AppropriateChocolate, etsy being a money maker depends on A LOT of variables. I have my costs down pretty low; my big professional printer was a gift and I get my toner at a discount through H's work. I also have a deal figured out on my paper and packaging.
During my peak months my etsy bill is about $300-400 with revenue at $1500-1900. That does not include the PayPal fees I pay. I don't use etsy's direct check out because they hold your money and still charge you a fee like PayPal.
The hardest part is starting it all up! I had a Pinterest pin of one of my items repinned over 4000 times...that is what convinced me to finally start selling. I had good exposure from Pinterest before I got started, which helped. I did a lot of research on other shops before I opened too.
It has been a nice little money maker for me! I like having my own funny money to waste on things like headbands for DD, fancy gifts for my nieces, take out food, and scratch off tickets
AppropriateChocolate, etsy being a money maker depends on A LOT of variables. I have my costs down pretty low; my big professional printer was a gift and I get my toner at a discount through H's work. I also have a deal figured out on my paper and packaging.
During my peak months my etsy bill is about $300-400 with revenue at $1500-1900. That does not include the PayPal fees I pay. I don't use etsy's direct check out because they hold your money and still charge you a fee like PayPal.
The hardest part is starting it all up! I had a Pinterest pin of one of my items repinned over 4000 times...that is what convinced me to finally start selling. I had good exposure from Pinterest before I got started, which helped. I did a lot of research on other shops before I opened too.
It has been a nice little money maker for me! I like having my own funny money to waste on things like headbands for DD, fancy gifts for my nieces, take out food, and scratch off tickets
I think you having your own etsy shop is amazing and I'm jealous. I really wish I could be artsy/creative and be organized/talented enough to make it work. I'm impressed of your revenue! I want to come up with something like that for me to have a little extra cash for my personal spending money.
Post by mrsclark731 on Aug 19, 2015 10:34:36 GMT -5
toadandbuggie, it isn't bad for an at-home business! Thank you!
Sometimes I get stressed out with time sensitive stuff, and H reminds me 'you don't have to have this shop.' I consider it for a split second before I'm like...nahhh. It is a nice little thing I stumbled into and I'm never leaving it!
I love being able to use all of my work experience to benifit myself. It is a great feeling!
hollydfromtn hope the doc has an answer! michelle142 oh no I bet that tasted horrible! dmorgendorffer that unpredictability is crazy rough. Hope LO gives you a break soon. babycfeb2015 DS is all about grabbing my face and mouth! He also likes to lick my cheeks if he can pull my face close enough.
When we give DD kisses on her cheeks she gives kisses back, mostly be pressing her open mouth against our faces and slobbering all over. She also likes to suck on DH's nose, but she doesn't do that to me. I guess my nose isn't big enough or she's just smart enough to know that's not where the good stuff comes from me.
I could have written that word for word lol. DH has a beard so S gets his fingers in there and pulls him in to chomp on his nose. It's adorable! I get the slobbery kisses on my cheeks all the time.
AppropriateChocolate, etsy being a money maker depends on A LOT of variables. I have my costs down pretty low; my big professional printer was a gift and I get my toner at a discount through H's work. I also have a deal figured out on my paper and packaging.
During my peak months my etsy bill is about $300-400 with revenue at $1500-1900. That does not include the PayPal fees I pay. I don't use etsy's direct check out because they hold your money and still charge you a fee like PayPal.
The hardest part is starting it all up! I had a Pinterest pin of one of my items repinned over 4000 times...that is what convinced me to finally start selling. I had good exposure from Pinterest before I got started, which helped. I did a lot of research on other shops before I opened too.
It has been a nice little money maker for me! I like having my own funny money to waste on things like headbands for DD, fancy gifts for my nieces, take out food, and scratch off tickets
That is so cool- thanks for sharing! I'd love to be able to do something like that. It sounds perfect for being able to stay at home but also have an outlet and an agenda, although I imagine it's hard to stay on top of orders sometimes with your LO there. Very neat
AppropriateChocolate, etsy being a money maker depends on A LOT of variables. I have my costs down pretty low; my big professional printer was a gift and I get my toner at a discount through H's work. I also have a deal figured out on my paper and packaging.
During my peak months my etsy bill is about $300-400 with revenue at $1500-1900. That does not include the PayPal fees I pay. I don't use etsy's direct check out because they hold your money and still charge you a fee like PayPal.
