Feeling a little bit blue

I've heard that this week is proven to be the most depressing week of the year and I admit that I am feeling it's true for me. I wouldn't say I feel depressed but I am experiencing a general dullness paired with a bit of disappointment in myself.

Every morning I make my tea and sit on the couch to write out my list of plans and goals for the day. I love this morning ritual but lately I have paired it with an evening ritual of looking at the list for the day, seeing how little I have accomplished and going to bed feeling like I'm failing. I think I set myself up for this by having unrealistic ideas about how much I could achieve once I was full time on Argyle Whale. It's probably amusing that I thought that my day job was the only thing keeping me from creating every day, making home cooked meals, having a spotless home and being a better friend and a sharp dresser!

I bet I'm not the only crafty entrepreneur who left her job and found out that there were still only 24 hours in a day.

Tomorrow I'm making a smaller list.

I ate a wild mushroom omelette for breakfast

I stayed home sick today and kept out of the cold rain. I feel much much better now.

I had a pretty productive day for someone wrapped in blankets, confined to my office chair and working one-handed due to the other hand being constantly occupied by a mug of hot tea.

I've nearly completed the tedious task of putting a couple thousand prints into their individual cellophane sleeves with business cards as part of my attempt to streamline my shipping process. I also finished the long awaited "Danger for Breakfast" print which is now available in my shop.

The night is still young and I hope to print another something special before retiring. I'm all revved up with productivity now that Bazaar Bizarre is just around the corner.

It's business time.

Well, I'll be back to work at the bakery tomorrow and I can feel pretty good about what I accomplished on my two days off. I put a bunch of new things in the shop and also cleaned up the look a little. I brightened my pictures and finally wrote out a thorough profile full of policies. I wrote a great one out when I first opened my shop but I was struck by an extremely frustrating Etsy glitch that erased the whole thing. Of course, I hadn't saved it and I was so irritated that I just put a quick one up and hadn't made a new one until today. I feel better now.

I was working so much that I barely left the house even though the weather was sunny and nice. Justin enticed me out of our cave with an invitation to have matcha lattes at a local cafe. On our walk there, my legs were stiff and I was squinting from the sun. I realized that if I ever get to the point where I can work on my art for a living from home that I absolutely need be forced to not become an apartment bat and to have some interaction with the outdoors. It is sometimes hard to convince myself that there is anything outside more delightful than making things and being in the company of my bunny pals.

Speaking of bunnies; I finally managed to capture a photo of a bunny tongue. It seems like it should be easy and I've seen it done many times but it took me awhile. Hodge and Yoshimi are quick lickers but I caught a flash of pink during a serious bunny grooming session. Thrilling!

It seems to not take much to thrill me. That is probably why I'm generally a happy person.