It's Monday in bagdom

Good news! I finished the princess messenger bag as well as another shopping bag last week. Perseverance is an excellent virtue. Sometimes I have it and sometimes I don't. I know you've been there. Today my kids are so excited about going to play with some other homeschool kids. Let's just say social outings have been nearly non-existant since we moved here. I am not an outgoing-knock em all over-plan every minute type mom. I do well just to get the girls to finish their school work; and I love spontaneity. I like to reward finished school with a trip to an awesome park, or even better, the beach.

I guess I haven't told you about our dog, Bucky. He is an extremely cute golden, blonde lab. We brought him with us from Roanoke, TX where he was born. Unfortunately, we had to move into an apartment and an inside dog is out of the question in our house. My hubby's new boss graciously offered to keep Bucky at her house. She has two labs of her own, so that worked out wonderfully. We go over when we can to visit him. We stand at the low gate and pet him and talk to him. I wonder if he will forget who we are?

Well, I must get some sewing done! There are plastic bags to retire in the world!

Tuesday in bagdom

Ok, so I started this gorgeous light blue princess messenger bag. (my that's a lot of adjetives). I am part way through and realize that I can't make it the way I had envisioned in my mind. bummer. So it is sitting on the shelf waiting for inspiration to strike me. I am crazy that way a lot. I don't use patterns and my creative juices go wild; then I hit a brick wall of design. Anyway, I'm glad that there is more to life than bag design! Yesterday I took the girls and met my husband at a park by the bay. We had a lovely picnic, other than the sea gulls and bees, and the girls played for quite some time at the playground. When my hubby had to go back to work we walked out on the pier. The pier tends to provoke an unlimited number of questions from my girls. "Why is the water green?" "Can we catch fish?" "Can we swim in it? (absolutely not), etc. I just love watching the pelicans and seagulls as they attempt to find lunch. Anyway, I hit a thrift store on the way home. I was totally exhausted upon entering the house. How could such a lovely outing be so tiring? Oh well, it's worth it to see my girls' happy faces and knowing that they will not fight me about going to bed.
Today is a new day. I shall attempt to take better pictures of my bags for my shop. I will be patient with my girls (even though I know my two year old was just digging her finger in lip gloss). And, I will thank my God for having another day in His hand.

A new day in bagdom

And so, here I am again. I have had a time of it trying to get sales in my etsy.com shop. I know it's a bad time economically, but come on, I'm not selling toe nail stickers! Bags are a necessity for every day. For me, they carry diapers and wipes, knitting, papers, food, groceries, my hubby's lunch, and let's not forget my girls' necessary menagerie of stuffed animals and toys that are permantly with them. Anyway, I am on a quest to find better ways to get my bags out there. So, I hand out my cards and email a few people. Keep in mind that I am a very reserved person and sales in completely not my thing. I went to a local farmer's market, but they have made their own bags, thank you very much. If you've ever seen the movie "The perfect man" with Hillary Duff in it; that pretty well relates to me. Not the whole psycho-relational mom thing, but moving constantly. It was around 20 times by the time I got married. So, let's just say my repretoire of old friends is extremely miniscule! My husband, on the other hand, lived in the same house until he went off to college! His fb friends list is monstrous. So, he would have an endless supply of old pals to bug about buying his thingamajig, but alas, I do not. And so, I'm talking to a computer screen, quite sad, actually. "I will survive." sung in cheesy 70s music.

Ok, moving on. I would just like to put in one more plug for stopping the use of plastic bags! Unless of course, you think they would make a great new plastic landscape for the world.

I also want to introduce you to a good friend of mine who makes the absolute coolest purses. She can be found at www.2-sweetboutique.etsy.com. She is so creative and her purses rock! Check her out today. You can also read her blog at www.2-sweetboutique.blogspot.com.

chau

Check out my bags (not eyes)

Hi world! This is officially my first blog. Yippee. I am 36 years old and have 3 daughters. We live in an undisclosed tropical area of the US. I have dreamed for years of being a writer, but alas, have become a wife, mother, and seamstress. No complaints, you cannot call my life boring. I mean, I have a scar on my leg from being stuck by a fresh water sting ray in South America. Not many people can boast of that. Now I would say that being a mom is the most fluctuating job ever. You never know from one day to the next what you will be called upon to deal with. I homeschool my two older girls (7, 6) and my 2 year old just bugs us and makes us laugh. We recently moved to our present location in January. So we are still learning the ropes where we are and meeting people.

I am also starting a business on etsy.com. I make gorgeous shopping/tote bags out of upolstery fabric. These are fantastic for taking to the beach, soccer practice, or the grocery store. They are durable and washable. I am raising money to pay for my braces with the sales of these bags. Check them out today at http://www.3anniemouse3.etsy.com/.