Nike Women's Marathon

My father Jody, mom Maureen,
me, and my brother, Jim in 2008


I have made a very big decision! A marathon would be nice, and as I am my father's daughter, I have decided on the Nike Women's Marathon, in San Francisco. This event is October 17, exactly one week after the first anniversary of my father's death from Leukemia. The reason I chose this event, 3000 miles from home, is because the sponsor is the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
I will have to raise $3,500 to go, but it will go to them. My personal goals in life are run a marathon and go skydiving. The first one I am doing this year. Anyone who wants to do the second with me, I am there! Anyone who wants to run this marathon with me, please be there! The most challenging part is raising the funds through donations, but they are giving me a website and I will start being extra nice to everyone I know!

My father and I used to take walks together and kayak. I always enjoyed those times together and miss them tremendously. I am trying to coerce my mother to go with me and volunteer at the race. This is the mother who let me drive her 900 miles to see Keith Urban in a tiny town called Crawford, PA! (she is my best friend) So what is a four day trip to SF?

This is the link to the LLS site for the event:


http://www.teamintraining.org/

Low profile

So I have not been feeling well for the past week. I had a stomach virus that wouldn't leave me alone, and I am just feeling normal. Yesterday, I went to my cousin's for her 6 year old's Fancy Nancy birthday party. Guess what she has? A stomach virus #&%*!

In the meantime, I have had three sales this week, yippee! Finished and received payment for the wholesale order, and started some new work that I will post tomorrow on etsy.

All in all, not a bad week. Oh thats right, still have to do my taxes.

EPE Challenge

I really wanted to finish it, but I was too tired. My butterfly. I made it, just never took photos or posted it on Etsy. My bunny is tumbling right now. I will post it tomorrow and send the link to enter the challenge. I will post the photos here of both.

I made them from pmc, and think they will make really cute pendants. If you are wondering what I am talking about, then check this:

http://etsyprojectembrace.blogspot.com/

Wholesale

I did it. Went to a local boutique with some of my pieces. They liked it and now I have an order for multiples of four pieces! Yea!

Front Page

I was very happy to learn my treasury made it to the front page. I missed it. I featured a majority of teamepe items, which I hope received a few looks. I can't believe how welcoming and good these people are. We all share a story about cancer in one way or another, ourselves or a loved one. Good people

Wholesale

So should I or shouldn't I? Go wholesale, that is....I have a meeting tomorrow with a local shop. They sell nice things, and I would like to be one of them. The pricing is the worst part, the fear, and trepidition are getting to me. Am I pricing too low, too high? or just right? I DON'T KNOW!!!

Love/Hate relationships

There is nothing like a sale, especially when it is for teamepe! There is nothing worse than a buyer who does not pay. Even after a gentle nudge in the form of a convo. Nothing, nada, none.
Bummer.