You know what would be the coolest?
If everything we did could earn money.
I think about this sometimes as I am doing a morning run, making some art, taking a bath... Why won't someone pay me to mow my lawn and brush my teeth? These are the things poor people think when student loans are high and the chosen profession is notoriously shit pay. At least it is what I think. I have been teaching yoga 4 days per week, which is awesome, because it feeds right into that fantasy. I should do yoga anyway, so why not talk through my practice and get paid? Plus, it's true that we really know a subject through teaching it. Now if I could just supplement my income through riding my bike and going on my morning run.
Artwise, I taught Mallory to crochet and we have been crocheting felted yoga bags.
This thing takes forever! So, in the meantime, I also made Mallory some lobster amigurumis. Get the free pattern here.
There's something about mindless repetition of stitches that is soothing to me and when I am stressed or undergoing life changes as I have been recently, it's a sure way to manufacture calm. I have a couple of kids I would like to introduce to crochet.
In an artistic attempt to pay off my massive student loan, I also reopened my etsy shop: Punky Monks, where I am selling my sock monkeys very cheaply right now in order to strum up some business and get rid of my stock. I still have more finished items to add over the weekend and will likely add some photography soon as well with other items to follow. My etsy store includes a twitter account and a blog. Right now I am hosting a free monkey give away to subscribers: go here for details. Not a lot of success in sales so far, but I feel good about it. There is something about feeling kicked down that makes one find solutions. I'm not starving by any means, but my new debt makes me creative in the methods I will take to get rid of it. I have claimed Sallie Mae as Enemy Number One and am determined to wipe that bill away. These are my current rookie problems.
If everything we did could earn money.
I think about this sometimes as I am doing a morning run, making some art, taking a bath... Why won't someone pay me to mow my lawn and brush my teeth? These are the things poor people think when student loans are high and the chosen profession is notoriously shit pay. At least it is what I think. I have been teaching yoga 4 days per week, which is awesome, because it feeds right into that fantasy. I should do yoga anyway, so why not talk through my practice and get paid? Plus, it's true that we really know a subject through teaching it. Now if I could just supplement my income through riding my bike and going on my morning run.
Artwise, I taught Mallory to crochet and we have been crocheting felted yoga bags.
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| My yoga bag in progress |
There's something about mindless repetition of stitches that is soothing to me and when I am stressed or undergoing life changes as I have been recently, it's a sure way to manufacture calm. I have a couple of kids I would like to introduce to crochet.
In an artistic attempt to pay off my massive student loan, I also reopened my etsy shop: Punky Monks, where I am selling my sock monkeys very cheaply right now in order to strum up some business and get rid of my stock. I still have more finished items to add over the weekend and will likely add some photography soon as well with other items to follow. My etsy store includes a twitter account and a blog. Right now I am hosting a free monkey give away to subscribers: go here for details. Not a lot of success in sales so far, but I feel good about it. There is something about feeling kicked down that makes one find solutions. I'm not starving by any means, but my new debt makes me creative in the methods I will take to get rid of it. I have claimed Sallie Mae as Enemy Number One and am determined to wipe that bill away. These are my current rookie problems.
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| Sock Monkeys for Sale! |
