Oh hi people out there in cyberspace!

Wow. I am feeling a bit overwhelmed right now...
So, I have little to no restraint when it comes to online shopping and I have "things" I just can't resist... Sock moneys being just one of them! I decided a couple months back that I a) need to supplement my income if I am going to continue to spend like this and b) am pretty artistic and crafty - and have been making all sorts of things from paintings to sock monkeys for years... and for free...
About a year or so ago I discovered Etsy; this was both the best and worst thing that has ever happened to me. Fast forward to today and I am getting ready to open my very own Etsy store - Big Red's Threads!
This is where the feeling of being overwhelmed is coming from... it's not just "oh, I'm making sock monkeys and then I'm going to sell them" anymore... now it's collecting shipping quotes (I had NO idea how expensive it would be to ship from Canada!!) and writing my store "policies" and trying to decide between Canadian and American currency. Ugh. There have been a few emails sent to my friends complaining about how "not fun" this has become and a few threatening emails about how I was going to set my monkeys on fire (I would actually never really do this...) but then my mind wonders back to a few VERY supportive people in my life that have been my own little cheerleaders thru this... one of which has also (unbeknownst to her) inspired me to write a blog too! Thanks J.
So, here goes nothing... this is my very first blog post and within a weeks time (fingers crossed) I will have my monkeys listed on my store page ( http://www.etsy.com/shop/BigRedsThreads )... but for the remainder of today I will be reminding myself to "just breathe"...