{“it’s getting hot in here”}

Since quitting my day job, each night I sit down to organize orders and other tasks I want to accomplish the next day. To be honest, I can’t quite imagine getting anything done any other way. Taking the time the night before to do this makes the next morning so much more productive. Instead of spending an hour figuring it out, each morning I can get right to work. And who doesn’t like a productive Gus? Yeow!

For awhile now, the damask tote/diaper bags and laptop bags are my best sellers. They are selling like crazy {yay}, and since they’re a “custom” item, they are sewn as they are sold. The best way, I’ve found, is to organize all damask bags by ruffle color. Oh, how I heart lists…

However, there definitely are times when it’s hard to organize things because I’m just so stinkin’ hot.

{awkward pause…}

Last night, after finally giving in to my husband’s request, we made the den into our office and made a corner of the living room into the Sweat Shop. I mean the sewing room. We now have a h-u-g-e office and ummm, hi darling sewing table that is large enough to seat 8 adults sitting in the living room. Hi!!!!!

Umm.

Ummmm…?

I no likey that the sewing table takes up so much space, but as I wrote yesterday, our den is a sauna that I’m not interested in sitting in any longer for 8+ hours a day.

{shoots nasty glare at den.}

I swear there is a point here…

The point is that it’s been hard to concentrate on all the things I need to accomplish each day because I have been so miserable working in the den. Like so miserable I am wasting my time, which is precious you know, causing me to work late into the evening when I need and should be doing other things. But not any more… :]

{thanks Hubbs!}

So while today is my first day sewing in the living room, where the a/c is, the OCD in me is trying hard not to think about all the thread that’s about to decorate the living room floor. Because like Zack said last night, This is very important for the business, and if I come home to a messy apartment I’m just going to smile because that means you’ve had a productive day.

WOO HOO, my hubby is the bestest!

I’ll show you some photos of my new workspace soon! But for now…

A few things I learned/remembered from our chat last night:

• talking about organizing orders, ordering fabric/materials, etc. can really make my head spin
• always, always find new areas to take business “risks” + SET GOALS!
• all the head-spinning is totally worth it if it means we stay debt-free, keep to our plan, and are productive