I wanted 2025 to be so different for my business, but we are a week in and nothing much has changed. I have tons of things I want to do, but I am not doing them. I need to change things up. I need to shake up my routine and flip things on their head. I did give myself some grace this week as it was the first week back and I was freaking exhausted. My feet hurt every single day and I wore real shoes, heels even, on Monday and Tuesday. Yeah, my feet and legs were tired!!!!
But I need a new routine. I made it a routine to come home and take Mavy for a walk. I do that every night now and he expects it. I can make a new routine, I just need to figure one out. I'm thinking that working after the walk would be best. I come home and Hubby is watching Family Feud. I hate that show and I hate Steve Harvey. But I head over to the couch and site through it night after night because I'm tired. What if, instead of coming in from the walk and sitting on the couch, I was to come in here and get some work done. What if, I worked here for an 30 - 60 minutes every night as I wait for dinner? I would say I could work on the couch, and I can sometimes, but I have courses to watch and I think those would work better in here. I think that would work. Would I be tired? Yes, but I know that I'm going to lay on the couch after dinner. I do want to spend some time with Hubby and I can do that after dinner. I'm going to give it a try. Now, I need a plan on what I'm going to work on.
I have so many courses and things I've signed up for, it's crazy. I need a solid plan of attack to get all these things accomplished. Here are the things I have:
- Handmade Alpha Academy
- Laser Design Club
- Procreate for house signs
- Strategies to scale
- Just one more project
- Guide to making reels
- Crafting your style course
- Craft business prep
And those are just the ones I can find really quick. There are some others that I have gone most of the way through, but still need to finish. I think what I need to do is go through them and figure out which ones will really help me in my business. I love the idea of crafting your style, that might be a good thing to start with since I'm slightly rethinking what I sell.
See that's another thing, and I think the biggest hurdle I have. I'm not super pleased with the things I sell. It's too eclectic. I need a better focus and I'm not sure what I want that to be. I like making cups and they are pretty easy, but do I want to do that all the time? I love, love, love making signs and wall hangings and could easily focus on that. I also love making resin things, though I'm not great at it. You know what I do love? Making wood and resin things. Seriously. I love started the whole resin thing with the idea of suncatchers, but I've veered away from that. Maybe I need to get back to it. I love making the showstoppers. Maybe I can focus on wall art. Showstoppers. Suncatchers. Wall hangings. I have an idea for a Hawaiian quilt line, maybe that's where I should focus on for now. Instead of letting myself be pulled in 100 different directions - which leads to paralysis and not doing anything - let me focus on what I love. Forget money makers. Forget trying to fit anyone else's idea of what will sell. I need to just focus and do what I love. And the truth is, I love making wall art. Okay, do you know how freeing that is? To not only admit it but to just come to a decision.
I think all this other stuff will come easier if I know what I want to focus on making. It will be easier to market and design ads if I know exactly where my passion lies. This feels good.
Okay, instead of trying to cram in a bunch of stuff today; I was planning on sitting an binging some of the above listed courses; I'm going to make something and work on some ideas. I love the whole resin and wood aesthetic and I think I'm going to focus on that. I can absolutely visualize a Hawaiian quilt wall hanging done with resin. I can see that so clearly. Of course, I will have to design it and make it in pieces so the resin can go in sections. I can do that. I think today I'm going to focus on one of the line art designs. I have some ideas, I just need to flesh them out and see what I can come up with. I bought some good, real wood, but I think I'm going to save that for other projects. I think it's time to let my creativity loose. I'm off to figure out what I'm going to create today
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