So I found this pin on pinterest and I’m going to attempt it:
Who’s with me?!
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I survived!
Sigh of relief! Sorry I have been MIA for the entire month of October. Things have been busy, busy, busy since I returned from my Disney trip. One thing at a time!
I survived my very first half marathon! It feels like it happened so long ago, it feels like it maybe didn’t even happen. That boost of adrenaline I was expecting to get whilst running through the Disney parks definitely did NOT happen. And I really could’ve used it haha.
It was a long, tiresome journey. We tried to take a nap that day since the race started at 10pm, but I was too anxious to fall asleep. When the race finally started, I was just amazed at how many PEOPLE there were everywhere. I’ve never run around that many people before, and it was tough navigating and winding and dodging everyone, especially since I was run-walking. I don’t think things cleared up for me until mile 5 or so. I plodded along at my slow and steady pace til about mile 11…at this point I felt like I wanted to die. Miles 11 to 13 seemed to take a lifetime and a half. By the time I reached the finish line (at exactly 3 hours flat) I had tears in my eyes! They weren’t really happy tears haha, I just seemed to be overwhelmed with emotion at finally finishing. And being slightly annoyed that I had made myself do something so painful.
As soon as I finished and stopped moving I suddenly could no longer move. I was meeting the rest of my party in Canada (the race finished outside Epcot), and I think it took me 45 minutes to hobble over there! Needless to say, we all passed out after that!
Since returning to Houston, I’ve been consumed by getting my shop ready for my very first craft fair. I feel like a little Christmas elf. I think I have just about TRIPLED my inventory in the past 2 weeks…not to mention creating all sorts of various displays and jewelry holders for all my items (with the help of my gracious husband of course).
I hope to have a full post about my preparation for the craft show soon, that should be exciting to share.
Just inputing all the new items in my inventory spreadsheet system has been overwhelming, so I am way behind on taking photos and listing new items…but I will show you a few new necklaces I’ve been able to add to my bunting necklaces line recently:
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| Cool tones bunting necklace |
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| Maroon bunting necklace |
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| Orange bunting necklace |
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!! In 9 hours I’m catching a flight to Orlando. Saturday night at 10pm I will be attempting to run/walk my very first HALF MARATHON! Wish me luck!
I also look forward to just having some vacation! Spending time catching up with old friends and meandering around the Disney parks, which seem like a second home to me. I also will get to do some snacking and sipping for the Food & Wine Festival (Canadian beer cheese soup, here I come!), and finally visiting the Wizarding World of Harry Potter!
Thus, I will officially be away from my shop and blog until I return on 10/5. Wish me luck and I hope you all have a wonderful week!
A new beginning….
Hello all! Welcome to my very first blog post for Lazy Owl Boutique.
I envision this blog to be about many things. Of course, I’ll be using it as a marketing tool for my new etsy shop, Lazy Owl Boutique, but I’d like to make it a little more personal than that. I’ll also talk about my newly rediscovered love of crafting and the challenges I face in that regard.
I’m going through many changes at the moment. I’m an accountant, so part of me is very, very left-brained. I’m a fan of order and routine…but I also feel like I’ve always had a creative spark that I enjoy pursuing. Unfortunately, after years of school and now two years of the real adult world, my creative spark has died down to a mere flicker.
In December, my husband and I bought our very first house. I began devouring decorating books for ideas and inspiration (this is what left-brained people do, we always read books first before taking action). Having a whole house as my new big creative outlet really got the ball rolling for me. I realized how much I missed using my right-brain, being creative, thinking outside the box, working with colors and objects and my hands, and taking chances!
I knew I needed a change, I just didn’t know how to make it. I worked in a very demanding and time-consuming position in public accounting. By the time I came home (usually late) and on the weekends (if I wasn’t working), I didn’t have the energy to devote to any new creative passions. So, after a lot of thinking, I decided I needed to 1) quit my job, and 2) come up with some new hobbies (other than sleeping or complaining).
One thing led to another, and viola! The creation of Lazy Owl Boutique. I have really enjoyed (after lots of book reading, of course) crafting handmade jewelry and launching my shop online. I have always loved Etsy, and now experiencing it from the other side has been an adventure.
My second hobby I came up with is slightly less enjoyable. In an effort to get in shape, I decided to sign up for Disney’s Food & Wine half-marathon on October 1. So, I guess you could say training for that has been my second new hobby.
I also quit my job, yay! I now work as an accountant (still left-braining it!) for one of Houston’s top hospitals. I just finished my first week on the job.
So…you can see I have a lot of new things going on right now. I hope to use this blog to journal all these new experiences and keep you all updated! I hope you enjoy being a part of my new journey!