Me These Days

My blog has fallen by the wayside as of late. It's become somewhat of a scrapbook for photos and small blurbs about life, not something I really intend for it to be. My main purpose in blogging at all, is to keep in touch with friends and to record memories for my family, Ev and Annie especially. I've done a stinky job of that lately, that is due in part to the fact that I now have 2 children and am no longer on bed rest (ahhh bed rest, I do miss it sometimes). I've long given up on my monthly updates, but I have every intention of getting back to fun stories about my girls soon.

So just what have I been doing? What has been keeping from writing on my blog? I've been crazy busy, but it has been "good crazy busy". My life has been through a lot of good changes lately, in every aspect: parenting, business, friendships. I'll attempt to expound...

Parenting: I'm getting the hang of this 2 kid thing. It's been a slow start, but I think I'm finally juggling (and without dropping the kids on their heads too!). I've been through round two of post pardom depression this year, following Anabelle's birth in the fall. It has not been quite the same as my experience with Evie, a little less severe and more manageable, but still very hard. I feel like Anabelle and I bonded very quickly, but it has taken me a long time to reign in my emotions. My doctor has been wonderful throughout the whole ordeal, I've definitely had better medical support this time around. Days are feeling sunnier, and nights are feeling friendlier. I think I can do this. My children are lovely, I have truly been blessed with the loveliest children, and that of course is the best encouragement!

Business: Sniglets is keeping me VERY busy! That's a "2:00 AM" thumb up in that picture, freshly stabbed with a seem ripper, quickly bandaged, and adhering to all manner of sewing rubbish. Rain, snow, or sleet, that little machine must chug away! I'm making some exciting changes to the way I do business on Etsy. I am narrowing my focus by only offering a very sweet infant line for sizes 3 to 18 mo. I'm really excited to be using a new supplier of infant garments made of boutique quality pima cotton. These onesies, gowns, bibs, and burpies are to die for! I can't wait to showcase everything in my summer line that I am working on. I also recently received a really flattering offer to wholesale to a business in LA. After really careful consideration (and a lot of prayer), I realized that it just was not a good fit for me, I think the main reason I wanted to do it was for bragging rights. So I'll just brag about it here, on my blog... this company wanted to sell my paci clips and include them in their "new celeb mommy" gift sets. Very cool, right? But I promised myself long ago (after a year in real estate hell) that I would never work for "the man" again. I feel like I made the right decision in politely declining. The offer did inspire me to pursue local opportunities that I've been dreaming about, and I'm finally putting together my first trunk show in a couple of weeks. I hope all of you will come!

Friendships: I've been blessed with a handful of new friendships lately, a long awaited answer to many MANY prayers. Most of you know that I had a falling out with my best friend a couple of years ago, that was probably THE hardest thing I've been through in my life. No joke. I've spent three years sobbing, praying, longing (in fact, I have a huge lump in my throat right now). My heart was (and is still) really broken. In the wake of it all, I really shut down in the friend area of my life. It was lonely. When Evie started dance class last year, one of the other moms reached out and invited me to join her mom's group. I was so excited, and it has been the best thing! I've made several really precious new friends as a result, friends who pursue and want to spend time with me. We have a lot in common, and we enjoy each other and each other's families. That has been so good for me. In addition to my mommy group friends, I've also made another new friend through my blog. She was sweet enough to "blog stalk" me, and invite us on a play date. The plus side is, she did not turn out to be a creepy old man, but someone sweet, fun, and a lot like me!

So that has been me lately. That is where I have been, that is what I have been doing. I hope to be back to blogging soon enough. The girls are changing and I need to do some updating. Hang with me!