Learning Curve

It's always a good day for a good day. That's why my next week is going to be filled with good days. I can feel it. 

Last week was a little crazy for me. For a few different reasons it was busy, emotional, confusing, challenging, unpredictable, and did I say busy?  

The toughest parts were keeping up with everything, and keeping a smile on my face. "Everything happens for a reason" is something I truly believe, and it has been something that I've reminded myself of many times lately.

Last week was also the first week of back to school for me. Since I started Hoot & Bumble in June 2013, when school was out, I am now learning, for the first time, how to juggle school work, and running an indie biz/blog. Both of them, along with my family are my top 3 priorities, so I am going to make it work. I just have to figure out how. Bear with me while I get a good flow going. I might make some adjustments, and then make more adjustments before I find something that works. I'm definitely going through a learning curve right now. 

In the mean time, I'd appreciate it if you'd all continue to share Hoot & Bumble with your friends and family. 

I'd also love any tips from other students/indie biz owners on making it all work.

I'm making a trip to the fabric store tomorrow, so I hope to have another shop update coming within a week or two. Don't forget that throughout the entire month of September, you can save 15% off your entire order in the Hoot & Bumble Online Shop by using coupon code SEPT15.  

Me {a blogger}

When I first started this blogging thing back in June, I didn't really think I was going to do it full time. I started out using it as a way to update my customers on my Hoot & Bumble business.

But then something happened. I realized I like love it. I watched {and I am still watching}other bloggers who are where I want to be. I did a few easy craft tutorials, and I was knocking out posts every night to post the next day. Then I discovered that I can schedule posts, and that opened up a huge new avenue. Now there isn't so much pressure to write every single night. I can spend an afternoon writing and line up posts for the entire next week, if I want to. That leaves time for other things, like working on giveaways, working on monetizing my blog, and creating new items for my online shop. It is so much more efficient.

I've been busy, really busy the last 3 months since I opened Hoot & Bumble. & honestly, I have loved every minute of it. It is truly my dream job to work for myself, and create hand made items for others who love my work.

I still have a long way to go to get to where I want this business to be, but staying focused isn't hard because my heart is in it. THIS is what I want to do + I fully plan to make that happen.

Thank you to everyone reading my blog, and loving my products!

A blog update

Since I am new at this blogging thing, and I am still trying to figure everything out, I have realized that the blog post schedule I set a few weeks ago isn't working for me. & since I am my own boss, I can change it up :) So here is what I am thinking the new schedule will be:

Monday- Family Updates- A recap of the week before

Tuesday- Better You Challenge

Wednesday- {Ask Elizabeth Series}- Until the end of August

Thursday- Being Mommy- parenting tips, activities for kids, reflections on motherhood

Friday- Craft reviews, tutorials, sewing tips, recipes, etc.

I won't be posting on the weekends unless there's a post I really want to share.

{The book above, Blog INC., is what I am currently reading from our local library. I am really loving this blogging thing}