What's Going On ...

I've been playing with a new combination of glass and frits and finally found one that I like, so I'll be making more of it and offering it soon...this week looks quiet on my calendar, the calm before the storm (teaching two classes in the next 3 weeks, then off to B&B), so I'm glad to have the downtime...I am by nature a quiet, shy person, believe it or not, and I get strength from wide open time on my hands where I can do what I want, explore, experiment, enjoy...I get drained when I'm constantly talking or taking classes or am just busy non-stop...its not good for my Qi..ha...so, this week=good...

I'm also coming to some hard realizations about my business and the truth is that I've burnt myself out doing remakes and making promises that I'm not good at keeping...if you've ever asked for a set of beads, you've probably heard me say 'yes', but then never saw the beads materialize, and then got frustrated and probably aren't even reading this cause you're so mad at me for not following through...SO...what I need to do is say 'this is it- what you see is what you get' and if the set oversells by a few buyers before I get a chance to put up the 'sold' sign, then I'll have to refund you the amt...its not YOU who's caused this, its ME and my inability to feel comfortable at disappointing you...I want you to have my beads, enjoy them and feel happy that you're getting them...but I've been making and remaking the same sets so much that I'm tired of even looking at them...I'm finding that I need to stretch, grow and find new designs, new ideas, revisit colors when I am ready to play with them and not feel forced or obligated to do so...I think its been a big block for me the past few months, something that I'm having to dig myself out from under and its taken me awhile to get to the point where I have to admit to myself that I have to do this...I bet you understand this better than *I* do...I'm probably already telling you things you knew and are rolling your eyes saying 'well, der Donna, you should have done this long ago'...and thus, I am here finally...thanks for reading, listening, and still hanging in there with me...