I seem to have a lot of weeks like this one; where there’s a lot going on but nothing definitive to report. All in all I’m pleased with the progress I’ve made although I did not in fact chain myself to the desk over the weekend like I was contemplating so it is less and less likely that I’ll meet my personal deadline for the novel. On the other hand I still have ten days so miracles are still possible.

UPS should be delivering jewelry supplies today so last night I started laying out designs using some of my newly collected beach glass. I’d forgotten how much I enjoy doing that.  I also managed to finish the second of two silk hangings so as soon as I get some of the business writing taken care of I’ll have the first of three Etsy shops ready to open and I delivered bread to two more real estate offices and got very positive reception (maybe they were just hungry;-)  although still no calls.  This is where I’ve fallen off of ideas in the past – when there seems to be no action.  This time though I see nothing to lose in continuing the process and repeating and continuing.  Maybe if nothing happens in four months I’ll re-evaluate.

I’ve also been working through some exercises to help me get a handle on my variety of projects so that I’m treating them all like a business instead of a hobby. Not that they shouldn’t be fun but hobbies don’t tend to have customers who need and deserve , consistent service.  That’s a major paradigm shift for me so it’s pretty interesting to work out what that looks like.  So far it’s meant making a pattern for the silk hangings so I don’t reinvent the wheel each and every time, not to mention documenting the supplies needed so I don’t run out if an order comes in.  It’s not hard or difficult to do, but it’s certainly not my natural instinct!

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