We welcome you to munchkin land!

When Bryant and I were dating, a good friend of ours invited us over to play a game called munchkin. It's a card game that, in a way, makes fun of the dungeons and dragons game.
For example, your "character" may be an elf or dwarf or something, but the monsters you fight are evil potted plants, ex-girlfriends and geeks. And your armor may be the pantyhose of incredible strength or the boots of butt-kicking.

Yeah, it's pretty funny.

I got it for Bryant as a Christmas gift because he has always talked about how he loved that game, and he was way excited to play it.

My friend Janine and her husband invited us over to their apartment to play games with my friend Jessica and her husband last night.



Unfortunately, there are a TON of instructions and we couldn't remember how to play it so it was slow going. We had a lot of fun, but after 2 hours I think we made up more rules than followed the real ones.


After the game, Bryant and Janine's husband played some xbox and her and I sat down to talk and we played around with the idea of opening up and Etsy shop together with our friend Jessica. I LOVE this idea because I have been meaning to open one for myself for quite a while but I was nervous about investing in it all by myself and whether or not my stuff would sell well. I like the idea of going in on it with them because we would have more product in the shop without needing to invest so much on our own.

Plus, this will give me something to do while I'm on maternity leave (you know, if the baby is taking a nap and I, for some reason, don't need one... yeah right)

I'm super excited for this and I'm hoping it works out!
I'm meeting with Janine and Jessica tomorrow to figure things out and get some ideas rolling!

It was so nice to hang out with great friends. I hope now that all my classes are online and I'll be gradually working less and less over the next 12-ish weeks (something my manager and I discussed today. Glad to get that figured out!) That I'll be able to spend more quiet around-the-table nights with my friends before baby takes up most of my time.

Etsy?

So a lot of friends and family have Etsy shops, and they all seem to do pretty well.
For weeks, Bryant has been telling me that I should open one to sell some of the crafts and projects I do.

I LOVE my job. It's the best job I've ever had in fact and I've worked at the bookstore longer than I have at any other job. All my other jobs I would get so sick and tired of after a few months but I'm perfectly happy at my current job. It's perfect for me, and I love the people I work with.

However, I want nothing more than to be a stay at home mom when this baby gets here. We have plenty of support from my parents and I have no doubt Bryant and I can balance school, work and being new parents, and the money would be extremely helpful, but I really really want to be here for my baby as much as possible, and If I didn't have to work that would really be a blessing.

Every time I bring this up with Bryant he says "well just open an etsy shop. You love making stuff, you might as well make a profit off of it too"

But weighing pro's and cons, there seem to be more cons...

Pro's:
I can stay home
I get to create and make things all day which I love,
I will have my own schedule,
If we ever moved, I wouldn't have to find a new job
If successful, the money would be good

Con's:
My stuff may not be very good
My items would not be consistent(meaning I have too many random things I would list, they wouldn't make sense being in the same shop.)
If unsuccessful, I'd be in the hole with money
There is a lot of competition out there
My current job is reliable (and I'd miss it)
I basically would have no idea what I'm doing

Bryant says I could give it a trial run. Open one during the holiday season and see if it's worth doing. So here I am, asking the blogging world for some opinions and advice!

Giveaway!

What do you think of these groovy sunglasses?
Or these?

And this adorable pixie hat?
And this amazing headband?
Or this pendant that I'm completely and totally in love with???
Well if you just love them as much as I do then head over here and then here where talk2thetrees and paola loves to shop are giving away one item of choice to a lucky winner!

All the official information is on their blogs and when you're done entering, head over to talk2thetrees shop on etsy. Talk2thetrees products are all hand knitted, crocheted, made and painted (yup! Even that tiny sail boat pendant I adore is hand painted!) And everything is super amazingly affordable.

And I think those blue sunglasses are super hip! So head over to Paola's Etsy too to pick out some summer shades!