Balance

Did you ever wake up one morning and feel that your entire existence has tipped the scales in one direction? That happened to me a few days ago and it is now up to me to tip it back to a more acceptable balance.

Last October, I opened Flamingo Junction Too! as a coping mechanism. I was grieving the loss of my mother and all creativity had flown out the window. I needed an outlet to keep me busy that didn't require a lot of creative thought so a bead and supply shop was born. It did the trick. I was constantly busy with pictures, listings and sales. It has been successful beyond my expectations.

Only problem is that I am in a much better place now mentally and I'm ready for more creating again but I just don't have the time! My sewing machines have been put away for over a year and if I'm lucky, I get a jewelry making day once a month. I opened Mingo's Cabana because I wanted to do some different things along with the jewelry and I have found some fun new crafts with ideas that I've yet to have time for. My brain is exploding with ideas that I don't have time to make reality.

So what is the solution? I would never close down a successful business, but I think it's time to scale it back a bit. In my goal to create a 'monster' supply shop, I have taken an important part of myself away. I have decided that other than sales, relisting sold items and renewing items, I will give this shop one full day a week for new listings. The other 6 days are mine to create and do as I please!

We will see how this works out over the next month, but I think it is a common sense solution that will benefit me and my family too!