Hellomaupoo: November 2012

Holiday Greeting Cards!

Here are my latest holiday greeting cards at Hello Maupoo. Enjoy!

Mistletoe Holiday Greeting Card

Patterned Ornaments Holiday Greeting Card

Tree Ornaments Holiday Greeting Card

Washi Tape Holiday Greeting Card

Holiday Greeting Cards - Assortment of Four Unique Designs

I'm excited to announce six more new pieces added to the HyJewelry. I'm loving the hand blown glass. In celebration of fall, I am offering 20% off on all my jewelry. Just enter THANKYOU20 at the checkout. Offer ends Wednesday, November 21. Treat yourself or get ahead on gift shopping.

HyJewelry - Fall Sale

Light Geometric Earrings

Here are my latest earring designs at the Hyjewelry. They are long yet lightweight to wear all day.

Triangle Earrings

Hexagon Earrings

Minted Challenge - Vote for me!

Cow's Day At Work

I've just entered a challenged at Minted.com and would love your support! If you like the design please "vote for me!" button below. This piece was derived from my experiment with slow eating. I'm naturally a fast eater and had to really think about slowing down and tasting each bite. During the process of eating, chewing, and swallowing, it made me think of a cow who does this all day long. This piece is about doing next to nothing... and appreciating it fully.

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Learning as I go

It's been close to 2 months since I left my job but for some reason it feels like a lifetime ago. Ever since I started working from home, I've lost track of time and dates. I once took my husband to weekly farmer's market thinking it was Tuesday on Wednesday. Also, I'm often surprised to realize it's Friday which is big change from before. I used to be known for counting days until Friday. Here I am no longer counting days and having abundance of time to create and do whatever I like. The freedom of schedule is wonderful yet there's much anxiety as well. I'm working on building my business around my design goods and realizing there's a lot that I need to learn. So far I found the biggest challenges are not knowing the ropes... and me: Being a newbie feels like having a resume without experiences, and it's been challenging to engage other businesses to work with me. And with that I find myself doubting. I knew it wasn't going to be easy going in, and I'm learning as I go and taking one step at a time. Let's see where it has taken me in next 2 months.

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Thursday Breakfast

Here's a aerial view of breakfast this morning. Breakfast is composed of poach eggs, country potato, couscous and yogurt parfait. I've tried something different this morning. I'm a fast eater and often eat without really tasting the food. When I think about it usually takes 30 min to 1 hour to cook, and eating takes less than 10 minutes. This morning I tried eating slowly and at the same time being aware of chewing and swallowing food. After I swallowed I waited and took a sip of water and repeated until I finished. I appreciated and enjoyed every bite of the food. I now feel surprisingly calm and energized.