When it rains on here...

ImperiumWife

So it's been a really, really long week... 

It started off we me being really depressed about not getting a teaching job for this year. I had so many interviews, I thought for sure that one of them would be positive. But nope. So I got a little toasty (as J likes to call consuming too much alcohol) and I basically said, "screw it." My friend and I have been talking about starting a sewing business for a long time, and I think the only thing that is standing in our way at this point is a fear of it failing. And I'm at the point that I feel like I can't fail much more, so we are going to sit down and iron out the details. 

Wednesday brought so good things for my BIL... He got a call on Tuesday night from a professor of his, saying that at her new school, there was a open internship position. It started today. So needless to say, he applied for grad school, got in, and moved to Ohio in 5 days. I miss him already. He was my drinking buddy... 

And then on Thursday, I went to my eye doctor appointment. I've had this red spot on my eye for about a year, and it didn't look like anything serious, so I waited until my appointment. Well, the doctor decided to send me to a specialist in Philly, because as he put it, there is less than a 1% chance it could be a tumor. I'm incredibley freaked out though, because this doctor has basically asked me to show up with all of the paperwork for surgery.

Penguin129

I'm sorry you didn't get hired. You worked so hard this summer and I thought for sure you would get something. I think you will really enjoy starting your own sewing business and that you will be great at it. I'm sorry your brother moved away. I hope the spot in your eye is not a tumor. My mom actually had surgery on her eys done by the specialist in Philly. Everything turned out fine. She was nervous about it, but they were really good.

shellyamf

Yikes about your eye. I hope it's nothing serious. Keep us posted. And that does suck about not getting a teaching job. If you do start a sewing business, I know you will be great at it. Your wedding dress was amazing!

jjbmstinco

Oh my! I am so sorry Alyssa. I really hope things will fall into place for you soon. T & P!

ImperiumWife

Penguin129 said:

I'm sorry you didn't get hired. You worked so hard this summer and I thought for sure you would get something. I think you will really enjoy starting your own sewing business and that you will be great at it. I'm sorry your brother moved away. I hope the spot in your eye is not a tumor. My mom actually had surgery on her eys done by the specialist in Philly. Everything turned out fine. She was nervous about it, but they were really good.

I thought for sure I would get something too... It's great to hear that they were really good, since it's probably the same people.. Thanks! 

ImperiumWife

shellyamf said:

Yikes about your eye. I hope it's nothing serious. Keep us posted. And that does suck about not getting a teaching job. If you do start a sewing business, I know you will be great at it. Your wedding dress was amazing!

I will keep you posted. My appointment is September 15th. 

We are hoping that the business idea will go well. You are on etsy right? Because that is where my friend wants to start, even though I am not thrilled with the idea. 

ImperiumWife

jjbmstinco said:

Oh my! I am so sorry Alyssa. I really hope things will fall into place for you soon. T & P!

Thanks Jen! 

shellyamf

I do have an Etsy shop. I like it but I'm not sure how to promote my Etsy shop. I've found it easier to post and promote on Facebook. But now Facebook is making it harder for business pages to promote without paying for it. So I would go with an Etsy shop. You have to pay for each listing but it's like 20 cents for 6 months. Very low cost. I've been thinking about possibly just starting my own webpage. I haven't looked into the cost yet but it's also an option.

ImperiumWife

That's the thing. There are so many people on Etsy, and I think we would do better just promoting word of mouth around our area, and maybe on the Knot. I've tried to start on Etsy before, and I wasn't thrilled. It's not expensive, I just think we wouldn't get a lot of coverage. 

jjbmstinco

It is fairly easy to make your own website.  Weebly I think is a free service. My mom made hers on wordpress.  I designed it, so that is you know what that means.  A monkey could do it.  LOL  

shellyamf

Yeah word of mouth is how I've made all but one of my sales. I've done giveaways on Facebook but it never generated sales.

I've been thinking I need to do more locally. Sew up a bunch of stuff in advance and find a craft fair to sell at maybe.

ImperiumWife

I've made my own website, it's just paying for the site name that we aren't so willing to do just yet. I think I will humor her and start an etsy, I just think nothing is going to come out of it. But maybe I will be pleasantly surprised. 

shellyamf

Well I wish you lots of luck.

ImperiumWife

Thanks. I'll keep everyone posted!