Good Evening!
This is the beginning of my journey into blogging about my business, but I feel I need to keep a record of the ups and downs as I build my name. So, for this first entry, I'm going to stick to some basics and try to lay out what you can expect to find here.
First and foremost, as much as possible, I am going to stay away from personal drama. If it doesn't pertain to the business, it doesn't go on the business page. That being said, my business is here to help me fund my child's many medical needs, so you may read about him from time to time. He's a great kid, really funny, so don't worry, he'll keep you entertained.
Now, on to what you can expect. You can expect updates on patterns I am working on. And perhaps, though I make no promises, you may even find some free patterns. If I find a particularly great free pattern, I'll post the link here, so ya'll can enjoy it as much as I have. Also, you can expect updates from craft shows that I am a vendor in, updates for sales on my etsy site, and heads up alerts about new products that I will be featuring on Etsy.com, Yardsellr.com, or DannyandKate.com. Finally, expect to find my feelings toward starting my own business and keeping it going. As I said at the beginning, this is a journey for me, it's going to have it's ups and downs, bumps in the road, and mountains that I will be climbing, so I don't expect--and you shouldn't either--that every post is going to be daisies and smiles. But I hope that the majority are.
Okay, so that takes care of the what to and not to expect here, now lets move on to some basic background about yours truly. Well, I'm a stay at home mom to one very wonderful little boy. He will be six years old in only a few weeks (Yikes!). When he was 18 months old, we started to notice that he was a little different. He was quiet, barely speaking at all, and he was barely walking, but we weren't worried about it at first. It was as he neared 2 years old that things began to escalate. He was throwing violent tantrums, ripping his own hair out, scratching his face until it bled, throwing things, hitting myself and my husband, and biting. He was completely inconsolable. I brought my fears up to his pediatrician and she referred us to Early Intervention. Though a very long process of weekly therapy with speech, occupational, developmental, and behavioral specialists, we got Connor--my son--almost up to speed. He was still, and still is, very awkward in social situations. He still does not like to be touched or hugged unless he initiates the contact, even when it's my husband or myself that wants to hug him. And he has many markers of Obsessive Compulsive Personality and Aspergers. Connor attends a normal elementary school and is in a regular class room, but still requires assistance to handle all the kids and commotion that come with that environment. My husband and I have decided it is time to have him evaluated for Aspergers or OCP, because neither can be accurately diagnosed until a child is at least 3 years old, and that is where Needle My Yarn Crochet Creations comes into the picture.
Because of Connor's needs, daycare is not a viable options, which makes me working outside of the home virtually impossible. But we are a family that works best with two incomes, even if the second income is very small. Every penny helps, if you know what I mean. So I decided to take a love of mine, crochet, and put it to good use. Now that Connor is much more self sufficient, and in school for at least part of the day, I am able to work on making new patterns and building stock to sell on my website and at craft shows. I am also able to take on special request projects.
A portion of the proceeds from my sales is going into savings to help pay for Connor's initial evaluation and after that, the proceeds will go toward any therapy that Connor needs outside of what he receives in the public school system.
So, that basically lets you know a little about me, the driving force behind Needle My Yarn Crochet Creations, and my goals for this blog. Please stay tuned for future updates, and I would love any feedback or commentary you would like to add. Thank you for reading!!
