tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65364159302696374412024-03-13T18:42:08.242-04:00Carmella's Jewelry (As Seen on Etsy)Carmella's Jewelry opened in 2011. This blog will take you behind the scenes ...you'll see my process, new items I'm bringing to my shop, and some stories about my awesome and inspirational family (2 daughters, husband in the Air Force, and Ike..our lab/husky mix). Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16988644752609498723noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536415930269637441.post-66051602409058291412017-07-20T17:40:00.003-04:002017-07-20T17:40:59.224-04:00A Day to CelebrateI'm at Barnes n Noble (my favorite place in the world) treating myself to a latte AND a rice krispy bar. What am I celebrating, you ask? Today was a big deal for me and my jewelry shop. Today, just about 6 years after opening my shop, I've reached 1,000 sales (cue the confetti and a few fireworks). More than a third of those sales occurred this year, which is even more of an accomplishment. I've always been loyal to the shop, but this year I pushed myself to give it my all. In return, I've had a steady flow of sales each week and as the numbers keep increasing, my passion and motivation climb the same.<br />
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I'm also rewarding myself for completing my first legit wholesale order today. I've had "wholesale" orders on Etsy before (just a few), but this one actually came through the "Etsy Wholesale" shop I opened a couple of months ago (<a href="http://carmellasjewelry.blogspot.com/2017/05/etsy-wholesale.html" target="_blank">remember that?</a>). I only get a few views in that shop each day but a business in Indiana bought about 40 mantra rings from me. Okay, I admit, I <i>almost</i> finished up the order today...except for adding the black patina to the rings, but that part doesn't take too long and I decided the coffee and snack could take priority this afternoon. <br />
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Something about having a good day in sales, drinking my favorite coffee in my favorite place, soaking up endorphins from a lunchtime bike ride, and feeling like I've still put in a good day's work has delivered me to Cloud 9. This is my job now. I am <i>in love</i> with that fact. I know there will be ups and downs but I'm incredibly determined to make this my career. <br />
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I know a lot of this is due to my hard work but I'd just like to throw a very genuine thank you out there to the gods that are letting the stars align for me and this business. <br />
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Now I need to go research metal stamps and work on starting up a mailing list.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16988644752609498723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536415930269637441.post-81850642266401540182017-07-17T23:01:00.000-04:002017-07-17T23:01:58.103-04:00One Day at a TimeI made a few new mantra bangle cuffs today and wanted to brag a little about them here. There are three, but my favorite is "One Day at a Time"...which is how I'm facing this new lifestyle. I'm still dealing with the stresses of being laid off from a full-time job of over 4 years, but I am a small business owner now. Unfortunately, it's summer (a.k.a., people are out enjoying the sunshine rather than shopping online) so it's a crap time to get a small business off the ground. <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16988644752609498723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536415930269637441.post-54397410570678065632017-07-04T21:56:00.002-04:002017-07-04T21:56:51.377-04:00DAY 30!! Inhale, ExhaleI made it!! This was a far more eventful 30 days than I could have ever anticipated but I'm facing every day with as much optimism as I can muster. I learned a lot this month, how to post new items even when I'm ridiculously overwhelmed, and how to do it quickly. I learned how to photograph rings more quickly and efficiently. I learned how to find creativity even when I felt miserably low. I'm proud of myself for sticking with this self-imposed challenge, even when things elsewhere in my life felt like they were falling to pieces. It was one thing I could control.<br />
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I wish I could put more into this final post but this visit home is leaving me with very little energy left for this post. The ring tonight is extremely appropriate. I taking a little breather now for a few days at least. I hope everyone liked all the posts and rings. I'm planning to do more challenges throughout the year.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16988644752609498723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536415930269637441.post-68547663967459104882017-07-03T23:18:00.002-04:002017-07-03T23:18:48.322-04:00Day 29, NamasteTonight's ring is the Namaste lotus ring. I have terrible internet here at my parents' house so I'm not going to post much tonight. Plus, I'm exhausted.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16988644752609498723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536415930269637441.post-61525427866686753792017-07-02T21:50:00.000-04:002017-07-02T21:50:10.401-04:00Be Unstoppable, Day 28, we made it!This will be a very short post. I'm in my childhood home about to tell my kids and their cousins to be quiet for bed (us parents are taking turns and we're pretty sure mine are the culprits at the moment).<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16988644752609498723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536415930269637441.post-53910658769010139042017-07-01T16:29:00.000-04:002017-07-01T16:29:49.689-04:00Day 27, No RegretsI'm writing this post from a hotel in Indiana. We drove all night and got here around 3 PM EST, which in our heads felt like 1 PM, so not too bad. The girls were great in the car...our dog, not so much. He whined a lot and kept jumping over the seats when we got out at gas stations. Punk dog.<br />