The hardest part is starting it all up! I had a Pinterest pin of one of my items repinned over 4000 times...that is what convinced me to finally start selling. I had good exposure from Pinterest before I got started, which helped. I did a lot of research on other shops before I opened too.
It has been a nice little money maker for me! I like having my own funny money to waste on things like headbands for DD, fancy gifts for my nieces, take out food, and scratch off tickets
I wish our shop was doing that well. We're still learning how to promote our business and all that jazz.
Hey there ladies! It's lunchtime, which means probing!
Being the music teacher, my schedule is all over the place. I have 1st, another 1st, 4th, 2nd, (pump time), kindergarten, (lunch) 3rd then 5th. I had a kindergartener that no joke boo-hooed for the ENTIRE 40 minutes. Apparently he wanted to go home, and he missed his mommy, and his head hurt (from crying? ya think?), and he had to pee, and anything else he could think to say while bawling. His regular teacher was like "yeah, he did that all day yesterday" and was no help at all. I almost broke out the emergency Xanax I have in my purse; for me or him, ya know, whoever needs it...
Hiding at my desk eating lunch and enjoying the sound of silence.
ETA, and all I can think is that I could be at home with MY baby, but no. Sad face.
Post by GeekBeagle on Aug 19, 2015 11:46:00 GMT -5
DS usually only naps for 30 minutes. Of course when there's somewhere I need to be he is going on an hour and a half. I guess I'm going to have to wake him up. Fingers crossed this goes well.
Just found out MIL is on her way into town... Via Facebook. Gotta love 3 hour notice. She can suck it if she thinks I'm socializing today, though. I got 4 hours of sleep and I'm not in the mood to put up with anything more than DS. And maybe DH, who got yelled at this morning for parking the car wrong. He sheepishly pointed out that I in fact was the one who parked it. Oops.
Hoping a nap and maybe a walk in the park might soothe my frayed nerves.
Post by lilyelayne on Aug 19, 2015 11:54:27 GMT -5
Was going to install the convertible car seat today but it's on the britax recall list. Boo.
danitaec poor you & poor sad kindergarten kid. Hope he perks up soon. ace226 take care of you today! Maybe if your MIL insists on coming in, she can take the baby and you can take a nap.
I made it into work before 10am. This just feels wrong. I totally left the house in a messy state. DS spat up a bit in the guest bed this morning while playing there. Nope, I didn't change the sheets again. MIL would just have to sleep with DS' spit-ups.
Got 6 meetings today, Wednesdays are always a blur to me. I'm thinking pad thai for lunch.
G decided that today he would be bothered by weights dropping during the workout. So I didn't get to balance with arms today, just lots and lots of squats and lunges. And back squats were the strength. Hope I can walk tomorrow.
Had to wake up DS to go in the basement last night due to a tornado warning. DS slept like crap the rest of the night. No flooding here and the power was fine all night - we were lucky as quite a few list power and flooded around here.
Regular day at school today! So I go in at 1130. I'm excited to get in the normal groove at school now. The kids are so cute, especially the 6th graders.
I can't imagine what that's like, it must be so scary!!! How often (per year) does this usually happen?
Hey there ladies! It's lunchtime, which means probing!
Being the music teacher, my schedule is all over the place. I have 1st, another 1st, 4th, 2nd, (pump time), kindergarten, (lunch) 3rd then 5th. I had a kindergartener that no joke boo-hooed for the ENTIRE 40 minutes. Apparently he wanted to go home, and he missed his mommy, and his head hurt (from crying? ya think?), and he had to pee, and anything else he could think to say while bawling. His regular teacher was like "yeah, he did that all day yesterday" and was no help at all. I almost broke out the emergency Xanax I have in my purse; for me or him, ya know, whoever needs it...
Hiding at my desk eating lunch and enjoying the sound of silence.
ETA, and all I can think is that I could be at home with MY baby, but no. Sad face.
Hey there ladies! It's lunchtime, which means probing!
Being the music teacher, my schedule is all over the place. I have 1st, another 1st, 4th, 2nd, (pump time), kindergarten, (lunch) 3rd then 5th. I had a kindergartener that no joke boo-hooed for the ENTIRE 40 minutes. Apparently he wanted to go home, and he missed his mommy, and his head hurt (from crying? ya think?), and he had to pee, and anything else he could think to say while bawling. His regular teacher was like "yeah, he did that all day yesterday" and was no help at all. I almost broke out the emergency Xanax I have in my purse; for me or him, ya know, whoever needs it...
