A day in the life of Jeweled Blossoms

It occurred to me earlier today, that some of you might be a bit curious as to how I spend my days. I know I'm often curious about the day to day on-goings of other artists, so I thought I'd give you a little snapshot of my day here in Sunny California.

(and if you have no interest, just wait for tomorrow's post on something less mundane!)

My day usually begins at 6 am, when I reluctantly roll out of bed to the sound of my buzzzing alarm. I get up, brush my teeth, check my email for any sales or questions from customers, then get my Bella fed, let her out and head in to work.

My day job is providing quality assurance for a vet pathology lab (yes, yes, I know, that sounds terribly boring, but I'm telling you, it's right up my detail-oriented-alley!). I spend the day checking emails here and there and eventually 4 pm rolls around and I head home.

From there, it really depends on how many orders I get. I usually try to photograph any new pieces I've made right away before the good afternoon light disappears. Then I fill orders, answer emails, create new pieces if the mood strikes me.

I grab a bit of dinner, a shower, work on packaging up orders, listing new items and working on my website, JeweledBlossoms.com. Usually around 10:30 or so I start to slow down a bit and if I'm lucky, by 11 or 11:30 I'm in bed (lately it's been 12 or 12:30).

It makes for a long day, but I really and truly enjoy every minute of it!

So tell me, how do you spend your days?