Blessed 2020, everyone!
I'm a tad behind in this greeting, but with good cause.
Since October I've been on a serious deep clean of my studio and office... mostly the studio for now.
In September I made the decision to no longer actively sell Stampin' Up! products. I'm still a hobby dem for the time being. Hobby Dem means I make sure to meet my quarterly minimum in sales to keep my discount and get all the perks - like early order on products before they're released to our customers.
The downside was that I focused on 'pushing' product to my customers and just wasn't having any fun! I got into SU not for the discount or to sell, but to make sure I had catalogs when they came out. Prior to my becoming a 'dem' I didn't know about sales throughout the year. My reps never told me anything about spring sales, Christmas catalog or specials throughout the year! Once I became a dem I realized how much I'd been missing. (okay, that might be a stretch for some but for a passionate paper crafter like me, that's HUGE!)
While I was 'selling', I kept all the 'current' product separate from the general populace of my craft supplies and so much was not being used! I decided that needed to change. So I reverted to Hobby Dem. That meant clearing my work table of the current product and integrating everything together so I could PLAY!
I'm almost finished.Jut a couple things on my work table today and stamp sets to catalog and I will have gained control of my studio once again. FREEING!
My focus has changed to selling something I'm passionate about. Junk Journals and junk journal supplies. My Etsy shop is set to open in time for Imbolc and I'm so excited. I won't have any witchy items in there until probably Beltane but I do want to offer junk journals for everyone. That said, if you have a sweetheart, you'll find Valentine Love Note journals in the shop in February.
I've also strayed from not following up on blog posts. I post Part 1 then Part 2 never materializes. That, too, is going to change. 2020 is all about Craft/ Crafting/ Follow Through. My One Word is TIME.. and I'm making TIME to do the things that are important to me.
How is your 2020 shaping up? What are some of your goals? Please share. Put the intentions out there for them to grow!
Blessings
~Rain
