First up! For the time being, I have moved the store front over to Square. This provides better peace of mind for people looking to buy something, less of a headache for me in trying to maintain a full-time job and keep up with all the things that are required to make sure it works properly, and faster loading. The downside is the drop-shipping service I prefer to use isn’t integrated with Square so back to that drawing board I go. I’d love to be able to keep product on hand and ship in house but we’re not at that point yet.

As for me, yesterday was the first day of a new job which was exciting and awesome. What makes it more special is that the location is the same as my first job when I moved to this city. It’s where I met my partner as well. So far it has been an amazing experience, certainly tugging at the nostalgia feels, while also providing a refreshing experience of working with a team that is happy to have me there.

For paintings, nothing new has been started. I’d really like to focus my energy on finishing and polishing the paintings that have been yearning for my attention first. This will give me some time to settle into my new schedule since it’s a little different from what I’d gotten used to. The downside of this new job is that all of my weekend free time is gone and that is typically when vendor markets are done. But summertime in Texas is the absolute worst when it comes to open air markets so it’s not too much of a loss and weekends may open back up later on.

It’s also now been a week since I started taking regular supplements and, while I’m still tired all the time, I have been smiling a little more. So that’s good. Clearly, I’ve been feeling a little more motivated when it comes to the things I used to be passionate about. Progress is progress.