The Husband's Business

I spell and my husband does math. I'm administrative and he's, well, not. I fly by the seat of my pants and he has ever present urges to plan down to the last, itty bitty detail.

Needless to say, I'm helping him restructure his business. I won't lie, we usually fight during these brainstorming events. We like to do things so differently, it's a miracle we decided on the same day to get married!

Oh well, he does help me every time I need some muscle to get me set up and torn down for an event. He also gives input when I ask if a new design is sell-able.

I guess I should probably suck up my "I'm right - all the time" attitude and help him structure his business the way he wants to do it. Sigh.

Doors

Doors open and doors close. I have a magnet that says "Good clothes open all doors." When one door opens, another closes... I feel like I'm playing in the corridor of a big building with lots of revolving doors. Some days it's overwhelming, but today is inspiring.

Since late fall, I've been working full time on and off. Since late fall, I've also been dreaming up all sorts of creative endeavors that have stirring inside of me for years. I would set aside about an hour a day to do some sort of task that will lay a foundation for these ideas. I started a business journal in this gorgeous, gold, faux crocodile book that I got for Christmas from my husband. In real life, I have not had time to implement these grand ideas except in small doses. But, perfectly timed, that problem is no longer.

I found out today that the company I've been temping with no longer requires my services. They might at a later date, but I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. In the meantime and beginning tomorrow, I will have my days scheduled out like that of a true entrepreneur. Have coffee while I'm checking my email in pjs. Shoot new products when the light of the sun is just right. Brainstorm how to make money from little more than good ideas and the time I have.

My husband told me to go along with these ideas so that I could embrace them when the time came. And, that time is tomorrow!

a new thing

so i was talking to an old friend today that i only chat w/ about twice a year or so. in that time, i got to talk out a little something that i felt like i needed to share.

as you might have noticed (i'm sure all the photos of jewelry along the left margin tipped you off), i make prophetic jewelry. in the 3 or so years that i've been doing it, i've been discouraged time and time again by the lack of response i've received as a whole. now there have been many wonderful people that have supported me (and i thank you all so much), but still i was unable to move forward in it as more than just a side hobby. i realized today that, despite my lack of understanding through this journey, god has had a very good plan for my creativity.

it seems as though there were many thing holding me back (fear of failure, rejection, success, ect) and i was so unable to maintain the needed confidence every time i began to break through into a new level. well, today i'm saying it's lifted!!!! the lack of confidence that i do good work, that i make a valued product, or that god doesn't have my back in this endeavor. today, i'm fully aware that much breakthrough of the mind has come about in this last nine months and i am finally expectant in my ability to move forward in the world of creativity.

i can just see, today, how my vision has been clarified and how little about me it is. today, i know that god will pour favor upon me b/c i'm releasing the kingdom around me and through my art. i just see how imperative it is for the fashion industry and creative arts to begin to ravage heaven for the anointed ideas and designs that have been crafted for such a time as this.

if you are an artist or even if you have creative tendencies, begin to tug on god's sleeve for the release of heavenly inspired ideas and designs in this season. he desires to inundate the world w/ beautiful and glory coated treasures in the coming days. allow yourself to be one that he uses to do so...

happy building,
chrystal