Thinking Out Loud

Feeling a little under the weather today--makes sense now why I've been feeling both down and cranky for the last day or two. I don't know if I'm sick-sick, or just over-extended-sick and my body needs to catch up. Maybe both, we'll see.

Rather than do laundry last night (it's not imperative for a day or two) I stayed home and finished up a scarf for the etsy site--I think I'll go ahead and create that sellers account this weekend and see how it goes with the few items I have ready (all scarves). I didn't give in to the lure of pearl necklaces last week and kept myself focused on knitting to avoid the ever-present-threat of Project A.D.D.--I read in a craft-business book that it's important to not spread time and effort too thin across a lot of different types of crafts (which I know, it's just hard to ignore a craft craze), and I reminded myself that scarves are a seasonal product and won't be in demand as much this time next month. . . then I can turn my attention to other things.

I need to take some photos for the etsy posts. Maybe I'll head over to the fabric store this week to get some black backdrop material for catalogue shots--I like black backgrounds, they really make the yarn colors pop.

I wasn't kidding in my previous post about finding a niche market--it's been on my radar for a couple of years actually, and has remained wide open the entire time. I hope that I can really build a strong foundation for a home business with this market--with the economy in a depression I have some time to refine ideas and develope techniques I'm not currently too familiar with. If that's the case, I'll just keep the etsy site for one-off hobby projects I make for fun. I need to work the numbers--I'll probably keep everything low-key for a while so I can stay at my current job for a couple more years to pay off the school loans (should be done in about 3 years) and keep building a client base for the art stuff, then make a break. Although, truthfully, if I could somehow find a way to work part-time for a while that would be ideal. . . I have to remember to stay focused, keep my feet on the ground, pay attention to demand and talk to my prospective buyers . . . demand changes, I need to make sure what I plan is relevant. . .

Erg. Back to work for me--head hurts, and I have graphs to make today before I can go home and bury myself under the covers with sinus meds and ibuprofen.