Sewing for Cherubs

Update Your Bookmarks!

Hi Readers! A little business to take care of today.

If you've been accessing my blog through my www.thecherubscloset.com domain, please do me a favor and update your bookmarks/feed/whatever to the following:

http://thecherubscloset.typepad.com

I have been working really hard (translation: tearing my hair out) sprucing up my Hyenacart shop and making it into an effective storefront for my business. You will be able to navigate from the shop to my blog, my shop at UM, and anything else I've got going on in cyberspace.

I will be re-pointing my domain to my spruced-up shop sometime in the next week or so. If you'd like to take a peek at the changes, head on over to my shop and take a look. Thanks!

Back at it

I know, I know, I've slacked off a bit in the blogging department. I've just been spending a lot of time sitting at my (sewing) machines working on inventory, and when I'm not doing that, the last thing I've been wanting to do is sit in front of another machine.

I think I'm starting to settle into a rhythm though, and I'm hoping to get back into my almost-daily-posting habit. You see, this blog, which started out as a way to communicate with my customers, very quickly evolved into something much more personal. It has become a place where I record the small and not-so-small moments of our family's daily life, jot down funny things the kids say,  ponder the deeper meaning of seemingly insignificant events, and yes, show off some of my sewing.

I've never been one to consistently keep a diary, but suddenly I find myself with over a year's worth of memories photographed, documented, and tucked away for future enjoyment. It feels like quite an accomplishment!

So yeah, I'm going to get back to that blogging thing. In fact, stay tuned... tonight you're going to get two posts for the price of one.

It Looks Different In Here!

You haven't gotten lost in cyberspace. This is still the Sewing For Cherubs blog. I decided my plain old solid green banner just had to go, so I had a little fun with my camera and came up with a new banner. And then I found out that in order to add a photo, I had to change my theme, so that's why everything looks a little different. Hopefully, we'll all get used to it quickly!

I hope you like the banner picture. I tried to represent my efforts to balance my enjoyment of sewing with something even more important: caring for and playing with my little ones.

What's in a Name?

You may have noticed that so far in this blog I have chosen to keep my children's names and faces private. It's not that I wouldn't LOVE to show them to you - trust me, they are exceedingly adorable creatures. It's just that I am still feeling my way through this whole blogging-to-the-world-about-my-life-and-slowly-losing-my-anonymity thing. I don't mind revealing myself to you (within reason, haha!), but I am not as comfortable with making that decision on behalf of my children.

But as I've continued with this process, I feel like I am getting to know some of you, and I certainly hope you feel as though you are getting to know me. I love sharing the small details of my life with you, and I appreciate the listening ear you offer. And somehow, saying "my seven-year-old" is starting to feel a little too impersonal.

Therefore, as a compromise, I have decided to assign my children pseudonyms, which I will use from here forward. Each one has been chosen to reflect an aspect of their own unique personalities. So, may I introduce:

The Princess - my seven-year-old daughter. The firstborn of the family, with two loyal subjects, her younger brothers. She is (usually) a benevolent ruler.

Radar - my sensitive and intuitive five-year-old, who never misses a thing. He is able to hear the school bus approaching the neighborhood well before anyone else, just like Radar O'Reilly on MASH.

Superman - my spunky, impish two-year-old, who despite his physical challenges thinks he can do *anything*, and none of us are going to tell him otherwise.

We're all pleased to meet you! On with the blogging.