We've started another month rather successfully at Passionate Knitting, and my hopes are that my business continues to grow! However, I have been faced with some challenges these past few weeks, that prohibit my store's fans and customers from receiving updates, promotions, sales, etc. So with this being said, I'm going to be upping my blogging to hopefully daily, if not every other day postings! It's going to be tough ramping myself up to do this, but in the long run it's definitely going to pay off.
But the great thing about this, is that I'm going to be expanding to more than just knitting and crocheting. If you didn't know Passionate Knitting is more than just a store on Etsy, it's a lifestyle of balancing family, a full time job, and my customers/fans. So with that being said, this blog is going to cover it all! From tips and tricks to balance daily life around the house, to getting through the day without feeling like a corpse by dinnertime, you're going to hopefully feel rejuvenated after reading each of my posts. In addition to this, there will also be updates to my current projects that I am working on, as well as any sales/promotions that are taking place in the store. I hope everyone looks forward to this new, REVAMPED blog for Passionate Knitting, because I'm more than excited to take on this challenge.
So, moving along to more fun stuff! I want to share with you three tips that keep me going and motivated ....
With the increased amount of customers and sales that I have been seeing in my store (as mentioned above), it has really been a challenge to balance working full time, keeping up with orders on time, as well as taking care of an active 2 year old. I find that by the time I get home from work, I'm dead to the world ... it takes all of me just to make something substantial for dinner, and get us into bed in one piece. Ugh! I so look forward to my Fridays, which are my days off where I can just have some me time.
So that's my tip #1 for today: Make sure that you take out time for yourself. No matter how busy you are, make sure that you can at least do something for 30 minutes (or even 15), that calms and relaxes your nerves; where there aren't any stresses to completing a task, a to do list or anything along those lines. Watch your favorite TV show, exercise, read, take a long shower ... just do whatever makes YOU feel good! I know it sounds really crazy, and so simplistic to do, but trust me. I didn't believe it until I started trying it. It works wonders!
Ok, now tip #2: Have you ever felt like you're moving at such a fast and furious pace that by the time you are ready to go to bed, you can't fall asleep? Isn't that the worst?! ugh!!! I literally am faced with this EVERY single night, LITERALLY. And trust me, it makes for a really bad morning ... So what I have found is that drinking some warm tea really helps to soothe and relax me. But ... the question now becomes, which tea should we drink? There are so many to choose from! To answer that question, I've came across a pin on Pinterest that is really working for me. It tells you which teas are best for how you're feeling at the moment. Take a look:
You should try it tonight ;-)
Lastly, tip #3 deals with keeping your energy levels going throughout the day, so that you don't pass out from starvation, without even knowing you were hungry! I've found that keeping small, high protein snacks with me throughout the day, really helps keep me moving despite not having time to sit down and eat a full meal (the typical working mom, huh?). For me, bringing various nuts (I'm not a huge nut fan at all, so I really only stick to almonds), raisins, fruits and cheeses with me helps. Try testing out what works for you, and trust me you'll start to feel better and get through your day more efficiently! You really don't want to be this guy, do you?! lol
So that's all the tips that I have for today! Hopefully you can implement them into your day and work towards becoming more productive.
Also, please make sure that you sign up to receive email notifications of new blog posts, using the sign up box to the right. You don't want to miss out on new tips, tricks, sale and promotions that are going on. Just remember that interaction on our FB page is going to be dwindling down as new FB rules and regulations are really limiting who is seeing Passionate Knitting's posts.
I love my customers too much, to not pass on something that could benefit you!
Please comment and let me know what you think about the new revamped blog. And if you have any suggestions or advice, those are always welcome too!
~ Nykisha ~
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