2021 Recap

a few highlights from 2021

Happy New Year, friends! We made it though another year! 2021 was very much like 2020. We’re still in the middle of the pandemic, only now, thankfully, we have vaccines and possibly new over the counter drugs that no one can find yet. You would think that things would be looking up, but… not really. We have a brand new variant that’s even easier to spread- yay! So we’re still masking, still social distancing, still working from home (to be honest, I’m totally happy with the working from home part…) and still terrified of getting Isaac and my mom sick. So, hardly anything’s changed.

Let’s see… what did I accomplish this past year? Oh! I kept Isaac alive. That counts for something, right? Other than that, I feel like I didn’t do anything. Like I wasted the year because I didn’t paint, or create, or blog about any cool projects, I could blame it on a low grade depression that i’ve had since the start of the pandemic, or on the fact that all my painting supplies/gear is stuffed in a small cramped space in my bedroom and doesn’t feel good to work there. The real reason, however, is that I started re-selling and I made that my focus this year.

What? You didn’t know I was into re-selling? I know. I’ve kept it on the dl. I feel weird because no one I know does it or would even think it’s interesting. I started re-selling a little bit in 2020 because G changed jobs and his salary lower that we were used to. I wanted a side hustle to bring home extra $$ just in case. I looked into things like uber or doordash and they didn’t feel safe to me. But re-selling. That was something I could do. I grew up going to thrift stores and I love them. I started re-selling clothes and random stuffs and I made a little bit of money. It was nice to not worry about how much the plants and flowers for my patio cost, or if we could afford picking up a toy or clothes for Isaac. I thought I was fairly okay at it, and I really enjoyed it.

I wanted to see how it would be if I took this new venture more seriously. So I made a goal in early 2021 to sell a certain amount (gross, not net!) and, i’m happy to say, I reached, and even exceeded my goal a little bit. This does not mean that I profited and put all of it in the bank. There are a LOT of expenses that go into re-selling. But I learned so much this year. It’s nice to know that if something were to happen to either of our jobs, I have the basic skills and knowledge to be able to have something to fall back on.

I have to remind myself that even though I didn’t art or paint, I still accomplished something kind of cool (at least to me.)I started a side hustle, surpassed my goal, and gained valuable experience and skills. That has to count for something,

So for 2022 I’m going to pull in the reins on re-selling a bit, and try and sneak in some creative and art time. I’m wondering how successful I would be if I put in even half time and effort I put into re-selling into my art/painting, what amazing things could I accomplish? We will see!

Here’s hoping to a more bright and creative 2022!

Take care, friends!