Blogging is Terrifying

I've always maintained that I am "not narcissistic enough to blog". I've been lying to myself, though, because I am as narcissistic as can be. I admit it.

{today's to-do list: a rarity, all accomplished!}

Not to mention, that I love reading strangers' blogs. I love getting little glimpses into the lives of people that I don't know. I love to be inspired by the creativity that these internet superpeople seem to exude. Fashion bloggers with infinite bank accounts and perfect figures. Adorable mamas who somehow manage to have perfectly clean houses, perfectly adorable children, and somehow seem to have infinite amounts of time to craft and create. Food bloggers who create more unique recipes in a week than homecooked meals that I seem to manage in two.

{designing my business cards}

Where does everyone find the time, not to mention the fantastic lighting?

{Nutella pumpkin bread recipe from Freutcake}

"Stitch in the Sea" is the name of an etsy shop that I opened in 2008. Ever the overachiever (well, ever the overcommitter), I decided in college to sell cephalopod-themed embroidery pieces. Well, I sold a few, but then I decided to shelve the project in favor of another (political organizing, but that's another story for another day).

Yet, here I am. Four years later, two thousand miles from where Stitch in the Sea first began, and it's time to start a new chapter. I still rock the needle and floss--in fact, I have my first of new work exhibition in a month (I'm terrified). I still rock the spatula. Now I try to rock the wedding band and the twin stepsons.

Maybe I shouldn't tell you right off the bat that I'm petrified to put myself out into the world. Maybe I should play it cool. Maybe I should quit before I start.

But on a day when everything on your to-do list is accomplished, you just have to keep a little faith in yourself and press Publish.