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.  

Grow Your Own Handmade Business- My Fave Indie Biz Book

A few weeks ago while we were making our weekly trip to the library, I decided to check out some books about handmade businesses, and blogging. A book called Grow Your Handmade Business by Kari Chapin was one was one of my favorites that I brought home. I didn't want to take it back to the library today, but some one else had a hold on it, so I couldn't renew it. It was a great book that taught me a lot about running a handmade business. More specifically, this book gave me insight about why I want to run my own hand made business and it made me imagine myself in the future running my business. It really helped me put things into perspective. If you are looking for a great, easy read that will make you think about your hand made business, click on my amazon link below that takes you directly to amazon.com where you can buy your own copy. 

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