Drop Day 1.26.2024
First off! I am so overwhelmingly grateful for the success on today’s drop; the first drop of this year!
One month of work on top of my everyday mommy wife stuff; 14 pairs of beautiful beadwork; SOLD OUT in 5 minutes; I am completely blown away and just so thankful. I love what I do!
Today started with me going to bed LOL I was up til 1:30am finishing up a pair of earrings; I got some sleep in; My husband got my girl on the bus and helped me throughout the day do the little tasks of package prepping & clearing space for me to actually pack the packages. He went and got me a breakfast sandwich and had to force me to take a few bites of it because I was so busy; I took photos; uploaded the photos; made a cute lil flyer for the sale post & have been anxious all day; Drop Days are always nerve racking for me; I’m always scared that nobody wants to buy my work but everyone proves me wrong every single time putting me into my feels and making me want to cry happy tears. That’s me being vulnerable, and that’s okay I think. The drop happened; I took a little time to let it sit in & then got right to work packing all my little babies off to their new home; I’m just now getting done; & I decided to hop on here and do a little reflection. This week has been full of super late nights and nonstop me bead; my fingers are SORE & my back is a little hurty but hey; it’s all worth it to get this medicine out there; because that’s what I believe beadwork is; medicine. Beading medicine; wearing beadwork is medicine; artwork is medicine;
After drop days I like to spend a day or two away from my desk —If I can stand it; some days I’m right back in my chair starting the next project just without the pressure of time weighing on me. This time I have a sourdough starter that’s on day 10 tomorrow & hopefully ready for me to make a loaf; MAYBE; I am also going to my cousin’s house to work on Kandi for Thunderdome next weekend; (my first rave aww) & I’m not sure how long we’ll be out there & if I’ll have enough time to start a sourdough loaf; hehe I’m rambling.
Anyways; I’m going to start working on getting back on track with my schedule; I did pretty good besides not getting up early enough to get my exercise in. I hope you have a good weekend & if you feel like it; leave a comment & share what you got planned to do this weekend or if you have any Valentine’s Day plans :)