So it's been a hot minute since I last shared and updated with all the things. I have it in my journal to do this more often, but it's really been hard in 2020. But here we go…
These past few months have been a roller coaster, as I am sure they have been for you as well. Rather then walk you down the path of this last quarter, we will just dive in with this week.
Our house is a mess. Literally and figuratively. With Matt home for the who knows how long time period, there always seems to be a mess. And I don't really think that he is the mess maker, just things get left out more when he is here. I can't explain it. It's an odd thing. But I have not seen my entire kitchen island empty of stuff since October 1st with the exception of one night. I love my island. It's one of the reasons we bought this home. Right now there is a box of pumpkin pie with one piece in it – and I am pretty sure that there is only one piece left because everyone knows that the one to eat the last piece has to throw out the box. There are two bills that just seem stuck to the island like glue, and one notice that denied Matt's previous test. You know the one… the one that was denied, that we paid out of pocket for – and that's the one test where they found something. We don't know what the something is, but there is something. So we wait.
Waiting. That's the word for everything these days. We seem to be waiting. Waiting for test results, waiting for tests, waiting in the car while Emily does her thing at volleyball, waiting in line at the pharmacy, waiting for phone calls, and waiting until the moment that the ringers can be turned off. I have had the same insurance policy since I was 21, and well…. I don't want to change regardless of how many times the phone rings ensuring me that I can save money by switching. Waiting to see what events are cancelled and what makes the cut.
Emily and I started a list of each day something positive that has come out of all this mess. And honestly – that's the positive that I have been focusing on. The fact that we have chosen for the last several months to find the positive even when it feels like there isn't. There have been many, many blessings in 2020.
One of the things that I struggled with until the other night, was the feeling of feeling behind in everything. From the kitchen island to the video making for Papercrafting Triple Play. And as Emily and I talked about it this week, it hit me. I'm not behind, I'm right where I need to be. And all of a sudden, the burden of that struggle went away. The next morning I woke up feeling lighter (not physically, but we don't talk about that right now). It brought a new focus and excitement.
This week has been fun. It really has been. I have been able to get more done in three days than I feel like I have been able to do in three weeks.
I had a lot of emails last week in response to the Black Friday offer that I ran regarding Papercrafting Triple Play. So I wanted to answer them publicly, as there isn't anything at all to hide in that. Let me start by saying that Papercrafting Triple Play has been one of the most successful programs I have ever run. The subscribers love the issues, love the value that they get for their money, love the amount of time and detail that goes into each issue. For the past two years, I have offered the upcoming year's issues as a bundle. And this year, even though this is an amazingly successful program, I just couldn't commit to another year. I wrestled with this decision since August. That's a long time to wrestle with something. Two weeks ago, I decided that I couldn't commit to monthly issues for another year. At first I was devastated by this decision, as I know that hundreds of you LOVE this program, and it felt like I was letting you down. Let me share the entire decision with you.
The decision is just not to offer it now. It doesn't mean it will come back for 2021, it doesn't mean it won't. It doesn't mean that there won't be sporadic issues, I don't think you have seen the last of it 🙂
Until we have some answers with Matt's health, I just know in my knower that it's not the right time to commit to that program. Fun fact: Did you know it takes 3 days to make, film, edit, and build out the website for each issue? Yep, three days, and if I am lucky they are 8 hour days.
So earlier I talked about what I have gotten done this week, and I am excited to share that with you!
- Two new blog posts written
- One email sent yesterday
- Finished up the Thank You tutorials you get when you order with me through my Stampin' Up! store for December
- Created a December hostess code
- Finished editing the November issue of PTP
- Finished editing two videos for Stamping Family
- Created a project for Stamping Family
- Returned over 250 emails from the holiday weekend
- Worked on something new that I'm not talking about yet
- Been to volleyball practice
And guess what I am about to do right now? Yep… clean my dang island. And then cook dinner. So maybe I will reverse those two 🙂 XOXO, Meg
