= strange dreams and tummy troubles, ugh. I dreamed about jumping spiders and dripping lights and old milk, and a painting of Vikings by a forest, and talking about an omelet I was going to make. OK then!
Well, new email is done, base graphic for logo is done, fonts selected, Instagram created, blog created. As far as social media, that still leaves:
Pinterest
Twitter
Facebook
Ravelry (will have to have a "yarnie" account)
I will eventually want to do things in addition to making yarn, so note to self that somewhere down the line you'll be looking at making tutorials, maybe writing a book, maybe teaching classes (if not live, then Craftsy?). There might be YouTube videos.
In the mean time, I'm still fighting good ol' NYS Dept of Taxation because they say I owe them money, and I don't... and I've been struggling with really bad insomnia the last few nights (not to mention still hocking up wads of phlegm!), and I'm racked with wicked anxiety about everything. What if my partner suddenly pulls out, what if it's a total failure, etc etc etc. I generally don't give in to stressing about "what if" situations past the point of mentally preparing an initial solution in case of the what if, but this is a lot riding on the line for me, and it's not just me- it's the fact that someone else is investing in me here and I'm scared that I'm not going to be good enough. I think part of me is scared that I'm gonna get burned out on it too, after a month or something. Plus, it's knowing that it's going to be a full time, constant obligation, no matter how much I love doing it. I'm handling EVERYTHING about it, except for a few business aspects. Things above and beyond the yarn creation- keeping track of receipts and business expenses, all graphic design, shipping and handling, customer service, etc. Just digging in the last few days has totally stressed me out. I'm going to either have to develop better coping skills, or I'm gonna have to start taking some kind of herbal remedy to soothe these tangled nerves. I'm hoping things are going to even out once everything is set and the store has launched officially, but who knows. None of this is even really going to seem real to me until the money is wired to me and I've got my new wheel and I'm cranking out yarn. Still seems like some kind of weird dream. Especially because my partner is in Australia, so we've never met face to face and we haven't even Skyped yet. There's always a lag in email communication time too, because one of us is generally sleeping when the other emails.
Time will tell, I suppose. No sense in getting so goddamn stressed out about everything if I can help it, I've just got to find a way to help it until I can develop better coping mechanisms I guess. Because shutting down is not, and will never be an option. Never helps anything anyway. Productivity always makes me feel better anyway. *sigh* Ok, back to work...
Well, new email is done, base graphic for logo is done, fonts selected, Instagram created, blog created. As far as social media, that still leaves:
Ravelry (will have to have a "yarnie" account)
I will eventually want to do things in addition to making yarn, so note to self that somewhere down the line you'll be looking at making tutorials, maybe writing a book, maybe teaching classes (if not live, then Craftsy?). There might be YouTube videos.
In the mean time, I'm still fighting good ol' NYS Dept of Taxation because they say I owe them money, and I don't... and I've been struggling with really bad insomnia the last few nights (not to mention still hocking up wads of phlegm!), and I'm racked with wicked anxiety about everything. What if my partner suddenly pulls out, what if it's a total failure, etc etc etc. I generally don't give in to stressing about "what if" situations past the point of mentally preparing an initial solution in case of the what if, but this is a lot riding on the line for me, and it's not just me- it's the fact that someone else is investing in me here and I'm scared that I'm not going to be good enough. I think part of me is scared that I'm gonna get burned out on it too, after a month or something. Plus, it's knowing that it's going to be a full time, constant obligation, no matter how much I love doing it. I'm handling EVERYTHING about it, except for a few business aspects. Things above and beyond the yarn creation- keeping track of receipts and business expenses, all graphic design, shipping and handling, customer service, etc. Just digging in the last few days has totally stressed me out. I'm going to either have to develop better coping skills, or I'm gonna have to start taking some kind of herbal remedy to soothe these tangled nerves. I'm hoping things are going to even out once everything is set and the store has launched officially, but who knows. None of this is even really going to seem real to me until the money is wired to me and I've got my new wheel and I'm cranking out yarn. Still seems like some kind of weird dream. Especially because my partner is in Australia, so we've never met face to face and we haven't even Skyped yet. There's always a lag in email communication time too, because one of us is generally sleeping when the other emails.
Time will tell, I suppose. No sense in getting so goddamn stressed out about everything if I can help it, I've just got to find a way to help it until I can develop better coping mechanisms I guess. Because shutting down is not, and will never be an option. Never helps anything anyway. Productivity always makes me feel better anyway. *sigh* Ok, back to work...
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