Are you coming to the @vancitymakers Winter Chill Market? They've announced that tickets are on sale online for ONLY $3 until Thursday at midnight……. Go and get yours now. I sure hope to see you there!#winterchillmarket #vancitymakerswinterchillmarket #vancitymakers #xangelle #reusablebaggies
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If you're thinking about buying from Xangelle Creations, please get your orders in soon. The last day we are accepting orders is December 12 and we will be re-opening in January 2017. #xangelle #xangellecreations #reusablebags #reusablebaggies #reusablesnackbags #cards #greetingcards #christmascards #handpaintedcards #handpaintedprints #handdrawnillustrations #handdrawncards #langley #fraservalley #vancouver #lowermainland #shoplocal #smallbusiness
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It’s not very calm, inside of me, at the moment.
This is my “before.” I want to write about “the before” because I know I will appreciate it, so much more “after”.
It’s been a tough couple of days.
It’s hard to believe that it’s only a month ago that I hit publish and sent out an invitation to my Handmade Holiday Open House.
Oh, I LOVE to create! But selling…..selling is just not my forte. Promoting, marketing, cajoling, putting myself out there……it’s hard for me.
Anxiety whispers at me incessantly. Telling me that no one cares. Whispering lies about my talents and abilities. Mocking my desire to create. Belittling my ideas.
And for the most part, I fight back. I counter the lies with truths that I don’t quite believe. I try to ignore the whispers. I choose to believe that my desire to create has a bigger purpose than what I may feel or see, in the moment.
But as this weekend approaches, it’s gets harder and harder to fight. It’s the nature of the beast. You fight so hard, for so long, to stay afloat. To not succumb to the waves of anxiety crashing over you and at some point, your strength begins to wane . It becomes harder to stand strong and those voices seem to gain strength, as you weaken.
This week has been tough. It didn’t help much that I fell down the back stairs at the kids school on Tuesday. I’m still physically sore and I belive that’s robbed me of some energy that I could have used for this mental gong show inside my head. ( On a side note, my butt’s a pretty shade of purple and blue.)
These cinnamon bear cookies are the MOST DELICIOUS THING EVER!!!! Must! NOT! EAT!!!!!! My house smells AMAZING! #handmadeholidayopenhouse #cinnamonbearcookies #christmasbaking #delicious #hopetoseeyouhere
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Haystacks!!!!! SO MUCH CHOCOLATY GOODNESS! Available to snack on and to purchase at our Handmade Holiday Open House TOMORROW! Woo Hoo! Are you coming?#handmadeholidayopenhouse #haystacks #sofun #delicious #chocolate
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Silly kitty……..make yourself comfy, Wifi! #wifi #wifithecat #sillykitty
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See Josiah…..in the blue sweatshirt. This is the 3rd day in a row that he still has his clothes on after school.Something seems to have shifted at school; and he's not in panic mode and that makes this momma's heart so happy.#siahchristopher #asd #autism #autismawareness #settling #sothankful
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When you're knitting at the school pick up and you forget your stitch marker….you improvise. #pieceofyarn #knitting #stitchmarker #schoolpickup
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More fun items available at our Handmade Holiday Open House….I CAN'T WAIT!!!!! #handmadeholidayopenhouse #palletprojects #reclaimedwood #christmasdecorations #christmas #langley #sofun
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ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!! The cutest little entrepreneur desperately wants to sell you some Hot Chocolate at our Handmade Holiday Open House. He's perfected his sales routine on us and now it's time to branch out. He will have whipped cream and candy canes and other special toppings to up-sell you to an even loonie……so don't forget some change – if you want hot cocoa. #handmadeholidayopenhouse #judahzane #hot cocoa #sofun #langley #hotchocolate
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