Just going to float along for a while...

"Is this really it for me?"

    That is a question I have been asking myself a lot as of here lately. I can't really figure out a system for regularity in my life. I know not ever day should be predictable or the same... but I would really like to feel a sense of completeness at the end of the day. Like my purpose is being fulfilled and I am living up to my potential. Things have been all sorts of crazy the last few weeks. It has been nothing but non-stop stress. With issues at my work, home life, debt and my love interests... I have been doing a lot of self evaluation. 

    I miss the feeling of happiness I had last summer. It was during the time I first came up with the idea of Beloved Bygones. On a whim, I decided that with my passion of all sorts of art that thrifting and repurposing would be a part time hobby of mine. I wanted to have a thriving Etsy shop that was full of old vintage things I had found, maybe even a few handmade treasures of my own!

    But as time went by it seemed like more and more negative things kept getting piled on me. I quit my office job where I was making $10 an hour. Shortly after I started working at my current job, at the party store, where I was an assistant studio designer. I was so excited to be working at a job where I could use my graphic design skills in a printshop manor. I ended up stepping up for a promotion shortly after being hired... little did I know it would reduce my studio time to nearly nothing. I rarely get to design customer orders anymore. And when I do, it's normally rushed because I am generally in the middle of some other project. It has definitely put a damper on my enthusiasm for going to work. I am at a point that I dread going to work when I am scheduled. It takes a lot of energy to force myself there each day. Not to mention all the other stress of working in a retail store. Grouchy customers, false assumptions and rotten co-workers! 

    I really want to be creative again. I need that outlet to relieve some stress! First step I need to take in bettering my life is getting a full time job. Even if it is a boring factory job where I just put items on a conveyor belt during my whole shift. I really need to get my debt under control and start saving for a future. Because right now I have absolutely no reserve funding and still live at home. I would like a place to call my own. Somewhere I can escape if needed, somewhere I will feel free. From there I can start focusing on my art again. I really want to get back to the roots of this "business".  Reviving lovely hand-me-down items, so they can be loved again like they were when they were new.

Everything has a purpose, you just have to find it.  


And some inspirational songage for your day: Modest Mouse - Float On

Happy New Years

So it's that time of the year again where we all make our lists of resolutions for the new year. If any of you are like me... you hardly ever follow through with your newly set goals. My goals generally consist of the regulars: lose weight, be more productive, sell lots of things online, be happier and on and on. Maybe I have set my hopes far too high. I am only human after all, there's only so much I can do in a short year!

This year I am going to set a simple easily attainable goal! While browsing some newly found blogs I came across Emma's post on her blog Hello Beautiful! She set a goal to create one useful item of clothing for her self each and every month! I absolutely love this idea! I am going to put my own spin on the project and attempt this feat myself.

My guidelines will be outlined below, to keep myself on track and maybe even inspire some of you to start a project of your own.


I want to create one new sewn project every month of the year. Wether it be for personal use or to be used for a new "product" for my Etsy shop. I want to take it in a new direction and this resolution goal will help me achieve that.

I want to create my own patterns for these projects or piece together other projects to create something one of a kind. There will be posts to follow along with each item posted here on my blog. Showing the finished products and some of the steps I took to accomplish them!

So stay tuned and be sure to follow along to check up on my progress! ❤

Lots of awesome new stuff to come!

Hello there everyone!

Again, long time no see. I think that this time I will be here for quite some time. I miss having a creative outlet from my day to day life. So expect lots of new Etsy listings, DIY's and other fun posts from me!

But in the mean time, I hope everyone has an AWESOME weekend! ❤

Insert random dissatisfied face here...

   I am getting super frustrated. I'm trying to come up with new ideas, things I would like to have or things I think others would like. But I start working on new projects only to find that someone else has already beat me to it. It's really starting to get to me. I'm starting to wonder if I should just stick to making things I love, fill them full of passion and hope for the best. Back in early 09 when I first learned about Etsy I wanted to open a store that sold nature inspired jewelry and native items (dream catchers mostly, beadwork jewelry and leather goods). I guess I should have jumped on the bandwagon then, but I was somewhat fresh out of high school and I didn't know what I wanted to do in life.

   I guess I just need some sort of sign to guide me in the right direction. Do I continue brainstorming ideas or do I stick with the stuff I know? The problem with selling the stuff I love is...lots of other GREAT people sell similar items. I wouldn't want to step on anyones toes or waste my time.

I just...don't know.

It's Friday right?

    Most people are excited on Fridays. For some reason today felt like Monday to me! I didn't get anything done and just was sort of bleh all day! I may be starting a temporary job on monday. I'm only doing it so I can get some extra cash to hopefully get most of my credit card payed off and spend a little on supplies to make some stuff for Etsy.

   I really need to get myself pulled together and focus on getting some things accomplished! Hoping that writing it down will help some! So bare with me while I post this... Any revision help or motivational posts are more than welcome! Haha


Daily(ish) Schedule
(To be used after the job thing or whatever is over, if it happens)
8:00am 
    - Wake up no later than 8am
    - General morning to do's
    - Random Internet surfing
10:00am
    - Gather ideas and to do's
    - Get all of the supplies I need for the days activities
    - Online "research" type of whatnots. Etsy searches to make sure
             the ideas of the day aren't abundantly already for sale online.
12:00pm
    -Lunch...mmmmm fatness
1:00pm
    - Start actually doing something physically productive
    - Work on crafty things
6:00pm
    - Take pictures, measurements and write descriptions
    - List things on Etsy
12:00am
    - No staying up past midnight!

Wooohoo for trying to get organized! Go me! 

Today's question(s):

How do you handle your daily to do's?

Any sort of routine  you use to make sure you get things done?

And a little song for the day while I'm here

The Black Keys - Lonely Boy

Love is in the air...

    I sure do feel like things are starting to look a tad bit better! I've had hundreds of ideas running through my mind on some homemade items I could make to incorporate into my Etsy shop. With the release of Etsy's new wedding section, these ideas have only intensified!

    Spring always gets people twitterpated and excited about all things lovey dovey. I may look into making up a few themed wedding items for my shop. Im a big fan of beach and outdoor weddings. Maybe something like boho meets country chic? Is that even possible? Haha I will figure it out. I just know what it looks like in my mind...can't exactly explain it. So be sure to look out for those monstrosities.

    Too much going on in my mind, not enough resources or hours in the day to get everything started and finished!

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