As I sit here, pondering the very last steps before launching the web site, wondering what other little things I’ve left to do, I’m almost in disbelief!
I can’t believe I’m almost to the finish line!
This web site has been months in the making. I poured my heart and soul into it. There were days when I was tired, overwhelmed, frustrated, and wanted to walk away!
More than anything, I wanted to get back to the bench to create jewelry instead of creating a web site, but I knew I had to persevere!
Yet, I had custom orders waiting in the wings and making my customers happy took priority. So, I put the web site on hold once again and took a break to work on customs and that was okay because it meant I’d get to feed my creative soul for a little while. Then, the holidays rolled through and my schedule and focus became erratic. Finally, when the calendar turned over to 2019 and the custom orders were out the door I set down the torch and sat behind the keyboard once again. I actually love working on the web site, but it was a daunting task with a very long list of steps to complete!
In the final weeks, as I got closer and closer to the finish line, my mantra became “Discipline over Motivation.” I was determined to get the job done. It was nose to the grindstone and nothing was going to stop me!
But, when you’re a one woman show and doing everything yourself it ends up taking much longer than anticipated. There were roadblocks, obstacles, and speed bumps that kept slowing my progress. I kept pushing the date out further and further because I wasn’t willing to compromise and launch a site I wasn’t proud of.
I am now days away from launching and Mother Nature is throwing one more wrench in the works! In the coming days, a major snow storm—the biggest in over a decade—is forecast for the Pacific Northwest. It’s unusual and the predictions call for heavy snowfall, frigid temperatures, and power outages.
I can’t risk launching the web site only to experience a power outage in the first few days! It’s a high probability in the rural area where I live. So, once again, I’m pushing the launch back a few more days. However, that means I can polish the edges and add a little bit more patina, a luxury I can now afford since the finish line is in sight.
