Last week was a pretty big week! With a huge push to get my shop updated, write an interview for Gypsy Road, tweak a few things here and there in the online world, and take care of my family, I must admit I’m a little tuckered.

I’m pretty bummed that this set of leggings didn’t quite make it in time for the big shop update:

And neither did this hat:

Hopefully they’ll make an appearance sometime this week.

So I’m trying a new approach with my work, and that is making big shop updates once a month or so rather than trying to list items as they’re made. In addition to actually creating the stuff, the process of taking pictures, editing the photos, and listing the work takes up a considerable amount of time!! I tried doing a large batch, taking all of the photos at once and listing everything at once, and it seemed to fit in with our schedule a whole lot better.

I’ll probably update the shop with a couple of items here and there, but as the time for our newest member of the family approaches I’d like to tinker around with some ways to maintain the balance around here. This also gives me a little more room to fit custom work into the schedule as well.

Because really, who would want to miss this?

I was reflecting on the work that I’ve done this year and it aligns right along with how much this little man has grown. One year ago, I couldn’t even operate a digital camera or upload photos…he could barely wave his little arms around and was just beginning to smile.

And just look at us now.

I’ll be devoting the rest of the month to the Gypsy Road Team Challenge: Taking Care of Number One. This to me means finishing up a few high-energy items that have been sitting for far too long. And of course I’ll be bringing you all along for the ride!