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Last year he did <i>terrible</i> at the hotel so this year I gave him some dog sleepy meds and some herbal anti-anxiety meds. He's lying on the floor quietly right now (he's alive, haha). I'm really <i>really</i> hoping he'll sleep tonight and not whine all night.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16988644752609498723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536415930269637441.post-30427524748551532482017-06-30T22:18:00.002-04:002017-06-30T22:18:42.180-04:00Day 26, Be BraveI need this one tonight. In just a couple of hours, my family and I are piling into the car and I'll start the first shift of driving to Pennsylvania. Needless to say, this will need bravery. 2 kids (ages 6 & 3), a lab husky mix, and a husband will be crammed into our newer (beautiful but much smaller than our van) Honda CRV and we'll start the very looooong drive. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16988644752609498723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536415930269637441.post-52668243499743236342017-06-30T00:18:00.001-04:002017-06-30T00:18:09.861-04:00Day 25, Keep Killing ItToday's mantra is meant to get me through the next few days. Tomorrow night at 10 PM I'm starting the long trek to Pennsylvania to visit family for 2 weeks. Colorado Springs to Pennsylvania is about a 24 hour drive and we left at night last year in hopes that the kids would stay asleep for a good chunk of the drive, so we're trying again this year. I'm a night owl, so staying awake for the first leg of the trip seemed more natural for me. Last year, my husband started the night shift and I took over in the middle of the night. I'm not an early riser and that's pretty much how it felt to me then...so this made more sense to me for this year. I will try taking a nap tomorrow and then we'll be all set...even without the nap, I'm pretty confident I'll be totally fine staying up until 2 AM. <br />
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Tonight I tested out the space in our car to see if I could bring a bunch of jewelry making supplies along with our dog and 2 suit cases. I am proud to say I found a great way to fit everything, which makes me feel so much better about our trip. I was really worried about fitting everything.<br />
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It's all fitting together... so I feel like tonight's mantra ring is totally appropriate.<br />
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Four days left! Even though this mantra ring challenge only takes up about 45 minutes of my time every day, I'm excited to have it done...it'd be hard to keep it up during 2 weeks of visiting family.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16988644752609498723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536415930269637441.post-85922130937951403512017-06-28T22:43:00.001-04:002017-06-28T22:43:33.884-04:00I can and I will, Day 24I love this mantra, I have it on a bangle cuff but I felt it deserved it's own mantra ring as well. I keep going through this roller coaster of emotions about this jewelry shop...some days I have an outrageous amount of business and I wonder if I can handle it all, then other days I have much less business and I wonder if it will be successful enough to justify this and only this for me. Then pretty much every day at some point I get an intense surge of confidence about the whole thing. It may only last a few moments but it really helps. Whether I'm afraid of success or afraid of failure (I swear, I feel both depending on how many orders I get in a day), I know I can do this and I will do this. So this ring is fitting for today.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16988644752609498723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536415930269637441.post-50333729945232281792017-06-27T22:00:00.000-04:002017-06-27T22:00:14.563-04:00Day 23, Do it AnywayThis is my mantra of the day. Things feeling overwhelming? Do it anyway. Negative thoughts telling you it ain't gonna happen? Do it anyway. Spend a lifetime of assuming only certain types of people start successful businesses? Do.It.Anyway.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16988644752609498723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536415930269637441.post-20578727910095187322017-06-27T00:25:00.001-04:002017-06-27T00:25:28.956-04:00Breastfeeding Reminder Ring, Day 22I'm not sure what happened but starting last night, I've had about triple the views in my Etsy shop on one of my Breastfeeding Reminder rings. I can tell they're all coming from Facebook and since I know I haven't posted anything about this particular ring lately, I'm suspecting that someone out there in the world shared the ring to the audience of a whole lot of breastfeeding mamas. I wish I could identify the poster because I would love to thank them for all the love.<br />
