just finished the third journal. AKA, Leslie's order is finished! i promise, the next time i post, it will be of pictures.

paper and phone lines.

Well, i woke up early and tried to leave the house fast this morning so that i could yell-sing "Happy Birthday" to my sister this morning (she turns 14 today) but i totally forgot it's an hour later there. She had already left for school. FAIL. So i'm sitting at Two Rivers Coffee in Arvada (their cafe latte is ALMOST up to parr with Buon Giorno, which is quite an accomplishment, i have found) contemplating my to-do list today. That is an issue, I have noticed. I "contemplate" what i need to do so long that i end up burning valuable productivity time by worrying over what needs to be done instead of just taking a crack at it. I really think that defines quite a huge chunk of my time constraints and frustrations with myself at the end of the day. It feels good to acknowledge the root of the problem.

So i'm going home, writing letters, shipping orders, making journals, and scheduling craft fair gigs. I'm going to get it all done. I will be Princess Productivity today.

Going to a friend's(?...we worked at the same camp and grew closer online in the years after..friend? loose term, i suppose)show tonight at the Breckenridge Brewery in downtown Denver tonight. Pretty awesome since he's a Dallas friend. Familiarity right now is gold because SO much is still foreign.

In other news, it looks like my aunt and I have settled on a name for our fiber shop: Roots in Wonder. An Etsy shop SHOULD be up pretty soon with pictures of a few of our recent creations. We're also building a building a beautiful blog so stay tuned for goodness!

Ok, seriously. I'm going home and making a dent in my second batch of materials.

progress.

More journal orders and shipping finished products! Here is the first one.

Going to talk to a woman about watching her baby one day a week.

Homeschooling the kids today- math and science.

Ready to get crackin' with a new order that came in! We'll have an Etsy account up soon!

it's chilly up here.

I am learning to take joy in my simple life instead of constantly meet it's sparse agenda with worry and disapproval. Thanks, in part, to my new friend Lauren for that. and thanks even more to Jesus for speaking peace over me and covering me with encouragement. You are good.

Since my last post, I have made a pile of materials turn into a journal! So excited. I am customizing it today for my beautiful, sweet friend Elle Jay. I hope that she likes it. She is our first customer after all.

If you would like a journal for yourself or for a gift for a friend(the holidays are coming in a couple months!), please email me at earthtex@gmail.com with your preferences and i would be happy to custom make one for you. ALSO, the other half of the business is fiber art. So if you would like to pre-order a scarf or hat or other winter accessory, PLEASE email me so that we can get that going for you.

In other news:

I am taking the chillins to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science today which i am totally stoked about. to me, it sounds exponentially cooler than the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History...

I went to the Jason Reeves concert last night and since I've already explained most everything that went down on my Tumblr(ontherockies.tumblr.com), I will just say that it was an overwhelmingly beautiful and lucky opportunity and the greatest concert i've been to in a while.

Off to put my sister's birthday package in the mail.

Rolling Ball.

Hanging out with the chillins (my 4 sweet little cousins that i live with) while the rents have some date time.

Today has been extra refreshing as a "swap" was proposed and some plans were made.

I will now be homeschooling the kids three afternoons a week. I am so looking forward to the chance to mix lights with them. I think it will be beautiful. They are all yearning lovers and such advancing minds.

Aunt Ashley and I are also starting our small business endeavor which includes fiber art and hand made journals. I am so incredibly stoked about this. Art shows, etsy shops, and business blogs oh my!

Taking a trip into Denver tomorrow to check out the Denver Bookbinding Company for some materials that i will need to start crankin out cuties. Pretty excited about it. Also, super stoked on learning the ins and outs of fiber art. It'll probably take quite a while but i bet i'll have scarves down by the time it gets cold!

On the Good Foot

my best friend is flying back home today. her visit was a blessing and i love to love her. we went hiking twice- once to a gorgeous water body called Mitchell Lake. We waded in the FREEZING water and enjoyed the extended view from our daring mid-lake position. the second day was with a whole gang of crazy awesome people and we hiked Devil's Head. Awesome.

i've applied to 7 positions at different Whole Foods close by and emailed SEVERAL people about child care positions. prayer in the employment area would be so sweet.

i'm about to start work on the list of cards to be made for my snail mail project, which i have officially named Snailtrail. so, if you're on the list, get excited because one's coming your way! and if you're not, get on the list! just send me your address at earthtex@gmail.com and you'll recieve handmade cards from me!

Colorado is gorgeous and full of potential. I continue to lean on and listen to Him. Thank you for your prayers, thoughts, and encouragement!