I am a last minute person. Although, I can’t figure out if this is due to me having too many things on my plate at a time, over committing to activities, being too busy, etc. or if it’s because I’m, plain and simple, last minute. I’ve never been much of a planner, I have a phobia of writing things down in stone. Some think I’m not so bad, others are horrified at how I live. I do believe it goes back to how I was raised. Maybe the fact that I grew up in a family of 7 has something to do with it. You could never set things in stone with 7 people. Too much chaos, too many things going on, my family just took things day by day. I guess it’s all relative to how others perceive life and how they choose to live. I, for one, prefer the laid back mentality and when it’s time to nail down that date on the calendar, I’m ok with it,…usually.

With this is mind, I last minute, decided to put up a few ornaments on my etsy site, just to see what would happen. Like, the month before Christmas. Really. If you’re going to sell Christmas-y things, the month before Christmas probably isn’t the time to go venturing into said business. But shoot, I went for it and, by complete surprise (believe me), I got an order the next day…and then another order a few days later, and then another and another. It was crazy. I was shocked and very honored. People wanted to buy my ornaments.

I sold a handful of “Couples First Year” ornaments,…the buyer would email me with their requests for the ornament. Colors, Themes, Style,…and then I’d create it for them. I had such a fun time doing it and there were many that turned out simply adorable. I wanted to keep half of them,….even though I had no relationship with the bride and groom. Is it weird I wanted to hang “Couples First Year” ornaments on my tree,….even if I didn’t know them?

So, Christmas has come and gone,…it is now January 12th. And, although the Christmas trees are down and ornaments packed away, I thought I’d make a very last minute post for you,… Lydia style… oh yeah.

Tags: 1st Christmas, bride, Cake, christmas, couples, first, groom, ornaments, unique, wedding

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