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This inspired me to come up with a new design for these rings because, to be perfectly honest, I wanted to write about breastfeeding during this 30 day challenge.<br />
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These rings make me so happy. When I first opened Carmella's Jewelry way back in the day (when it was nothing more than a fun hobby that didn't make a profit), my oldest daughter was still a baby. I had a TON of trouble remembering which side I needed to breastfeed her on next so I actually made my first breastfeeding reminder ring out of sparkly green sculpy clay. It lasted a few weeks before it broke. Then I discovered precious metal clay and made my first legit ring with an arrow carved on top and it helped a lot. I'm still wearing the ring today, 6 years later. I <i>loved</i> those breastfeeding days. I wore this ring with my younger daughter too and breastfed them each for over 14 months. The level of bonding I got to have with my baby girls back then were maybe my favorite moments of my whole life... even the 3 AM feedings, maybe especially those feedings...those dark and quiet hours when everyone else in the world was sleeping (or at least in my time zone). It was just me and my baby, and though I craved sleep, I still cherished every moment. <br />
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I'm so so so happy to be making these rings for mamas all over the world now. I hope they find them as useful as I did (I can flip a ring just using a few fingers so for as far as all those other nifty tricks go, this one was the only one that would work for me...I'd forget bobby pins or other bra fasteners on the bra and wash it, plus I wore a ton of those breastfeeding camisoles without bras (they were built in and offered me enough support that I didn't need the uncomfortable nursing bra with it). A ring just made the most sense for me.<br />
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This is turning into a very long post. I could talk about my breastfeeding days for, well, days. I won't be having anymore children, but at least I have those wonderful memories, and I will probably wear that ring forever (see last photo).<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16988644752609498723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536415930269637441.post-35625591242107493282017-06-26T01:23:00.000-04:002017-06-26T01:23:36.839-04:00Music Heals, Day 21I'm getting this one in at the last minute today because I took more time this afternoon for myself. While my youngest was napping and my oldest was watching cartoons, I went for a bike ride then took a long afternoon bath. I haven't taken a bath in months...maybe over a year.<br />
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I have been craving one for a while now and today the timing finally worked out so that both kids would still be occupied, my husband was out at the gym, I had already cleaned my house and I knew I'd spend time working on this ring and some other jewelry things tonight.<br />
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While relaxing in said bath, I listened to a "piano essentials" playlist on Apple Music and did <i>nothing </i>for almost an hour...I haven't tried meditating in a while but I think I should start making a habit of it again because man did that feel great. I think that inspired today's ring. Hope you like it!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16988644752609498723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536415930269637441.post-44635553728320512662017-06-25T00:12:00.000-04:002017-06-25T00:12:07.193-04:00Love in Morse Code, Day 20Today was a love kind of day. I love that I'm doing this work. I love that it's growing. I love that my family supports it. I love how every day can be exciting and new. So today I made a "Love" morse code ring and a charm in braille that spells "love".<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16988644752609498723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536415930269637441.post-90955510184040039662017-06-23T22:22:00.000-04:002017-06-23T22:22:36.550-04:00One of a Kind, Day 19I took today "off" because my husband took leave (military guy) and we kept both girls home from "school" (aka, summer school and daycare). We were supposed to go hiking but the weather went from 80 and sunny ever day for over a week to 60 and rainy today. So we went to Barnes n Noble instead and then spent the day napping and being lazy...it was still great for us adults but the kiddos weren't as satisfied as they could have been. I am driving them up to visit my great friend in Denver tomorrow and her son, who they both love. That'll be a make-up day to today.<br />
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Today's ring was one I've been wanting to make for a while now. I love the butterfly and I love the mantra. We're all one of a kind. We're all unique and wonderful and awesome in our own way. We all have something amazing and special to offer this world.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16988644752609498723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536415930269637441.post-16992656424885937972017-06-22T23:08:00.003-04:002017-06-22T23:08:42.548-04:00Day 18, Do Great ThingsI had a helper outside taking photos of today's ring. I used the mantra "Do Great Things" because it gives me a boost when I'm feeling lazy and want to take part of the day off to do nothing productive...but to do great things, you have to work hard, and that's what I'll continue to do...there's a nagging motivation to keep me going even when I feel like I need a break.<br />
