after giving birth to my son, boy... was i tired! and i'm sure all mamas can attest to feeling like a zombie! but i was enjoying every moment with my little boy knowing that i just had three months to stay home with him before heading back to work. two months later, i was dreading the idea of having to go back to work in just a month. december rolled around... and the economy had crashed and i no longer had a job to go back to. husband and i decided that i would stay home. money was going to be tight. this was nothing new to us. we made it work before.
about a months after, a friend told me about etsy. i browsed through it and was immediately drawn to it. i couldn't believe there was a site made for people like me - who crave and love to sew, arts and crafts, etc. i couldn't wait to get started. i had an idea of what i wanted to sell. but to get started, i needed a name.... then i looked down at my little one... wearing stripes laying on top of "olive" printed pillow. i thought... stripes and olives... this name stuck with me.
welll, having a new baby + lack of sleep = failure to launch my business. i just didn't have enough time or the energy to make it work. so i put it on hold in hoping to go back to starting my business later on. later on never came around. i went back to work, which left even less time to do anything else.
fast forward to 2013, i lost my job in feb. lets just say, too much work and one of me to do it. there was no end in sight. company saw that as a failure. i was glad to leave! i finally had time to sleep, AND spend time with husband and son. while i've enjoyed being a stay at home/wife and take care of my men, we need income!
i am determined to get my etsy shop started again!!! and i can't wait! but what do i sell??? i love to sew, knit, crochet, make cards, make jewelry..... i have to concentrate on one area and watch it take off. so stay tuned!
about a months after, a friend told me about etsy. i browsed through it and was immediately drawn to it. i couldn't believe there was a site made for people like me - who crave and love to sew, arts and crafts, etc. i couldn't wait to get started. i had an idea of what i wanted to sell. but to get started, i needed a name.... then i looked down at my little one... wearing stripes laying on top of "olive" printed pillow. i thought... stripes and olives... this name stuck with me.
fast forward to 2013, i lost my job in feb. lets just say, too much work and one of me to do it. there was no end in sight. company saw that as a failure. i was glad to leave! i finally had time to sleep, AND spend time with husband and son. while i've enjoyed being a stay at home/wife and take care of my men, we need income!
i am determined to get my etsy shop started again!!! and i can't wait! but what do i sell??? i love to sew, knit, crochet, make cards, make jewelry..... i have to concentrate on one area and watch it take off. so stay tuned!
