I LOVE blended iced coffees. They are my major weakness, and I know this is completely random, but right now I am totally bummed because I drove through one of my favorite coffee shops after I shipped out my last sale and whoever made my coffee completely messed up. I mean it tasted like i was drinking the flavor syrup right out of the container.

Of course I didn't take a drink until I was halfway home, and I hate hate hate confrontation so I wasn't about to go back and ask them to fix it. Instead I did what I always do, I tried to fix it myself when I got home (thank goodness I was on my way home).

It definitely tastes better, but it still isn't very good, and I'm super bummed.

So there's my random rant for the day.

Another Sale - Finally!

I made another sale - yay! Its so exciting, I never get tired of making a sale, and after a slump I was super excited to make another one.

I was in the forums over at Etsy the other day and someone had asked if sellers who have hundreds of sales still get excited. I thought it was a great question, because I'm still a newbie so every sale is exciting to me, but aomeone who had over a thousand sales said that she still gets excited at each one, and that gave me a little more hope.

I guess if I ever don't get that giddy feeling when I make a sale then that shows me that it is time to try something new.

Right now I appreciate my buyers so much, I am amazed and humbled by every sale because it means that other people, people that I have never even met like my work enough to pay for it. That i've done something right.

Major Annoyance!

As much as i need, and love, and absolutely rely on my printer, IT IS DRIVING ME INSANE!!!

Did I make that clear enough?! lol Lets just say that my printer hates heavy paper and, well, since I do most of my printing on heavy paper, this is a bit of a problem.

So jobs that should take two minutes end up taking 20 minutes because I see the following message about 80 times:

And even though there isn't really a paper jam I have to open the tray so that it thinks that I have removed the jam that was never there in the first place.

I really hate to complain about my printer, because if there is any kind of printer Karma then I am in super huge trouble, I swear sometimes it can hear me because now it is spitting all of my pages out backwards. What did I do to deserve this!? Really, it's 11:45 at night and I just want to go to bed!

Tell me about your biggest technology annoyance, I know we all have them!

Keeping Motivated!

I have absolutely decided that the most difficult aspect of having my own business (and working at home) is keeping myself motivated and not letting others distract me. I have lost so much precious time in the last few weeks because I am not able to say no to other people, but also because I find myself getting bored with my work, and there is always something else to do.

I am trying super hard to stay motivated, which is extremely difficult for me, a person who craves instant gratification and has not had a sale in over a week!

But, I have started some new projects, which have really sparked my interest. They say that inspiration comes where you least expect it, and that has certainly been the case. My latest project came to me from doodles that I made when I was bored during my shift in a concession stand at the fair last week. It's amazing what you can do with a scanner. Check out these adorable notecards. The design on the back side is my doodle!

These notecards are for sale on my etsy site (http://obsessivelyorganized.etsy.com/)

County Fair Recap

I had a super busy week at the fair. I work hard and got some serious sunburn! It was an interesting experience to juggle my new little business with a hugely important personal interest, but i made it work and now I have a ton of catching up to do.

I plan on getting a new fall line started this week, and hopefully I will have new items on my Etsy page (http://obsessivelyorganized.etsy.com) by the end of the week. I will also be posting pictures of my work in progress right here.

I also wanted to follow up on the post that I wrote about my entries for the county fair. My adorable birthday card (picture with original post) took home third place, and my sculpey bracelet came in second place. I was disappointed that some of my other items did not finish higher, but then I have to remember that these types of handicrafts are all very different, and placing depend on the judge's personal tastes, which were obviously very different than my own.

A Picture of Me

I took this picture at the fair this week and it has fast become my favorite photo ever. It is a perfect picture of me! Sitting on the grass, in my favorite jeans, with the quilted bag that I made in my favorite color. I have a ton a pictures from my busy week, here is another interesting one.

This picture is a close up of a rusted livestock trailer, who knew that something so practical, like a livestock trailor, could be so beautiful.

I'm off to the fair!

It's time for our local county fair, and I have dusted off my boots! I will be spending the next week helping with 4H events and working in concession stands, so my posts will be few and far between, but only for a week.

I am especially looking forward to making the fair work for my business. This is the perfect place to promote Obsessively Organized, as it is the one place where I will see everyone that I know. The fair is a big deal aroound here, even those who have moved away tend to come back for the county fair, so this will be a great opportunity for me to use the best marketing tool known to man - word of mouth. I will also be handing out business cards (but not in an obnoxious way). I am looking forward to seeing everyone that I have not seen since the fair last year, and I am excited to tell them about all of the work that I've been doing (however, if they would just read the blog then I wouldn't have to tell them!).

While I'm away having fun (and working too!) take some time to check out http://buggabugs.etsy.com/ they have an adorable pattern for County Fair Treats made from felt. Also take a look at http://yeehaw.etsy.com/ where you will find some hilarious letterpress signs, including one advertising "mule sniffing" and "squirrel tossing" at the county fair.