My policies are my protection

The hardest parts about trying to do my own thing is not stressing over every little comment or detail or money... mainly money. Everyday presents a new challenge and I grow from every experience. It's hard not to stress about whether a customer will be happy with their item or not. Everyone is different and I cannot predict how people will react. I stress out more when I assume the worst and I feel I may have to give them a refund. Refunds hurt because I put in all the work and spent many days working on their item.. many days I could use to be making money other ways. On top of that I spend the money to make the item and if the item is returned I cannot resale it, due to it is to their very specific measurements.

My policies are my protection. Though after re writing my policies in order to be protected my sales have decreased slightly (Im assuming my policies present a risk people do not wish to take). But decrease or not I cannot be screwed over anymore.

But of course there are always those people who could care less what the policies say and threaten you. That is the worst and really gets to me. I'm very slowly learning how to speak to them and make people understand I am not a retail store. How do I get the threats to stop all together? I don't know.

Here is an etsy item I need to wear to remind me to just stay calm.

By creationsbymichelles

Life On a Silk Cloud

I have a serious addiction. The other day on one of the many trips I do to downtown during the week, I bumped into an old fabric connection. He had just received a truck full of silk he was about to sell wholesale to another vendor. He asked me if I wanted to purchase some before he took it to the other dealer. Now usually crinkled silk chiffon runs from $6-$8 a yrd. I can usually only afford 2 or 3 at a time. He was selling it to me for $2 a yard. I got so excited. I bought 15 yards.

For the rest of the day I couldnt stop thinking about how I wanted to go back and get more. Did I need more? NO. Do I have an apartment full of fabric I haven't used yet? YUP. I can't help it!! Buying silk...especially crinkled silk chiffon, gives me such an ENDORPHAN EXPLOSION!!!!!

I just want more!!!! And I want it now!!!

I can only imagine heaven is made up of silk clouds to fall asleep on.

Sneak peak: Here I am trying to get this shot ... took a few tries.

Happy New Year!!

The first Monday of the year and My first Blog..

Today was the official first day of my one year plan. I've given my self a year to figure out my life and to try to make as an independant designer.
Where I am right now-
Im in crazy debt. I owe about 100,000 in school loans, about 10,000 in credit cards, 5,000 in collections, 2,000 in parking and traffic tickets and a -500 in my bank account with no income coming in.
I live with parents(whom are also struggling financially). I have no boyfriend, Nor intend to have one soon.
As far as my buisness I really only doing the Etsy thing ( www.kalioseano.etsy.com ) and I get about a sell every two weeks....which obviously I cant live by.
I am unemployed...if there is a chance I can be self employed without truggling to much I would. but as of right now its not happening and I just have to try to do both.
I have a pretty big mountain to climb, but Im going channel my inner Gwen Steffani and try to become a succesful and strong women on my own.
This blog is to capture everything of my misadventures of trying to become succesful when starting from nothing. I'm sure you will be reading a lot of mistakes within this year... but hopefully by December it will be a happy ending to this blog.