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Yesterday I ended up feeling like I got hit by a bus by the end of the day. I got up at 6:30 to finish a birthday gift for a friend (infinity bracelet, see photo below), took my kiddos to school, got a few things ready to ship, took 200 photos of my jewelry for new listings throughout the day, picked up dog poop, vacuumed the house, made 12 rings and got them all shipped, then picked up my kids from school and realized my back was killing me and I was exhausted from only having slept about 6 hours the previous night. I was in so much pain that I had to take motrin.<br />
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So my lesson from yesterday was that I need to remember to take it easy on myself. It's okay to stop and breathe. Today I accomplished a lot, but I'm not overly exhausted tonight and I'm perfectly satisfied with how hard I worked today and all the great things I did. I did a lot of work and enjoyed every minute of it. I exercised and enjoyed every minute of that. I made dinner for my kids and enjoyed every minute of that. I watched Moana with my kids and enjoyed every.single.minute of it.<br />
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I'm so happy right now I could burst. I know not every day will be this awesomely amazing but I'm going to really soak it all in because I deserve to. So does everyone. We deserve to be happy. <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16988644752609498723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536415930269637441.post-44303363142351750522017-06-21T22:45:00.000-04:002017-06-21T22:45:06.943-04:00No Matter What, Day 17Today's ring is one of my favorites. When my older daughter was super young, like basically from her first weeks of life until my second daughter was born, I would tell her at bedtime "I love you more than anything in the world, forever and always, no matter what"....Then I had my second daughter and I've told them both this. So since that whole phrase won't fit on a ring, I went with the last 3 words. Maybe tomorrow's ring will be "Forever and Always"...hm...I like that a lot.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16988644752609498723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536415930269637441.post-88209239038158481572017-06-20T22:38:00.000-04:002017-06-20T22:38:30.541-04:00Breathe, Lotus Flower Ring, Day 16Today's ring is sort of another example of how you can request any of my items to be customized just for you. This ring was made when a customer saw my Breathe <b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">ॐ </b>ring and requested that I swap out the lotus flower where the aum symbol is, which of course, is totally fine. If you see something in my shop and want something similar but with something different or more personalized, 9 times out of 10, I'll be able to customize it at no extra charge! All you have to do is ask!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16988644752609498723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536415930269637441.post-90650067297591058792017-06-19T21:40:00.000-04:002017-06-19T21:40:44.378-04:00Love & Light Lotus Flower Ring, Day 15I'm officially halfway through! I'm not going to lie...today was a rough day for me on this new road...not for any reason in particular (although a boost in sales would probably bring a boost in mood). I think today is just one of those days that we all have that is more ordinary and full of the little nagging bothersome things than one would like. It sort of sucks, to be honest. Days like this are inevitable though, and I know that now that I've experienced more than 3 decades of all sorts of moods. I'm in a bad mood today...tomorrow might be amazing or it might suck too...same with the next day...but I know this will pass and I'll have a few good days in a row too. This is life. (I should make a ring of that).<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16988644752609498723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536415930269637441.post-63828425879257582502017-06-18T23:26:00.000-04:002017-06-18T23:26:51.394-04:00DAD Ring, Day 14, Happy Father's Day!!!!I've heard from a few happy customers today and I feel a stranger weight to this holiday now that I've spent the last several years frantically creating gifts for awesome dads all over the country to receive on this day. I feel bad for my own husband, who kind of gets the short end of the stick (is that the phrase? I'm terrible at phrases)...even though I think about Father's Day nonstop for at least a month before it's actually here, it's hard for me to remember to put better effort into my husband's day...he's an awesome father so I really need to do better.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16988644752609498723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536415930269637441.post-43142918904631243352017-06-17T01:01:00.000-04:002017-06-17T01:01:00.706-04:00Be Here Now, Yoga Boho RingDay 12 snuck up on me. It was about 6 PM when I finally remembered that I needed to make a ring. Today was jam-packed with transitioning my old job, then I helped my husband with some yard work outside (he'd consider it "doing my own fair share" or whatever, but it's not like I really care <i>that much</i> if our grass dies...I mean, I guess I do...). Then I went to get dinner for us and a friend who is sleeping over...then went to a parade for my daughter in daycare...they walked around in storybook character costumes..it was cute but only really necessary when my own kid was walking through (she was thrilled I was there)...then came home and started dinner. It was a jam-packed day, concluding with a movie with the hubby (Magnificent 13 or whatever it's called...good movie, for a western).<br />