Hiding at my desk eating lunch and enjoying the sound of silence.
ETA, and all I can think is that I could be at home with MY baby, but no. Sad face.
oh mannnn I couldn't deal with that. I'd lose it. How do you manage? :S Are there coping techniques for that? (I can already tell that I'm screwed for toddlerhood)
Just found out MIL is on her way into town... Via Facebook. Gotta love 3 hour notice. She can suck it if she thinks I'm socializing today, though. I got 4 hours of sleep and I'm not in the mood to put up with anything more than DS. And maybe DH, who got yelled at this morning for parking the car wrong. He sheepishly pointed out that I in fact was the one who parked it. Oops.
Hoping a nap and maybe a walk in the park might soothe my frayed nerves.
Lovetit in support. I've done the same parking tantrum! I was as red as my car
Post by WittyLittle on Aug 19, 2015 14:11:38 GMT -5
We had a great day today, we visited my mom friend for a playdate. Her LO is a lot of fun, Jake and her get along like a house on fire (why is that a phrase? That seriously doesn't sound like a good thing...) Anyway. We got home far too late, Jake fell asleep in the car on the way home an hour before his bed time. Then he was grumpy when I woke him up. Then we had fun and had a nice bath, our night night bottle and song. It looked like he was going to go right down to sleep but he decided a 20 minute cry was in order to get it all out of his system. Poor little guy was very over tired from his adventures. My fault!
But then I came home to an email from the florist of our wedding. We were both pregnant at my wedding and bonded over that (plus she's awesome) but then after the wedding she cut contact. I thought she was just busy, but it turns out that something happened and she had a still birth. My heart hurts for her. I'm trying to find the best way to respond to really support her. I think it took her a lot to reach out to me after all this time.
On a lighter note, maggot man (neighbour) is back. He's been here since Monday and he's not come to me to thank me for cleaning up that dead f'ing cat... an apology wuold be nice, but at least a thank you is in order. I'm wondering how long to give it until I decide I don't like him anymore...
GeekBeagle, hope the appointment goes well this afternoon! Is this his first follow-up since the formula change? hollydfromtn,boo to weird neck rashes! Any answers this morning? michelle142,hugs for no sleep. Sorry, but I lol'd at your hand soap. That's a sign you need a perfect night of sleep from the kids! @holachica,that's scary with the tornado warning! mommadozer,hope your day is going better now! PikoPiko and ace226 Good luck with your mothers-in-law. I look forward to some additions to the things my MIL says thread
WittyLittle That's really rough with your florist. You're in a rough situation responding because you don't want to say or do the wrong thing, but obviously want to offer some comfort.
I sure hope your maggot man neighbor does something insanely nice for you to make up for that disgustingness.
DH sent me on a wild goose chase for his grad school transcript in the house. It turns out it was at his office. However, I got all of the cookbooks moved and tomorrow I'm going to have a spice drawer as fall out from the search.
Post by hollydfromtn on Aug 19, 2015 15:31:17 GMT -5
Sorry I totally forgot to update on the Drs appointment. Thanks osumegs for asking. Doc said it is most likely a drool rash and said that I could put some hydrocortisone cream on it for the itching. He also said if it hasn't cleared up in a week that he may refer is to a dermatologist for a second opinion. We're also dealing with a cold and he said teeth may pop up any day now. The struggle is real right now.
Everything went well and he was pleased with DS's progress. He went from 14% in weight to 59% in just under 4 months. We still have to wait a few weeks to start solids. And we have to see the doctor again when DS is around a year old and will discuss gradually introducing soy and dairy to his diet then.
Oh, and it's quite comical how much DS likes the paper liner that doctors use on exam tables. I may have to buy him a roll, lol.
Everything went well and he was pleased with DS's progress. He went from 14% in weight to 56% in just under 4 months. We still have to wait a few weeks to start solids. And we have to see the doctor again when DS is around a year old and will discuss gradually introducing soy and dairy to his diet then.
Oh, and it's quite comical how much DS likes the paper liner that doctors use on exam tables. I may have to buy him a roll, lol.
Hahaha. DS loves that paper at the doctors office too. Sometimes the doctor takes 20+ minutes to come in. By the time the doctor comes in, it is almost ripped to shreds.
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