Confessions of an insomniac

I am a self diagnosed insomniac who just took melatonin and it didn't work so...

Between running an 2 Etsy shops and going to school full time I pretty much have no time to myself. I literally did homework for 12 hours today and I am still not done with my work for that class for the week. I am pretty content with it though considering that I don't have to leave my house, and being the introvert that I am, I like taking classes online.

Mandala I drew on a friends chalk board wall.

I have managed to spend some time out with friends though. Our little gang is pretty closely knit and we try to get in the habit of meeting with each other at least one night a week. I also managed to finish all of Carnivale this week as well. Don't ask me when or how, because I am not even sure when I found time for it.

Me (keft), Katie (right),

There are a bunch of new items in the shop for Halloween. Although I am excited for my shop this holiday season, surprisingly I am not as excited for my favorite holiday this year as I am every year. I have been a little down in the dumps lately. Mostly because I don't get enough time for myself and because my brain is always so fried from hours of Economics which I find particularly difficult despite my efforts. I guess I am just not in the mood to go to the annual Halloween party that I attend. Maybe I should consider starting a new tradition instead.

BlckWht09621 (Photo credit: highwaycatcher)

The good news is that I have a 4.0 GPA which means I have all A's. I am pretty damn proud of myself. Also this little baby is growing up so fast! He is five months now.

Chris and I came to the mutual decision recently to get married. So I am engaged. Calling him fiance instead of boyfriend is going to be a hard habit to break after being together for almost 7 years. Congratulations to us! We decided to get married March 1, 2015.

Well I suppose I should try to go to sleep again. Anyone else have trouble sleeping? What do you do to try to help you sleep?

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Update!

I have been a busy little bee! Here are a few of the new items I have been listing in the shop. I have also added some photography for sale as 8x10 prints and up. I hope to have a successful holiday season so I am trying to get everything ready before hand and make sure that there are plenty of items in my shop before people start thinking about the holidays!

The other day I hit up 3 thrift stores and founds some really neat vintage stone beads. Some of them you see here.
Then yesterday I went supply shopping once again. I am always on the look out for new beads or ideas. It is also very relaxing just to walk around a craft store for a few hours to clear my head.

I'm really excited about these pictures. I think they are the best listing pictures that I have taken so far for Etsy and I think they came out very well. Retaking pictures of all the items is on my long term to do list but I wonder if I will ever get to that. I will need to find time for it and motivate myself!
On a brighter note though, I did make a short term to do list for myself, because I had all day yesterday off from work to focus on my shop. I was able to complete a great deal!
So now I am accepting buttons from artists! Just another way for my blog to grow. If you are interested in putting a button on this blog just let me know! They should be 150x150 pixels in size (like the ones in the upper left) and they can link to your blog or to your etsy site!

Unfortunately it's back to work for me for the next three days but I will still be bringing you featured artist posts daily!