As I shared last week, some birds (I’ve since learned they are house finches) have built a nest on my front door, tucked behind my Christmas wreath.  I have been watching the eggs with excitement and wonder.  As someone who has never been much of a birdwatcher, I’m getting sucked into that fascinating world. A few nights ago, I peek into the nest (using the camera on my phone, because it’s too high for me to see) and there was one egg that looked different from the rest.  I figured it was the bird equivalent of the black sheep.  For some reason, that egg was just a little larger and had more speckles than the rest.  What also gave me that impression was there were still five eggs. I shared the picture on Instagram and came to learn about cowbirds.  They are considered parasitic birds who will lay their eggs

Yesterday afternoon, I received a phone call and I could tell immediately from the tone that bad news was about the be delivered.  I had a feeling I already knew what that bad news was, though, so I didn’t feel the need to sit down to steady myself. “We presented your second quilting fabric line at our January show and it didn’t sell enough yardage for us to make it, so we’re canceling that line.” They assured me it wasn’t about bad design, but about bad timing in an already crowded market and there was some comfort in that. Of course, I felt the initial sting of failure even though I was expecting it.  And I hate to admit it, but my thoughts darted to anonymous people on the internet who are critical of me and how they would delight in something I created not being successful. But once those

I got so busy with other things, that I left this series hanging!  A few weeks ago (months at this point), I opened my Instagram Stories up for questions and I’ve been answering most of those in blog posts.  If you missed those posts and want to see them, you can find them here… Instagram Q & A Home Stuff Instagram Q & A Milk Paint Line In today’s post, I’m answering questions asked about my business.  I tried to condense similar and repeat questions into one, so this post wouldn’t be a short book!   Is it difficult to maintain consistency with blogging and social media posts? I would say it is sometimes difficult.  I have been blogging for almost 10 years and I took it seriously right from the beginning.  I’ve always viewed it as a part of my job, so I do it even when I don’t feel