Everything Must Go!
Ah, yes…. long time, no see.
I have been pondering the trajectory of Inspired Chapter for a couple months.
Where do I go?
What do I do next?
What is working?
What isn’t?
After a whole lot of quality time between my own ears, I have come to a few decisions.
1. All of my current inventory must vacate my kitchen and basement!
I did a mostly unsuccessful vendor event last October. I say mostly because I had one customer and she turned out to be a wonderful lady.
But I still have every bit of the rest of the books, journals, and patchlings that I bought/made for the event, as well as all of the lovely little extras that I bought to give away with the journals.
I want my space back!
Besides, having inventory piled up in my living space is not doing great things for my mental and environmental wellbeing.
Everything Must Go!
Please take a look at the shop when you are done reading this blog and consider picking up a thing or 3.
2. My own self-love and wellness journey has been on the downslope
I came home from work at the spa one day last week dangerously tired. I was doing everything I could to stay awake on the 25 minute journey from Point A to Point B. My kitten, RoRo, knew better than I did that I needed to be still. When I sat down on the couch, he immediately planted himself under my chin and refused to move, purring away until we both fell asleep. We didn’t move for a full 90 minutes.
I realized then that my 4 month old kitten knew my mental and physical load limit better than I did.
I need to practice my own program here and get back to taking care of myself.
3. It is time for me to up my authenticity game
I have always tried to be the most authentic version of myself when I am writing, speaking, living my life.
However, I have also had a very distinct notion in my mind that when I write and speak in videos that I need to present myself as a professional. This has always made me feel fake, even though what I am presenting is very real and true to self. It is maybe overly polished.
I’ve come to realize that I ask you to always be authentic while holding back some of my own real self from you.
So, please know that no matter what I post on my socials and in this blog, it is the real me. Just for the record though, the real me IS a professional. (I wrote that to appease my imposter syndrome goblin)
4. The website needs some updates and upgrades
I read through the website and realized that there were mentions of old offers and pages that just don’t exist anymore.
The Inspired Shelf hasn’t been updated in… well, ever.
The blog (as seen here ;) ) hadn’t been updated since March.
I haven’t been promoting just about anything and traffic has been trickling to just about the level of crickets
5. I created a new product that I didn’t tell you, or anyone really, about
Do you like coloring & activity books?
I do. That is why I created one and it will eventually become a series. I have it linked on the home page. Take a look!
I am going to do coloring videos because I think they are soothing. Maybe even some TikTok Lives. Who knows?
Grab a coloring book and color with me!
6. I made a very firm decision to finish and publish the next 365 Days book in November
That book has been in production since I published 365 Days of I Am Statements. For whatever reason, every time I sit down to work on this book, I can’t bring myself to do it.
Part of me thinks it is the Imposter Syndrome Goblin.
Part of me thinks it is because I know that writing/editing/publishing is not the hard part for me.
It is the marketing part.
That part is hard enough to make me second and third guess writing the book at all.
However, it is a book that has been on my heart and so, I absolutely have to write it.
I’m putting it out in time for the Christmas and Holiday gift giving season
Um…I’m sure that there is a whole lot more that I can share with you right now, but I think that this post is long enough for today.
Stay tuned to this space for further updates.
Don’t forget that you’re beautiful!