{ etsy experiment! }

Hello, everyone!

After thinking about it for awhile, I decided it might be fun to try opening my own Etsy shop! I've been working on my own special hair accessories, mostly bows and headbands. My little bows have earned me quite a few compliments--a lot of people have stopped me to ask where I get them and how I make them! As such, just for fun, I think I'd like to see if opening up a shop for them pans out. As I expand my interests, I'm very excited to share my new ventures with all of you!

Of course, my little shop is still under construction. I'm experimenting with prices and styles to see what works best. After less than an hour, I can't really say for sure whether I've chosen successful options, but time will tell. I've been browsing Etsy for similar listings to pick fair prices and learn how to list items in an appealing way; if my shop becomes more successful, I'm sure I'll just have to start coming up with even more creative things to do with it!

If you'd like to check it out, Darling Mine is now up and running! Let me know what you think--pictures, prices, etc.! If by any chance you see something you like, please tell me! I'm not sure how successful a business model I'll have by being eager to make people deals all the time, but I'm hoping I'll become successful enough to offer lots of coupons and bundle deals. (So far, it seems like 3 for $10 is a pretty standard group price?)

Thanks for stopping by! Hopefully I'll have more updates as time passes!

i always did like yellow...

Ignore my silly face--I was excited because I enjoy wordplay, and this is the closest I've ever come to seeing any on my own name. Starbucks makes good novelty coffees. 

So here's my fun story that probably isn't as interesting or humorous as I think it is, but, anyway. Earlier today, I visited the digestive doctor, because my primary seems to think something suspicious is occurring with my liver. (Spoiler alert, it isn't.) This specialist did mention that I have a fun condition called Gilbert's Syndrome. All that means is that my liver has weird enzyme habits, which equals me being vaguely yellowish. To be honest, I'd always just thought that was my complexion--we're largely Spanish and Filipino, and I've had my skin referred to as "olive" enough times to just assume.

But, no, I actually have glorified adult jaundice, I guess.

I can't tell if she was trying to be humorous, but the doctor let me know that there wasn't anything I could do about it--I would just have to be vaguely yellowish forever. She suggested bronzer if I was self-conscious about it. I felt really bad for wanting to laugh, because she looked serious, so I politely thanked her for the advice.

My mom thought this whole exchange was hilarious, and she asked me later why they couldn't just put me under the "special lamp" like they apparently did when I was born. I've been jaundiced since forever, it turns out!

To celebrate, I promptly went to Starbucks with my mom and ordered a caramel coffee.

When you're told you're going to be vaguely yellowish forever, you have to be a good sport about it, after all.

:)