ay ay ay! so, i started to post last night and one of my friends called me, upset, and i talked to him for a while. and also, in a discussion with a friend, we spoke about thinking that people don’t like you. assuming rather. we all do it. some of us are worse than others. from working in my shop, i was able to overcome it, at least at work, and often when i meet people in a professional setting, much more now than when i was younger, and i just put myself out there. because i want people to like me. but it isn’t a big deal if they don’t. when i was younger, i kinda wanted them to not like me. it was easier, i think. predictable. and now, with the whole crafty network, it never occurs to me that people wouldn’t like me, or my work. just like i feel like i will like crafty people when i meet them. so where this is going, is that it is amazing how much of a difference it makes to have a positive attitude. i sound like an utter dork, but it is such a simple thing. it is a 50/50 shot, why would people that don’t know you, not like you?
the other strange thing is that i have found out that some people who i thought did not like me, instantaniously, thought i was a flaky freak…read my blog? is it morbid curiousity? i dunno, there are a couple of people that i think are freaky that i have read their blogs a couple of times, but not regularly. if you are one of these people…that read my blog, i mean, will you post a comment, anon if you like, and tell me what you enjoy about it, evil or no. i can handle it. probably. and one of these people is not even into crafty things…so tell me! it is killing me!
ok, so otherwise, i went to get different yarn for j’s hat, and didn’t like anything. so it may stay as is. and i went to ligonier for it! ay! on the upside, i got the soda ash i needed for dyeing, which i will do to-morrow. it has to cure for 24 hours. nooooo!! i can’t wait that long. i will have to do a ton in one day. i can’t wait that long. i said that already. i can’t wait that long. i can’t stop. er.
i got an email from another webdesign place and theirs start at 800 bucks. and up. and the one dude i could afford hasn’t emailed back and it has been nearly a week since his last email. and that worries me a bit. did i mention my income is almost zip at the moment. and my husband is working 6 days a week. 5-12 hour days. 1 hour drive each way. and he is tired. all. the. time. and it makes me feel rotten. so website? i dunno. regina suggested yahoo site builder stuff, which i may need to do in the meantime, until i am a multinational conglomerate and can step on all the little people. you know? and i blew 3 bucks on a personal pan pizza. take ya back?
one of my new friends gave me some suggestions for yarn sales, to do a kit, including needles with homespun and a simple small pattern. there are tons of kits, and she pointed out that people who may not know what to do with different sorts of handspun may feel better about getting a kit that tells them exactly what to do. vickie! you are brilliant. i do need a manager. or life coach. interested?
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Hello–this is Tessa. I met you once. Gabe told me that you knit and that you kept a knitting blog, so…I read your blog all the time and am planning to buy some of your stuff. Because I knit too. Here’s to hoping you don’t think I’m a freak?