I debated whether or not to even write a blog tonight because I spent the entire damn day doing inventory for the shop.
Like, the whole damn day.
Photographing.
Editing.
Pricing.
Listing.
Publishing.
Repeat.
That was basically my entire day.
I’m planning to do a proper shop update post on Friday. That doesn’t mean I’m finished with inventory, because I am definitely not, but it does mean I’ll be finished with it for this week.
Most of this week’s update is going to be crystals.
A lot of crystals.
So many fucking crystals.
I have spent enough time this week staring at rocks that I’m starting to feel like one of them.
But I got a lot done, and that feels good.
Tomorrow I have therapy, and after that my plan is to get a good batch of my handmade earrings and necklaces into the shop.
I’ve been so focused on inventory and crystals lately that I really want to get more of my actual handmade work back into the mix too.
That’s the heart of FRDCreations anyway.
The crystals are pretty.
The weird little finds are fun.
But the stuff I make with my own hands will always be a huge part of why I started doing this in the first place.
So hopefully tomorrow has a little more jewelry and a little less me staring at crystal weights and prices until my eyeballs fall out.
I’m Pushing Some Things Back
There really isn’t much else to report today.
I decided to push the estate planning stuff into next week.
I was starting to feel burnt out.
There are still a few things I need to finish with my parents’ estate, and then I have my own estate planning happening on top of that.
It’s a lot.
And lately I’ve been trying to remind myself that just because something needs to be done doesn’t mean it needs to be done right this fucking second.
Apparently I am still learning that lesson.
So estate stuff can wait a few days.
It will still be there next week.
Lucky me.
31 Days of Halloween Is Coming
Next week I’ll also be posting a video about 31 Days of Halloween.
Season 7.
Am I motivated to do it?
No.
Am I going to do it anyway?
Yeah.
That’s kind of where I am right now with a lot of things.
I don’t necessarily feel motivated.
I just keep moving.
Sometimes motivation comes first.
Sometimes you start doing the thing and hope the motivation eventually catches up.
And sometimes you just say, “Fuck it, we’re doing it anyway.”
That seems to be my current method.
I know once I actually get into 31 Days of Halloween, I’ll probably enjoy it. I always do. It gives me something creative to focus on, and I have an absurd amount of Halloween shit waiting to become something.
So I’m going to push through the part where my brain says, Nah, we don’t feel like it.
Because sometimes my brain is an asshole.
Today wasn’t exciting.
There was no giant emotional revelation.
No Beaker felony.
No dramatic life update.
I worked.
That’s pretty much it.
But I worked all damn day.
And considering where I’ve been emotionally lately, I think that still counts for something.
Tomorrow is therapy, handmade jewelry and whatever else happens.
Friday is the shop update.
Next week is estate stuff and Halloween planning.
One thing at a time.
At least that’s what I keep telling myself.
Anyway, I’m done staring at listings for tonight.
Bye.