What a whirlwind the past couple of weeks have been. I have been running solely on adrenaline. November was my (Pip Robins) best month ever, at any business I’ve ever owned. With 61 sales in total, I have just been overwhelmed by your support!
A lot of those sales came from blog readers, and so may I just shout out to you an ENORMOUS THANK YOU. I go to bed every night with Etsy on the brain, excited to come home from work so that I can spend the evening sewing. I absolutely LOVE what I’m doing lately and it helps that people also seem to like what I’m doing!
Today was the second day of the season where there was snow, and boy, my cowl sure kept me warm. Shall I toot my own horn here? Okay, here goes nothing: My chunky cowls allow me to cover my nose and cheeks from the wind and snow without being enclosed by a scarf. My breath keeps me warm, but not wet- unlike every scarf I’ve ever worn which holds all the condensation. And then when I’m inside, I just push my cowl down so that it’s not covering my face anymore and it’s suddenly a nice fashion accessory.
I’m seriously in love with a corduroy lining to a wool exterior. I’m going to make more tomorrow.
Speaking of tomorrow, I’m taking a “me” day. I’m putting Ash in daycare on a day when he isn’t usually scheduled so I can get things done. The house is an absolute atrocious mess- this picture is what my office/dining room looked like last night. And I didn’t even sew anything. And I’m afraid to say that it looks much worse in person than in the picture. No sewing table could contain me- I’d still end up working on the floor.
I haven’t had a day off without Ash since the summer, and I am feeling so overwhelmed at my incomplete tasks that it’s necessary. He’s started in an older toddler room this week, and actually cried having to leave daycare today, and so I don’t feel (that) bad about putting him in there for an extra day. I’m going to finish making something for the secret santa we’re having at work, start my xmas baking, do some grocery shopping, package and ship my orders from last night and today, and sew and photograph as many cowls as possible. And attempt the dishes. The motherfucking dishes.
