Barbie

I broke down and bought Olive a 5 dollar Barbie. We chose one that looked like her, olive skin, dark brown hair. I am not sure how I feel about Barbie and her figure but I guess if Olive enjoys playing with her than it is all good with me.

But for the record I am iffy about Barbie... she gives me the creeps. No one is that skinny. No one!

(This is where a cute photo of Olive

 and her barbie would be posted

 but my camera is still broken, sad, I know)

I am in my dark place

Olive is sleeping next to me on my semi-new comfy bed while I:

-Put a list together of shoes, for customers, that need to be shipped out

-Stress over where the money, to pay for the upcoming medical stuff, is coming from.

-Figure out how to round the edges of my photos digitally.
-Pray to God that Canon can fix my camera.
-Rub aloe on my sunburn.
-Try to forget about family.
-Wait for my love to get home and hold me.
-Watch my little lady sleep peacefully, despite skipping nap time and fighting me all day.
-Put together my calendar for the next month.
-Rewrite my item descriptions for my Etsy store Tortoise and Hare

All the while, I'm in a weird mood. Almost depressed. I just feel alone. I wish we weren't in this situation. I wish Olive had no Kidney issues. I wish money was easier to come by. I wish I could personally overcome a conflict that has been going on for years. I pray to God often that honesty will overcome evil and those that lay in it's path, but it seems my honesty will never be perceived as it is, rather shunned and twisted. One day he will be punished, I believe this with every fiber of my being, it is the only thing keeping me from breaking down. That and my relationship with God. I am so thankful for the life I have today. I am thankful for being free from his grasp. I am thankful to feel so much love from my husband and daughter and to know that it is unconditional. I love God for who he has helped me to be. A strong Mother and Wife. But I am human, so for now I will crawl up in a ball and pray.

(5 months old)

Love like no other

I love this man.

He is more than I could have ever asked for.

Thank you, God, for sending him to me.

I miss this

I wish I still had time to sew little girl dresses :[

But I am going to sew up 3 dresses for Olive

 with some gorgeous vintage fabric that I found.

I miss this dress, I sold it for far too little money.

Not doing Well

I have not been doing very well lately with my weight loss.

But I am getting back on track

Because I want to look like this again.

Highschool Senior Pictures

And like this...

Homecoming dress shopping

Goofy grin and all

But so thin, I CANT believe I thought I was fat then.

And this one is just for a laugh.

Freshman year in Highschool

How embarressing.... fishnet tank?? WOW

 

TRIPLE DIGITS :]

I DID IT! I MADE IT TO 100 SALES

One hundred and two to be exact. I feel so accomplished. I did it :] So I have been open for 6 months now (My online site Tortoise and Hare) 100 sales in 6 months for a new shop on Etsy is good. I see beautiful shops that have been open for a full year and hardly have 30 sales. I must be doing something right.

I work my butt off to make my customers happy, produce long lasting and professionally finished products, I advertise like a crazy person and I am always looking for the perfect fabrics (Sometimes I stay up until the sun comes up looking for awesome fabric on online Japanese stores)  I have put everything into my business since the first day I started. Though i did have times when I felt like I would go nowhere or that I couldn't do it. I got through those downs with the help from my husband Devin. He always pushes me to do my best and encourages me when things don't look so good. Thanks Hon!

I just wanted to share with my 13 followers (ha) that I have seen my dreams come true and for once things are looking up. -Now to just get through Olive's next surgery-

The sad news, I have hardly made a dent yet in all those medical bills that Olive has racked up,

 so why don't you go buy something for your little ones feet

or a Mother you know that needs a something special for her little one.

Browse through my designs at Tortoise and Hare Designs

"Mayhem is Coming"

I have been seeing these commercials for Allstate where, the actor Dean Winters, acts like a deer, a teenager, a dog and a squirrel. He says things like "I'm a confused deer" while wearing a suit and running into the street. For some reason these commercials CRACK ME UP. I pee my pants laughing every time they come on. I.love.them.

Here is a couple if you haven't seen them yet.

The deer one has got to be my favorite, the key is kinda stupid.