Checking in

I can't believe it's been (almost) a whole month since I've posted! It's seemed like such a big hassle. I always feel like I should be posting while at my day job, since I'm just wasting my time there anyway, but then I get paranoid that someone will catch me. And once I get home, it seems like I should do something more productive first, and I run out of time. Why do I always run out of time, it seems like nobody else I know has this kind of problem here in the hyper-multi-tasking-fast-moving Silicon Valley, but hey that's probably just my perception, right? Maybe I should start bringing my little netbook with me so I can blog away during my lunch breaks once in a while. Hmm, need to get a case for it so I can carry it with me....

To be honest, I'm not even sure what my future plans are for this little blog here. I'm still looking into setting up some kind of store on Etsy, hopefully with original artwork and collages and some prints too. And I'm toying with the idea of having a blog that will match my etsy store name (once I've decided on a name!) and leaving this here for my occasional rants and raves.

Oh well, stay tuned. Something interesting's bound to happen....

Vacation mood worn off already!

I took a mini-"vacation" this past weekend - really more of 2-1/2 days in the country with nothing at all to do but decompress from the pressures of real life. Already I am sick to death of being back at work. This happens every time I go away - I have ONE day back where I am in a more positive mindset, and then the second day *BOOM* - it's like I never left at all. The depression and anger all return. Because really, what can a few days away solve? Everything I dislike, all of my struggles, my feelings that I am not living my life the way I should, they're all still here. The only thing to do, and this is SOOO long overdue, is to change my situation in any and all ways that I can.

This week, I'm putting the charge upon myself to look into setting up a store on Etsy. I'm the kind of person who needs to look around, research, look around some more, dip a toe in, retreat, and then maybe jump in slowly. No diving for this girl! But, the sooner I set up a store the better. Been wanting to for a couple of years now - since I first heard of Etsy - and told myslef I would do it after I was "more ready". Well, I'm never going to get myself "more ready" until I have the need to, notwithstanding my recent jump in productivity in my artwork. The way I'll create the "need" to get down to business? Um, yeah, set up a store already! Then I won't have an excuse anymore.