SETTING PRIORITIES

I used to feel like I was an organized person, but in recent years I feel more like I am on a treadmill that is going faster and faster and I am going to get thrown off and land on the floor. 

Full disclosure this did actually happen to me once. Just another one of those embarrassing moments in my life. 

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Priorities

I don't normally pick a word of the year, but I think this year mine will be priorities. 

I feel myself being pushed and pulled in so many directions and not being able to accomplish the things I need and want to do. 

Of course my first priorities are always my family and my health, but what I am talking about are business priorities.

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I didn't expect to be working at this point in my life, but as I have shared before, like millions of other women who spent most of their adult lives raising children, my Social Security doesn't come close to supporting me. 

Over the last nine months or so I have been testing the waters on different things. 

I have ramped up my blog, become an influencer, and started adding vintage digital downloads to my Etsy shop. 

Now I need to start thinking about setting priorities.

Making A Plan

Do you make lists? I do and I am making a list of my priorities and the pros and cons of each one. 

I have had my Etsy vintage shop for quite a while now so I am pretty comfortable with the ins and outs of running it.

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My concern is that although I am able to still source, sell, and ship physical items I realistically know that at some point I may not be able to do that. 

That is why this fall I dragged out my huge box of vintage prints and decided to learn how to turn them into digital downloads.

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Believe me when I say it has been a steep learning curve, but I am finally getting the hang of it and starting to sell a few. 

I currently have about 80 digital listings and I am adding more each  day.

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As for the affiliate links I have to admit that they have not done nearly as well as I had hoped. 

I know that a big reason is my blog's traffic. I can't seem to increase it and I will have to decide if it is worth all of the time I am devoting to it. 

I plan to give it a few more months and then make some decisions.

We are living in uncertain times, but it doesn't seem like things are going to change much in the near future. 

Priorities will be on my mind and decisions will be made. Hopefully there will be signs to help me. 

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