Rose of Sharon Jewelry

Today Sandra and I are finishing the last of the beaded watches, enjoying long conversations and getting ready for her famous beef stroganoff for dinner.

Having Sandra here has been a wonderful vacation from non-stop marketing of Rose of Sharon Jewelry and worrying about slow summer sales. I’ve spent the past 10 days relaxing, creating and being together. Arden took time off too; so the 3 of us have “lived and loved” fully together.

As a small business person, often my days are filled with mundane tasks and trying to get the word out on all our beautiful handmade jewelry. At the end of the day, I realize I spent most of it at the keyboard and online.  That’s why a few days away is so critical to me.

Time off makes me crave the creative, just like a long winter makes me want to start gardening on the first warm day. I’m convinced that electronics (which I’m admittedly addicted to) can actually play havoc on our health and well-being. But surprisingly enough, I find that it can also adversely affect the business.

Being an self-employed, work-at-home Grandma has a lot of pluses and having 10 days with Sandra has been one of them!

Back to full-time blogging starting tomorrow!