundry
Get together with an old friend
Create new gift tags and garlands
Pull a few weeds

And last but NOT lease....
RELAX with a glass of wine!

Time Management Lesson!

I think that one of the hardest thing about building your business is time management. If you're anything like me, I have grand plans for each and every day- everything that I *intend* to get done by days end. So why is it that most nights, I find myself laying in bed thinking about all the things I was hoping to get done but didn't? Honestly for me I think it comes down to time management.

I could come up with a million reasons why things don't get done... the kids are fighting, the dishes need to be put away, laundry folded, plants watered, floors swept, and on and on and on! I assume that most working mothers who also are trying to become financially not dependant on their employers struggle with the same issues. It seems that by the time I get off work, get the kids, feed them and do bed time- my day is shot and I'm exhausted- and really, just want to fall into bed- but this is my business work time. This is life though so I just have to work through it.

I've decided to try to restructure a bit- part of my problem is that I think I have more time than I actually do- and the time I do have, is not structured. SO... Here's my plan for this week:

~Make a list of things that need to get done this week.
~ Catagorize/prioritize them into what has to be done each day.
~ Plan each evening according to what is going on with the fam- to make sure I actually have time to complete the things that need to get done.
~ Make a list! Checking things off always makes you feel more accomplished.

Now.. the test... can I follow it?

I'll keep you posted!

Life is Busy!

So, I've been meaning to post something every day- however, it's proving to be harder than I thought!~

I've often wondered what people find to blog about daily... I'm sure it'll come to me sooner or later- tonight I've been having fun talking with my friends on Etsy. I think later in the week I'm going to post a few of my favorite items found on fellow Etsian's sites! So come back and check it out!~