08/26/2026
I know, I've been less active over the Summer on this page and for good reasons! π€
1. I needed a bit of a mental break from managing multiple social media accounts-especially with the kids home for the Summer break and working FT. And the Village Antiques Mall has been crazy busy all Summer long! π΅βπ«
2. My studio at home needed a lot of TLC.
And this brings me to my next topic! My STUDIO! π€π
My studio at home is in a two car port garage!
It's the never ending work space that goes thru changes like no tomorrow. It will be organized one day, and chaotic the next.
And every time I went thru a booth reset, or had market, or accumulated a large amount of inventory-the studio would once again, be in shambles. And thus, hello anxiety.
Well the last 6 months, especially this year, I made a promise to myself. To get better at creating a system that works with my ADHD brain and home/ work life.
Having my stock inside the house, pricing, cleaning, it was taking over the family room, dining table, kitchen counter...you name it. I couldnt escape from work when I got home. And it stressed everyone out.
I put the two black shelves I got from Costco near the entrance. It hold totes of small collections such as tins, Xmas stock, plushies etc. And holds my larger items.
With multiple trial and errors, I finally figured out a system that works best for my own lifestyle, working style and mind.
I needed two different work spaces:
1. A table where I do product cleaning, and repairing
2. A table where I do my research, prepping and pricing my inventory and a system at that table where all my materials are easily accessibles for efficient workflow (this was a BIG one!) Being a person with ADHD-I need to visually be able to see everything but not have it laid out everywhere that it easily gets mixed in with other stuff or goes missing.
This area was a genius idea I came up with last minute. Yes, as a person with ADHD and a creative mind-My brain NEVER goes quiet. I'm always thinking of ideas, amd ways to improve the system. Are all my ideas great? Oh heck no! But thats the beauty of life: did you fail? Or did you just kick it up next level to get a better solution?
