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…and I am feeling SO inspired!!!!!!!!!!! Seriously, TCC has been an incredible weekend of planning, growth and lots of laughing — definitely one of the best investments I’ve made for my business to-date. I’m ready to start working on the ideas that were born these last few days :] If you have a handmade/creative biz, go now and put The Creative Connection on your calendar for September 2012.
Wednesday night I had dinner in St. Paul, MN with Carol of Burda Style, her girl Gertie, my supah smart friend Stephanie, and the girls from Etsy {Elizabeth, Nicci & Michelle}. We had an amazing time talking shop, DIY wedding planning, how Etsy is launching a German site {crazy!} — this dinner was the perfect prelude as to how the rest of TCC would be. Thank you Carol + Burda Style for hosting dinner!
One of the conferences panelists was Tara Gentile, have you heard of her? ~ this girl knows her stuff! I’ve been reading through her blog which sent me to a link to her vlogs, and while snooping around {tee hehe} I found this particular vlog on 3 tips for finding more time, which was fabulous. Here’s what I took away from it:
+ strip out extraneous entertainment
+ lighten up about things we think we have to do/focus on what we’re passionate about
+ don’t be afraid to get burnt out
Aren’t those great tips? I mean, really… The second point on lightening up really spoke to me. If you work from home like me, Please tell me you too wonder how you’re supposed to be soaring at your biz if you’re constantly focused on the neatness of your home? I constantly have that problem. {Zack is probably cheering silently as I type this, hah!} ;] He’s been telling me this for months but honestly, it’s still hard for me to apply it.
There’s so much magic that has been infused in me from attending TCC. I’m really, seriously excited to get started on a few new things!
Be back later with more…
xo!
I so have that problem! I tell myself that I can’t be creative if everything in my house doesn’t look perfect – before I know it it’s 2:00 in the afternoon and I haven’t sewn a thing. I have a stack of things to list on Etsy, and I still haven’t done it! Thank you for sharing this info – I need all the advice I can get! :)
blogsugar, creative connection, creative estates…i want to go to them all!! welcome back. thanks for sharing some of what you learned. love the group pic where everyone’s wearing their gussy bags. i’m bringing mine to L.A.. :-)
sounds amazing…I had to look twice for you in that photo…forgot you changed your hair! :)
tee hehe, it’s like “Where’s Gussy?” ;)
I’m also really working on trying not to take myself (and my passions) overly seriously. I’m a work in progress. :-) Truly though, each time I practice doing it (ie – I’m going to be satisfied with just tidying up the kitchen rather than mourning the rest of my messy house), the next time is ever-so-slightly easier.
some times i feel like our home doesn’t feel like OUR home… we tend to move each year but this year we renewed our lease for another year. having our home be a little messy reminds me that we live in it daily/that it’s OURS, and honestly that’s such a nice feeling. it feels good to see our little messes. {even if i have to force myself to remember that ;) }
So nice getting to see you for a bit at the market, Gus! I had never met Laurie until she popped into the Whippy Cake booth and was singing the silliest song about whipping her hair back and forth. That girl is hilarious.
oh i loved seeing you! :] any chance you’ll be coming to my October 2nd meet-up?!
Laurie — yes, isn’t she awesome?????? haha, that sounds just like her!
xo
That meet-up sounds like so much fun, but I’ll be out of town for a wedding. So bummed. I’ve always wanted to make one of those terrariums!
i’m SO happy for you, friend! also? loving <3 the new hair color; you look so gorgeous!
That sounds like you had a great time ~ can’t wait to hear more!! We are constantly juggling too much, dropping things…and then, well laughing ……if you can’t enjoy your journey, even your biz journey ~ what’s the point!!
We have grown to find out sometimes our late starts and even sometimes our mishaps work out for the best in the end anyway! ~Chris Ann
Thank you for sharing….I see that even those who are successful such as yourself also have to be reminded to live our lives through our passions not the stuff that bogs us down!!
Thank you Gussy, your posts always make me smile!
look at all those ladies carrying gussy bags :) too cute :)