It's been over a week since my last blog and holy moly - life just keeps changing and getting better!
I'm finally starting to feel like I'm in a routine. This morning, I woke up to the sun shining, to an amazing workout, to an amazing lunch out at a park with friends...and I felt alive. Awake. Unhurried and unstressed. These feelings had been missing for some time as my body got acclimated with regular work and sleep hours and a lot less physical activity. So today I feel like I finally hit a stride.
But I've been pretty busy. Finally, we launched the Etsy shop! So far, we have a bunch of shoe/glove deodorizers up...and we have more tricks up our sleeves!
So, the name? USUpcycled - it's a play on the name of this blog, in a way. It stands for Unapologetically Stacey - Upcycled. Because "unapologetically" is a semi-complicated word, I went with the initials instead. And, of course "upcycled" because I love giving new life to items; giving them new use and purpose. Not everything on the site will be from recycled materials, but it is my general goal.
The other thought behind the name is that since it's a collaborative effort between my friend and I (the "Us"), and, I can't lie - this is a big year of change for us both. So, think of "us" as being a bit "upcycled", too. Renewed, being remade into something beautiful.
I've also been ordering things to make my office at work seem more "me". This is going on my desk tomorrow, along with new organizational paraphernalia that is hiding in the blue canvas baskets.
And I've been trying to ignore and avoid the negativity that seems to be going around! It's hard sometimes because I do take things to heart. But I have to remind myself that not everyone feels the way that I do ~ and in a hundred years, we'll all know the truth. (Right, Dad?)
There's a reason why I have that quote tattooed on my arm; it is a great reminder to me not to get too wrapped up in the drama because, in the end, none of it really matters.
So that's the update on my life, in a nutshell. Creating, finding my rhythm, being as present as possible and avoiding things that subtract from my life instead of add to it.