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A couple of weeks ago, I snuck this listing into my shop:<br />
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I just want to make sure everyone out there following along knows that you can request your own mantra or phrase, name, favorite quote, etc. </div>
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I'm willing to customize pretty much anything you see in my shop. Now that I'm really diving in..I'm exploring other methods of creating things like my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/CarmellasJewelry?ref=listing-shop2-all-items-count&search_query=buckle+bangle" target="_blank">mantra bangles</a> with aluminum so that I can offer them at a lower price. I just have to get better at sawing metal first (today was my first attempt and I can already tell I'll get addicted to it quickly...there's a strange sense of satisfaction that comes from cutting into thick pieces of metal).</div>
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If you're reading along...do you have any custom ideas for jewelry? I would love to hear your thoughts! </div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16988644752609498723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536415930269637441.post-32957188227930583522017-06-13T23:25:00.000-04:002017-06-13T23:25:09.881-04:00Believe Mantra Ring - Day 9Today was my first official day as a full-time small business owner...I'm not sure yet how to word it...self employed? I don't have that part figured out yet but I just have to say...it felt AMAZING to have a full day that I didn't have any responsibilities other than this jewelry shop. If every workday is like this, I won't need weekends or vacations. I will probably walk around in a permanent good mood. <br />
I've liked my day jobs...I've been really good at my day jobs...but this is all mine. I am in control of all of it. I get to say what new items should be added, or what tweaks are needed for my listings. No one to get approval from...just me. And so when I have a drop in sales, I'll know I have to do something different, improve something. And when I have a boost in sales, I'll get to enjoy every bit of that success knowing it's all me. I'm about 75% super excited and 25% terrified.<br />
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Overall, I'm thrilled. I mean, it doesn't hurt that my shop has been fairly successful over the past couple of months. If I have a slow week, or even a slow few days, I might be feeling more 75% terrified and 25% excited.<br />
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For now, I'm going to go with the sentiment of today's ring:<br />
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So thanks for sticking with me this long...tomorrow I'll be in double digits! I didn't expect to have so much life-changing material for this 30 Day Challenge, but I'm proud of myself for sticking with it.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16988644752609498723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536415930269637441.post-71866178270597179662017-06-12T21:20:00.000-04:002017-06-12T21:20:21.980-04:00Trust the JourneyI'm excited (and a little terrified) to announce that I'm at the position, for the first time in 6 years, to dedicate myself full time to this jewelry shop. This decision was sort of made for me ...unfortunately...as my day job let me go today. I'm trying to stay as positive as possible. I was expecting this for a long time (like, over a year). <br />
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I love this jewelry shop, and it has been so good to me over the years, the one constant in my life even when day jobs have changed. I look forward to dedicating more time to it and considering myself a full-time small business owner.<br />
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I need to trust the journey.<br />
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My husband was very sweet about this whole thing. He bought me a bottle of wine and got me a card, which he had my kids both sign, and a bag of chocolates:</div>
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So even though I'm still a little far from feeling celebratory today, I love his support.</div>
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Oh...and to announce the winner from last week's 30 Day Challenge!! Congratulations Ashley Nelson!! I'll message you on Facebook!</div>
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The rules for this week's challenge....share all the posts I add to Facebook to enter! You could win a free Mantra Ring (shipping and everything included! You pick the mantra!).</div>
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Cheers, Carmella's Jewelry...you're going to get a whole lotta love from me now!</div>
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