I've been so over obsessive lately it's driving me lonely! When it comes to Fanciful Faron there are so many things I wanna do, and seems like I just want it to take off over night. I don't know if it's cause its in the formative stages but I just can't stop messing with it and trying to make it as perfect as possible. Take this blog layout for example. I think I easily pined over, and thoroughly examined 100 blog layouts before deciding one this one. That's Crazy! Or maybe it's just a growing love for what I'm doing, and wanting to see it succeed. Either way, I feel like continuing to obsess can't be healthy,... can it? I feel like I won't be happy until I achieve some unrealistic standard of perfection. I know this seem like the most random, and out of the blue post, but I just looked at the time and realized, I've spent easily more than 12 hours today doing just about anything for my shop (yeah this is THAT real). Today I've written a blog post (two if you count this one cause I haven't slept yet), researched new photography techniques, looked into buying new materials, and started brainstorming holiday cards.
Don't get me wrong, I loved every moment of it, but I feel like if I step away from it, I'll start to get withdrawals. Maybe it's just the summer heat getting the best of me and this is just how I've decided to spend my summer boredom. All I know is, things have been going great for my little shop so far. Its been less than a month and we've already had over 2,000 views, 100 favorites, and 6 sales. I don't think I could ask for things to go much better than have so far. And the idea of something I created being able to grow and reach people I never would have been able to before just gives me those warm fuzzies on the inside.
I'm not really sure how I want to end this... whatever it is, but I guess I'll just say- If your reading this, I truly appreciate you taking the time to support this new obsession of mine. And I hope the fact your here, reading this ill communicated blog post, means you have genuine interest in what I'm trying to accomplish.
So, Thank you :)
xo Ensley
If At First You Don't Succeed, Try Again on Monday
Thursday, July 3, 2014
This afternoon, Kjia and I put on our running shoes, filled our backpacks with water bottles, and decided to head over to the Lake Poway/ Mount Woodson Trail. I've never done it before, and thought it would be a great challenge. I hear that the hike really kicks your butt, Kjia did it on her birthday last year and said it was definitely nothing to laugh at.
Chalk it up to our summertime laziness, but this hike just did not go as planned. First mistake was decided to get up at 10:30am and not leaving the house until 11. By the time we got there it was already 84 degrees outside, and in Poway that might as well by 90. Kjia had left out the fact that the last time she did the hike she was forced to wake up at 8 in morning by her friends, so by the time it started to get really hot like it was today, they were already on their way down the mountain. We only last on the trail for about an hour or hour and a half, and Kjia so keenly forgotten to eat breakfast, leaving her nauseous and dizzy with still another hour and half to go. The view from atop Mount Woodson at Potato Chip Rock is supposed to be really amazing, but we were still able to take in some good sights. We're gonna try again on Monday, and this time get up bright n' early before the heat catches us.
xo Ensley
Jazzy Eggs
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
This morning I made my favorite breakfast meal- eggs scrambled with shrimp, green onions, and cheddar cheese. ITS DELICIOUS!! And not bad on the figure either if I say so myself. Here's the recipe step by step. Happy Cooking!
:::: Prep ::::
Gather ingredients:
+ 2 eggs
+ green onion
+ handful of frozen shrimp
+ pre-shredded cheddar cheese
+ salt and pepper
:::: Step 1 ::::
Add frozen shrimp to a pot of water and boil for 5-10 minutes.
:::: Step 2 ::::
Crack your eggs in a bowl and add chopped green, cheese, and once your shrimp has cooked, remove the tail and add them to mix.
:::: Step 3 ::::
Once you have all your ingredients mixed together in a bowl, its time to heat a pan and melt a slice a butter, to reduce the amount a sto=ickage to the pan. Once it melted a spread over the pan, add you mixed ingredients to the pan. Keep pan on medium heat. Have a spatula handy and ready for action.
:::: Step 4 ::::
Soon after adding ingredients to hot pan, you will need to use your spatula to mix the ingredients in the hot pan. In about 5 minutes your eggs should be fully cooked and ready to be served.
:::: Step 5 ::::
Finally add your eggs to your plate and add any fruit of your choice. I had to have me some green grapes today :)
:::: Step 6 ::::
Enjoy!!
:)
xo Ensley
