What? I'm blogging?

So, Bethany's super cute blog inspired me to start one (though I'd be lying if I said that Barney Stinson's didn't also encourage me to start one...) but this is the sort of thing that I generally start with the best of intentions for keeping up with it, and then, lo and behold, 6 months later, there's only one entry to be read.

So we'll see what happens.

Last night, I posted 3 super cute headbands for sale at my store at etsy.com, and I'm hoping they'll actually sell. Etsy is a great idea in theory, but the problem that I'm encountering is that it costs 20 cents every time you want to post an item for sale. It's not too high a price, but it stops me from posting everything I'd like to, because I don't want to spend money posting things until I know how they'll sell. So right now I only have 3 things posted, hoping to feel out the market and see what people actually want to buy, when I'd rather have many different colors and patterns of headbands for sale. See my dilemma? I'll give it a few days and maybe post some more things later.

Also today I started reading Lucky (Alice Sebold). It's good so far, intriguing, interesting, but also very gruesome and the intense parts where she's describing her rape (the very beginning) made my bones sort of feel like jelly and made me sort of twist uncomfortably in my seat- because they're described really way too well. However, the book becomes less about the actual rape itself and about her ability to deal with it and all of the effort she puts into finding her rapist, and the events leading to his arrest. I haven't finished yet, but so far, I'm liking it. It's easy to see where she got her inspiration for The Lovely Bones.

Something else awesome! I just got hired at American Eagle Outfitters and I'm super excited. My first shift is next Tuesday, and I'm pretty pumped to be working at a place I love, and also just to be making money in general. It's also sweet to get a 40% off discount (25% off sale items), but I dropped 40$ the other day reaaall quick. But I got some cute items:








Aaaand I had a savings of $17.50 with my discount! Yippee!

I guess that's all for tonight- tuning in to American Idol now. (They're a disappointing lot so far. We'll see, I guess.)