A few years ago my dad founded the Great Lakes Clean Water Organization. A non-profit with the mission to promote the collection and disposal of unused and unwanted drugs in a safe and approved manner. This in an effort to keep harmful drugs and chemicals out of ground water, surface water and municipal water systems in Michigan and the Great Lakes region.
In 2009 Great Lakes Clean Water began the Yellow Jug Old Drugs program in order to safely collect and dispose of unwanted and unused drugs. Pharmacies across Michigan take part in the program where they collect unused drugs which are then picked up by Yellow Jug and properly disposed of.
To read more and find out how you can help please visit their website.
Because I believe so much in the program and want to see if grow even more and continue to expand to all of the Great Lakes states I am offering to donate 10% of your sales to the program. I will be offering this through the end of the year. All you have to do is mention Great Lakes Clean Water or Yellow Jug Old Drugs in your order and 10% of the sale price will go directly to the organization. How cool is that?
I’ve been thinking a lot lately, having many hours to myself each day leaves me a lot of time. I keep thinking that the big change I need to get used to is living in Seattle now. Of course that is a pretty big change for me and being that it’s the largest city I’ve ever lived in it’s taking some time to adjust. I think I’ve been a little hard on the city though because it certainly isn’t the only change in my life recently.
When I decided to move out to Seattle it was because Walker got a job out here and we were at that point in our relationship that I felt comfortable following him. To help with the transition I went home for the summer and had such a wonderful summer visiting with friends and family. Then in September I made the big move, and don’t mean moving to Seattle. I mean moving in with a boy. Ah! Right! It’s actually been pretty fun despite the usual annoyances. A sock here and there and everywhere. I think we’re both doing a pretty good job and making it work but despite that it’s a huge change and takes some time getting used to (the other day he said he wanted to put hooks everywhere,really?).
One of the biggest changes in my life is a pretty big deal and it is pretty exciting. What am I talking about? Right, when I left Texas and knew Seattle was in my future I figured what better time to see if I could turn my little side business into a full-time job. It had been on my mind but I couldn’t see any real reason to make the jump. I enjoyed my day job and was able to juggle the 2 quite well. It just seemed that everything was lining up for me to pursue my real dream full-time. I left Texas and spent the next 2 months basically on a summer vacation and working when I could instead of working and taking trips when I could. It was a bit anti-climactic.
When I finally did get to Seattle I think that’s when it really hit me. I left my day job to pursue my dream job and am now self employed and work from home. It’s super exciting but also scary and sometimes I feel unsure of my decisions and with all the other changes it’s easy to think this to often. My daily to-do lists have been helping keep me on task and I feel like I learn something new every day. But just as much as I get done I feel like there is that much and more yet to do. It can be weary at times but what’s great is I’m the one calling the shots and if I get overwhelmed I just take a break or the afternoon if I must. As I’ve heard from many other inspiring stay at home business owners it can be lonely and that’s about where I am now. Most days I’m busy enough but I have my days.
I have been really enjoying Gussy Sews-Handmade business in 31 days. It’s been a nice daily reminder that I’m not alone in this, some great tips, and just a little break from my day.
The last leg of my trip home included an unexpected stop at The National Freshwater Fishing Museum in Wisconsin. We were driving through the area when I discovered that the city we were in was home to the 150 foot fiberglass muskie. How about that?
It was actually pretty interesting overall and you can walk up the big fish and stand in the mouth. Pretty cool. We finished our whirlwind tour of Wisconsin while watching it zip by through the windows of the car in Milwaukee (where I flew back to Seattle).
