I have had my blog for almost a year, well in October it will be a year.  When I first started out I was on top of it, blogging daily, sometimes a couple times a day.  I think when I got pregnant in March I just lost my patience for it.  I just feel like crap all too often and I am exhausted all the time.  Also back in the beginning of the year Tony and I started 2 hobby blogs.  One was the Casual Culinarian and then ScrappyMommy3for my crafting, scrapbooking and Stampin’ UP! 

Both of the hobby blogs I think did well at first and then we both just kind of got busy with work, kids and our other blogs.  Plus when I got pregnant, I was feeling so sick that I couldn’t even think about being crafty.  At the end of last year I was making handmade scrapbook albums and scrapbooking accessories.  I had an EBAY store and an ETSY store.  Both of which I stopped being active with.  When I became a Stampin’ UP! demo I was making good money on ebay with my paper kits.  I am still selling them but can’t on EBAY.  Oh I forgot to mention I also have an online store, artfuldelight.com where I am trying to sell more scrapbook items.  All of which aren’t doing  very well.  I think most of it has to do with advertisement.  I think I need to get my blogs and websites on some directories, get some directory submissions.  I had my blog listed places before.  Several months ago, shortly after starting the blog, I had a lot of traffic.  Then since I stopped doing all the giveaways and blogging all the time all the traffic stopped.  I am really discouraged that I have not gotten more interest in my scrapbooking accessories and albums and it seems darn near impossible to find people interested in Stampin’ UP! 

I think after I have the baby in December I am going to become more active.  I need to find a way to make money from  home doing the things I love.  Right now I just don’t think I have the energy to be more active in finding Stampin’ UP! customers and sit at my craft table and create cards and scrapbook pages. 

Hopefully I will become more successful when I have a little more time to dedicate to crafting.

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