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Congratulations to my cousin Ryan on graduating high school!My mom, auntie Lyn, and cousin JP traveled to Manila, Philippines yesterday to celebrate his achievement. He graduates tomorrow, March 19th, but since the Philippines is 13 hours ahead, they're celebrating it today!It still boggles my mind that they graduate high school at the age of 16 in the Philippines and entering college next Fall. Well, I guess it shouldn't since my hubby did the same thing here in the United States (but that's because he's a genius who skipped two grades--go figure). Wish I could be there...if I wasn't working and Tristan wasn't sick...but I'm there in spirit! My auntie asked me to make candy wrappers for his graduation party. His school colors were green, yellow, and red, and for the wrapper, I decided to stick with the green and yellow (and I was glad to know these were a few of his favorite colors, too!) and gave it a chalkboard theme. I hope they enjoyed it!
I logged onto Nordstrom today to check if I had a balance, and I became distracted with their front page advertisements. A cute green bag caught my eye, and I just had to click on it to find out more! It's Juicy Couture's Key & Shell - China C Satchel. I'm actually not a big fan of JC, but I've been looking for a bag this color and style all season. It's a leather bag, and it has a removable shoulder strap.
And I love how Nordstom always makes suggestions of other items that I may like, because I then found the Marion D Hobo bag in the same color! If U were to choose a bag, it would definitely be this one, only because it fits my style better--it's sophisticated, classic, and a great color--what more could I ask for?
What I really should be looking for is a mommy bag that I can't tell is a mommy bag...
I've been quiet on here lately! I must admit, it's been hard for me to focus on my designs, and I've been neglecting my Etsy boutique practically since I first opened it. When we first moved to the Rock, I was worried that I wouldn't be able to work because I only interviewed with one company--a nonprofit organization.
I thought perhaps this would be the perfect time for me to start a business if I wanted to. I started thinking about things that I'd love to do, and my list kept going back and forth between event planning, graphic designing (since my announcement, invitation, and favors were a hit by the people who received them), and starting a website. Since I was receiving requests from family and friends for candy bar favor labels, I figured that I would start off with that venture, and see where it takes me. So I quickly decided to come up with a name and created a store to see if I could attract some business. And, to be honest, keeping up with an Etsy store is more work than it looks! It's nothing like selling items on Ebay, Amazon, Half, and Craigslist, where I've resold numerous things from books to an outdoor kennel. Perhaps because it now became my product rather than reselling someone else's product, and I took my time thinking about my policies, pricing, etc.
After I set up shop on Etsy, I received an offer to be the Marketing & Communications Director with the nonprofit I interviewed with! I was so excited! And I happily accepted the position! Unfortunately, I'm a one-person department, and there are tons of projects that I've been working on. Most of the time, I'll bring work home (it's a bad habit, I know). Coupled with being a mom to a baby who's had an ear infection for the last two months and a wife to pilot who's constantly training, my favorite hobby at the moment is sleep. So, for now, Etsy is on the backburner; but I still work on designs when requested!
Congratulations to my cousin Ryan on graduating high school!
