blog: it's move-in week !

Hello sweet friends! Happy mid-November 🌾I hope the month has been treating you well! I'm currently sat on the couch, watching Korean vlogs (specifically, Haegreendal, one of my faves) while my hair is drying in a towel on top of my head. I'm probably gonna whip up a cup of tea soon — I just restocked on my fave honey vanilla chamomile tea that I'm rather excited about :3

I can't believe it's move-in week!! I brought over the first batch of boxes to the studio today, and also placed an order for lots of Ikea goodies. I got a couple shelves, some drawers, a table (that will be replaced with some standing desks once Ikea restocks them), and some cables and boxes. The two chairs I wanted at Ikea were also out of stock (booo) so I went to a neighborhood consignment store and got me a simple little wooden chair that is in the exact same design of the ones Connor and I have in our dining room. :o) Again, I'm hoping to get all those goodies again once they restock at the Washington state location!

Sophie also has been extra cuddly lately which truly feels like such a blessing. She had what I thought was an ingrown claw, but it turned out to just be a really long claw that wasn't shedding like her other ones! The vet trimmed down all her claws and now she seems to be very happy and more keen to cuddle since her claws aren't catching on everything, hahah.

I've been wanting to have time to work on digital stuff for the shop (which I think I'll finally have time to do tomorrow while I wait around for the Ikea delivery), but I also don't want to keep folks waiting on the physical original goodies. I'm thinking about doing a staggered drop — I'll post the originals this weekend so I can ship them next week, and then work on the digital stuff next week and post that up like the final weekend of November. Since they're digital, folks don't have to worry about them selling out, nor shipping times, so I feel like that could work. That's probably what I'll end up doing!! I'll keep you posted! (Sophie just curled up next to me on the couch and I'm all weepy about it)

I also edited a vlog that is currently waiting on approval from Squarespace, so y'all will be seeing that tomorrow most likely before it goes public on Friday. It was definitely the kind of vlog where I was like "HOW am I meant to edit all this footage into something even remotely cohesive" but I think it turned out alright! There's a couple awkward beats in it, watching it back now, but c'est la vie — done is better than perfect ;-)

The sketchbook tour will be coming next week, along with tea time, and the podcast episode is going up this Friday and next!! I'm grateful for y'all's patience, as always 😭

I also want to thank y'all from the bottom of my heart, like the very very very bottom. I would never be able to even dream of renting a dedicated studio space if it wasn't for you guys. Your financial support on here means I can pay rent on the studio and my apartment, as well as furnish it, hook up the internet, everything. I'm so thankful that you're here, and it blows my mind that my career has wound up where it is now. 

I've been "making it up as I go" for a while now, and while I think an element of chaos is good in a creative career, I've gotta start pinning down my processes and my boring behind-the-scenes things (like money, project management, business licensing, etc.)

I'm really gonna miss working from home (having Connor at arm's length, Sophie booping around, all my tea and snacks within reach) but I ultimately think that this separation will be really good for my business, especially as it continues to grow in the new year. It's gonna be so weird!! Going to the office every morning!! Still can't wrap my mind around it. Part of me worries that this studio space was a waste of money, and signing a year long lease was foolish, but then I look at all the stuff in our dining room and remember the chaos of packing days and think that it'll be so nice to be able to lock the door on work to come home and spend quality time with my family. <3 

My tea is just about done steeping, so I'm going to enjoy that and maybe play a little Super Mario Galaxy!! I hope y'all have a wonderful whatever-it-is-wherever-you-are. <3 

All my love,
Cheyenne