THE ETSY SHOP THAT NEVER WAS-ANNA IRELAND BOUTIQUE

First of all,

I want to thank ALL of you

that left me comments and opinions

on opening my

Etsy Shop.

I had it all planned out-

header made, items listed, etc. 

Isn't this a cute banner?

I have had it on hold for over a year

as MyHero's health wavered.

Every time I would get ready to 

OPEN SHOP

something would happen;

there would be a setback.

So, I thought that might be God's way

of saying,

"Don't do it!"

However, being the stubborn person

I am-and the eternal optimist-

I thought maybe I 

MISREAD the MESSAGE!

So, I turned to my good friends,

and blogging buddies, to get 

YOUR FEEDBACK (here)

Many of you left comments on my blog

and I so appreciate that you did that.

Several of you emailed me directly

to tell me your stories and experiences.

After reading all the comments,

and taking everything to heart,

I came to the decision that this is 

NOT THE RIGHT TIME

for me.

I had over 100 listings and have been 

paying the fees for over a year,

but yesterday,

I pulled the plug and closed the shop

before it ever opened.  

I have decided to donate all the 

'household goods' 

to a charitable organization here

that does not sell anything.

They use it to help young and/or single mothers

get on their feet and 

furnish an apartment to help them

 succeed in life.

Some things I will take to an antique dealer

and some of the things--

that don't fall into either category above--

maybe-just maybe-

I will offer on my blog

So- there you have it-

Thank you all for your opinions and input.

Thanks especially to 

Celestina Marie (Southern Daydreams)

and to my friend, Donna, that no longer blogs.

They were both so helpful in the past 

as I was struggling with setup and help with 

learning the Etsy ropes.

I really appreciate the help they gave me.

Good luck to all of you that have

Etsy shops.

Maybe this will help someone else 

make the decision

that Etsy isn't for them after they read

all the comments I got on my blog (here)

or give them the courage to close a 

shop that is causing them stress.

On the other hand,

it may encourage someone to move forward

and open a shop of their own.

At least now I can start packing things up

knowing I don't have to 

MAIL THINGS OUT.

I can clean out the bins and boxes of STUFF

and maybe I will find some 

FREEDOM in LETTING GO

of the things I do not need.

Maybe I will get my butt out in the

YARD and do a little SPRUCE UP.

Or maybe I can encourage 

MyHero to get off his butt

and do a little clean up.

Remember this?

Yeah--he's skinnier now so it

should be even easier for him...

Right?  Right!

Heck, I might even deep clean the house...

or...

maybe not........