At the beginning of the year, I converted this blog from visual to wordy. Or emotional. Both are accurate, I guess. But I did it b/c I felt antsy, unhappy, unfulfilled. It's helped to get it out. Truly.

And I'm feeling it again, but it's different now. More "antsy" in an anticipating way. "Sea change" is the descriptor I keep using. I feel like it's not just me who feels this way - there's a whole lotta people out there that are feeling it too. I sense it. And it feels fitting to put this out there in the world on a day when we all remember the past and the amazing people that gave themselves so that we could live this life. And not just this life, but the life we want to make.

"Freedom." Freedumb b/c so many aren't taking advantage of it. Freed...um b/c so many just go with the motions. The motions of the ocean - they are a'changing. Freed...oommmm. Zen it.

This is such an exciting time to exist. Something big is about to go down, and we get to experience it and live through it. History. The way the U.S. at least has been operating for the last, I don't know, 200 years, maybe more - it's crumbling around us. Big businesses - that ain't security. Staying put and growing roots (which more often than not means consume!) - nope, you'll get pulled out by the hairs on your chiny chin chin. Working a crap job that requires little to no effort or brain power and pays you just enough to get b(u)y - no thank you.

Local, small, independent, revolutionary - but not in a huge way. Subtle revolutions are happening all over the place. I'm amazed and inspired every day by the people, businesses, blogs I come across that buck the norm, buckle down in the face of conformity and tell it to fuck off.

Viva la Revolucion!

Oof, this is tough

I'm pretty late on the update this time around because I was waiting on some things to be finalized. And they kept changing. And then changed again. And they're still up in the air. So no more waiting to write at least - here's my not-much-progress progress report.

Dog Collars - April started off good. I've been to the 2 stores I targeted in Atlanta and the 2 stores I want to be in in Austin. All the owners really, really, really liked my collars and said they'd buy them. Yay! I negotiated hard with the factory to get the minimum order requirements lowered, and they agreed. Then they changed their mind. So my vendor found another factory that would go with my low minimums. Then they changed their mind. So once again, I'm waiting. Sigh. My vendor said they're pushing back on the factory, so we'll see....

Letterpress Class - Only a couple of weeks left! Super fun, but more labor-intensive than I thought it would be honestly. I placed a small polymer plate order - which means printing my own designs as opposed to using existing metal type (letters) - and will play with those a little through the end of class. Not ready to make product yet, but maybe soon.

Writing - Surprise! ReadyMade picked up my pitch for their August/September issue! Woohoo! It's not exactly a full-on story, just a 200-word trend piece, but it's something! So maybe I should start working on other pitches. Hmm. Gotta think about that one.