If You Can't Say Something Nice

What an inspiring way for my year to start! A lovely lady decided to send me a note today telling me that everything I make is "bad, bad quality" and over priced that only a noob would buy it. Now after spending the last 4 days trying to rebuild my store... this is quite the bit of encouragement that I was needing!

To be fair I had realized that a lot of pieces were out of date, seriously, I was looking at some of my very 1st fireplaces, and yeah, they look a bit dated... some even still had some poseballs on them! Some I didn't even bother to put back into the new store. So she is right in her assessment of some of my pieces - I will give her that much. I have been doing this since 2007 so yeah, the times are changing and many pieces probably do need to be retired. (*note to self* be sure and update marketplace once you finish building all those free items for hunts).

I just felt the need to remind people that they probably should mind their own business. There are people with feelings behind these avatars. She doesn't know what I have experienced in my RL over the last year. She doesn't know that I'm a single mom that works full time to support her family. That I had seriously considered leaving SL over the last 6 months. That last spring I spent most of my free time trying to learn Blender so that I could better create my designs because I had been feeling inadequate. That my world recently changed to the extent that might not have RL work in a few months. It was a lot to deal with, and I took a few days from work to de-stress, and promptly lost myself in my shop re-building.. enjoying the building like I hadn't done in several years. I was excited to come home today and try and finish up the work and reopen the shop.

So to log on today and get her note... I suppose I should be grateful that I didn't find that 2 weeks ago when I learned of my company's buy out. I was feeling inadequate in RL with my work position and NOW I learn how inadequate I am in SL as well.  But the week long rest helped me to accept her note and to even agree with her (on some items). If I had received her note then in the fragile condition I was in at that time.... I don't know what my response would have been.

But today, I feel energized, and happy, (I even wore my Wonder Woman bracelets to work). I don't know why this woman felt the need to give me unsolicited advice on how I run my business and design things. I will accept her critique in the manner I "hope" she gave it. But I still think Thumper's dad had the best advice... "If you can't say something nice.... don't say nothing at all."

The Doctor Was On The Job!

Twisted Krissmuss @ Hearth & Home

Here is a closeup of the 14 piece set I made for Twisted Krissmuss - a dark Shaman's Sanctuary with sitting poses and a fortune tellers table. Just click the ball to find out what "the darkness sees". (on and if you will find the Renaissance Hunt gift - it matches this set)

Twisted Krissmus About to Begin

Dec. 7, 2012 is the beginning date for the Twisted Krissmuss Shopping Event. Some of the best SL designers have made a transfer item that you can purchase for $100 so that you will be able to afford gifts for your friends and loved ones! Stop by Hearth & Home, for more information. I am a sponsor this year!!  You can get your Guidebook inworld, or stop by the Twisted Krissmuss website. I'll post my offering tomorrow! I must grab a few winks!

Candy Cane 4 Hunt Starts Dec 1

Wow hard to believe that this is my 4th year in the Candy Cane hunt. This years gift from Hearth and Home is the Christmas Holly-Day chair & coffee table. The cozy chair is done in warm flannels with cute bits of holly adorning the arms. It has 9 different poses in it. The coffee table comes both hard linked and soft linked if you want to remove or change the figurines on the table. It has a land impact of 22 as shown here. All items are copy & mod. For more information on the Candy Cane Hunt visit http://kastlerockhunts.blogspot.com/

Home for Christmas

This is my 2nd year to participate in the Cookie Jar's Home for the Holidays (Christmas) hunt. I joined the Cookie Jar group about this time last year. I have loved  being in it! The creativity of the merchants is awe inspiring! Jiovi & 2Wat Michigan have created a fun and super community of builders and hunters. Their SL Hunt Resource Center has been a God send!
This is my offering for the Home for Christmas hunt. It is 29 prim as shown, I both hard and soft linked it, in case you wanted to move around the decor items, or lower prim counts... whatever it is you would like to do!

I would like to take this opportunity to send you warm wishes that you will enjoy many lovely times with your families and loved ones this Christmas season!

Another Twisted Hunt has come and gone, and it's bittersweet as usual. We missed Vasha & Dysturbed this Twisted go around :( The organizers did a super job, and the hunt was as smooth as they have ever been! It is always a pleasure to see old friends and to meet some new ones! We are an eclectic group - we just have a strange sense of humor.
So far 2012 has been full of changes, just like the Mayan's promised! Some of these changes have been quite life changing. I have been trying to learn Blender... oh my.... is that quite a challenge! So back to a classroom - even a virtual one is a big change for me. Changes occurred in my personal life as well, children grow too quickly and I have had to learn many hard truths. I suppose these are the things that keep life interesting - but I do prefer boring!
I plan on a big remodel for the shop soon - just trying to draw up some new plans for that. So as we move into the fall and holiday season I wish you warm sunny days, cool nights and a pair of warm arms to hold you close!