oh golly the winner is....

renae mccarty-ferguson you are the winner xx i will send you the very first copy of my book. hehe. i hope you look like this woman when you receive it!

thank you to all of the lovely people who shared their thoughts with me. you were so helpful and kind to take the time out, we are all so busy at the moment. oh and i really did put all of the names in a hat and pull out the winner. my cat nina was witness, she doesn't stand for any nonsense.

in other news, i've figured out what sort of paper i'm using and how i'm going to bind my books together. 

this has been my bible lately.

i've decided that i'm using a book binding method called single signature pamphlet stitch, rather than using my sewing machine.  

times tables

a creative, business savy friend of mine was telling me how important it is to make yourself a timetable and stick to it. i was telling her about my woes of being a little overwhelmed and getting stuck in problem solving ruts of recent times. (i am learning so much about self publishing!) her advice was sound, as i found myself categorising and dividing time like some kind of physicist.

pictures eat people timetable- imagine the business is a nest

day one

create baby birds for 2 hrs

make sure the branch is strong and find good sticks for the nest for 3 hrs

get the sticks in order for 1 hr

day two

create baby birds for 2 hrs

teach the birds to fly for 3 hrs

make sure the branch is strong and find good sticks for the nest for 1 hr

day three

create baby birds for four hrs

tell stories about the baby birds and listen to other stories for 1 hr

make sure the branch is strong and find good sticks for the nest for 1 hr

what!?

create baby birds- making, drawing, creating

make sure the branch is strong and find good sticks for the nest- set up my business, buying materials, research

get the sticks in order- paperwork and book keeping

teach the birds to fly- selling my products, etsy, markets, shops etc

tell stories about the baby birds and listen to others- write blog, email outs, myspace, respond to emails

love to you sweet mumma!

i met with a few mummy friends for a cuppa at a local cafe this morning. one of the mums has just had another beautiful little baby. so with a toddler and a new born it was such a big deal for her to just get organised and get out of the house. it was so nice to sit and have a chat and see her laughing at how crazy life is at the moment. i am in absolute awe of her. it really brought me back to those raw days of early motherhood of being sleep deprived and just keeping it together. love to you sweet mumma!

2do

1. mark this date in your diary. (there will be a pictures eat people stall!)

2. get a diary, refer to step 1

3. stop making lists and just go to sleep, it's late

4. don't worry about spelling mistakes on blog posts

xx