Wowza....

Alright. I have no excuses. I'm just ignoring my blog.

So it's May. May 5th.

I've been on a reading kick lately. Almost every day I'm looking for new books to read. My to-read list is up to 217 books. I have read 31 books so far this year. I set my goal for 42 books. At the rate I'm going, I just might hit the 50 books read mark, or higher. At some point I will list all the books I've read so far. But not today.

What can I say? I love books.

My little etsy shop is hanging in the there. Things have been slow, and there was a point where I just wanted to give up. March/April are the worst months for my shop. My goal for this year is to reach 1,300 sales by the end of the year. I'm currently at 1,116 sales. It may seem impossible now, but once the holiday season arrives, I don't think I will have any problems. 

Well, that's it. Until next time...

GoodReads 2013 Reading Challenge - December

I'm a little late on this post. I'm happy to say that I completed my goal for the year! Here's what I read in the month of December.

The Last Battle
C.S. Lewis

Well.... that's the only book I finished reading last month. After I finished The last battle, I started reading, A Storm of Swords, by George R.R. Martin. That was a chunky book. All 1,177 pages. Well, I didn't finish it until last week, so it will be counted as my first book I read in 2014.

Which reminds me....

I will be taking the GoodReads Reading Challenge again this year. I'm raised my goal a little higher this year. In 2013 my goal was to read 30 books. I ended up reading 40 books. So this year my goal is 42 books. I hope I can do it!

Wish me luck!

GoodReads 2013 Reading Challenge - October

It's time for my goodreads book challenge update.

Here is what I read in the month of October.

The Horse and His Boy
C.S. Lewis

A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin

The Magician's Nephew
C.S Lewis

I'm up to 37 books read so far this year! (My goal was 30)

I'm still read Les Miserables. I took about a 5 month break from it, but I picked it up again. I'm 16% done.

The book I'm currently reading is Allegiant, by Veronica Roth. The last book in the Divergent series. I'm over half done and all I can say is... "meh." I'm not impressed. 

Etsy Update

Here's a little etsy update. 

I'm 48 sales away from 1,000!

74 days left! I hope I can reach my goal!

Take a look at my shop!

https://www.etsy.com/shop/72stitches

GoodReads 2013 Reading Challenge - September

It's that time again! Here is a list of books I read in the month of September.

The War of the Worlds
H.G. Wells

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia) 
C.S. Lewis

The Silver Chair
C.S. Lewis

Bossypants
Tina Fey

I'm up to 34 books read in 2013! My goal was 30 books! I wonder how many books I will get to?

I'm also half done with the second book in the Game of Thrones series, A Clash of Kings. Awesome! 

Dry Spell...

After about 3 weeks without selling anything, I sold one of my coffee cup cozies last night! Hooray! Can we keep the sales coming? That's way to long to not sell anything. Let's not repeat that.

So I'm 79 sales away from 1,000! There are 5 months left in the year. (Wait... It's August already? Crap...) So that means... *doing some calculating.* I have to sell at least 16 items per month to make my goal. Ooooo.... that makes me nervous. I had a really good month last December, I believe I sold 60 items. But I have no idea how this year will go. The goal looks achievable, but I think it's going to be close.

Here is a photo of one of my coffee cup cozies:

You can find this one, and the rest of the cozy collection here in my etsy shop. 

Coming soon!!!

This little whale will be coming soon to my Etsy shop! 

Click here to see the rest of my whale collection. Oh, and a narwhal too!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/72stitches/search?search_query=whale&order=date_desc&view_type=gallery&ref=shop_search

In other Etsy related news:

I'm 80 sales away from 1,000!

Another Etsy Update...

5 SALES 

AWAY FROM

900!!!!!

Etsy Update...

I'm 11 sales away from 900!!!!!!

I'm sooooo close!!!!

Help me reach 900 sales! Use code "900MILESTONE" at checkout and get 10% off your purchase! 

https://www.etsy.com/shop/72stitches

Thank you to all my buyers out there! 

Etsy Update...

I'm 14 sales away from 900!! 

Can I reach 900 sales by the end of the month??? I hope the answer is YES! 

Also, I love return buyers. They make me soooo happy. 

Etsy Update...

***** ETSY SHOP UPDATE *****

I'm now shipping Monday - Fridays!

Also, All orders will be processed/shipped with 3-5 days!

24 sales away from 900!

124 SALES AWAY FROM 1,000!!!

Shop now, Please.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/72stitches

That is all. 

Goodreads 2013 Reading Challenge....

I've made a goal for myself to read 30 books in the year 2013. So far I'm doing really well. I've read 16 books out of 30, which is about 53% done, and 6 books ahead of schedule! Score! Here are some of the books I've read so far....

January

Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick
Silence by Becca Fitzpatrick


February

The Dog Stars by Peter Heller
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
Finale by Becca Fitzpatrick

March

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
In One Person by John Irving
Gold by Chris Cleave
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris

April

Eclispe by Stephenie Meyer
The Twelve by Justin Cronin
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis


So there's the list so far. I'm averaging about 4 books a month. No to shabby. 

Off to read!

Etsy... and Goals...

Right now, I'm at 870 sales. 870. Wow. I've been selling on Etsy for 4 years now. I still can't believe it. I've added a lot of new things in my shop over the past couple of years. My biggest seller this Christmas was coffee cup cozies. I sold 30 in about 2 weeks. I would have sold more, but I ran out of supplies. *Note to self: Do not run out of supplies.*

30 sales away from 900...

130 sales away from 1,000....

I made my goal this year of reaching 1,000 sales. I really hope I can achieve this goal. It would make me oh so happy and.....

......I might even pee my pants.