Working on Other Projects

I’ve been pretty spotty on here for months now. I’m in a phase of life where getting solid time to concentrate on writing and letting a world build up in my head is almost impossible. I’ve been trying to get an at home business off the ground (with low success) so that I can contribute to my social security and have some marketable skills – because editing, writing, and drawing are going the way of the AI monster.

I started up an Embroidered Tea Towel business. I use 100% cotton tea towels that wash up very well and dry quick enough. I use a mix of polyester and cotton embroidery thread on a little brother pe500 I picked up off eBay. I’m hoping to move over to using just cotton thread – but those can be kind of expensive.

I wanted to share what was going on. I still have the stories living in my head, but in-real-life is pretty slipshod this year. We lost my SO’s cat to kidney failure two weeks before we lost SO’s father to oesophagal cancer that was probably related to the chemicals used for farming he was exposed to for decades. There was a lot of drama after that and it’s been months of helping SO’s mother get the farm reset so that she can manage it. In the last month, my cat has entered into kidney failure (which makes for a set of expensive medications) and one of our dogs needed to have all of her teeth capped because of enamel hypoplasia.

It’s…it’s been much.

And I’m over here just hoping to hear my phone ding or an Etsy order so that I can start contributing to the household income while dealing with homeschooling and maintaining the house. My mother-in-law has told me to go do the craft show circuit in my state. This is well meant, but the cost of folding tables, tablecloths, business promotion material, and even a card reader are just not quite within our budget right now especially not after the $6k bill for the animals that happened in August.

With all that said, this is my Etsy shop and I do hope you find something that intrigues you. I have Teacher, Nurse, Christmas, and Halloween material alongside a variety of other themes. I do hope to get back into writing my stories this fall. With luck, things will calm down.

IRIS BASIN HOMESTEAD