Today is better

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 After pouring everything out yesterday, I feel good today. I don't feel nearly as conflicted as I did. I have a lot of work ahead of me, but I feel like I have a path now that is clear. I spent the day cutting pet car fresheners. These are things that hang in your car and hold a pad that can be scented with essential oil. I have dog, cat, dog and cat, paw print, and Bigfoot. I made a bunch of them out of wood that I hate - good way to use it up. Today I'm going to cut some more things and clean these up and start painting them. I think I'm just going to use Unicorn spit on them. I don't want to spend a lot of time painting them, so Unicorn spit can just be used like a stain and I think that will be quicker. I also did some cat door corner pieces. They sit on the corners of doorways and have cats doing things. So I'm going to work on getting those things all stained/painted and put together today. I'm also going to cut some more earrings. I need to figure out a way I like the earrings, because right now I don't like them at all. So I need to fix some of the SVGs in Illustrator and then I'm going to cut them on the crappy wood and see if I can find a way I like them. Maybe Unicorn stain. Maybe paint. Maybe straight stain. I don't know but it's time to play around with it. So yes, I feel 100% better and like I have a clear path now. I'm also working on revamping my Etsy shop to be more pet focused. The other things I make will be available on my website, I think. I'm still questioning how and when to incorporate the things I enjoy making into my sales. Not going to worry about that now. It will all work out. But yeah, I'm going to try some memorial things today. I want to make some examples of the memorials I can make to include at the show. So I need to get some of Mavy's fur and make one. I am also going to use some of Axl's ashes to make one. I should make a list of things I want to make for the Catfest in March. I have some great ideas. I ordered a mini printer/cutter that I could personalize resin tags on site. I could print and cut the name, the put it on the resin tag with UV resin. I have a small generator that can power all this stuff, why not take full advantage of it. 

Alright, I have things to do, time to get moving. 


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