As you saw in yesterday’s Tattoosday, we spent our weekend at the Portland Tattoo Expo! We had a really good time, brought home some new artwork, and even an award for my thigh tattoo! We’re looking forward to seeing everyone again at the Evergreen Tattoo Invitational next spring!
And speaking of spring.. our weather has been a little bit crazy and we’re still getting some fairly nice days. My garden is still producing tomatoes, beets, and red onions…and of course itsy bitsy spiders like this guy!
If you follow me on Instagram then you might have seen my update about our little deck dweller, Mokiki. He went from skittish and skinny to a plump and loving kitty in just a few months. We’ll be taking him into the vet in about a week or two to get the green light to bring him inside. We’ve been slowly introducing him and Punk to one another and I’m sure there will be a few scuffles, but we’re confident they’ll become buddies!
You might have noticed that I haven’t been posting as frequently as I used to (partially Punk’s fault for using my laptop as her bed!) and it’s because life got a whole lot busier over the last few weeks! In addition to Tattooed Martha and the freelance blog work that I do, I just picked up two more part time jobs so we have plenty of dough (the green kind!) rolling in for the holiday season. Not to burst the bubbles of future bloggers, but it’s not as easy as it may look to earn revenue from your posts. It can take a long time before you see any payoff from all the hard work you do and unfortunately I’m tired of waiting around, so I’m staying proactive in the meantime.
What does that mean for Tattooed Martha? Don’t worry.. I’m not going anywhere! I just might not be able to do as many posts as I like right now. I know that even though the work I’m doing will take me away from the blog temporarily, those ventures will help fund future projects and where I ultimately want to take my business in the future.
I’ll have a brand new cocktail for you all to try on Friday and a creepy cupcake recipe on Sunday.. just in time for your Halloween parties!
Thank you all for being tremendously supportive and encouraging through all the ups, downs, and changes in my blog as well as my life! 🙂 Have a great rest of the week!
Channing says
Mokiki is going to be part of the family!? Exiting!
Channing says
And by exiting I mean exciting
Sam Frank says
So glad you will be able to give Mokiki a good home and bring him inside before the weather turns cold! And the weather here has been warm and rainy, so I haven’t been able to check on our garden in a while but it still looks green from the window! I’ll have to get out there this weekend and see what’s harvestable before we finally tear it down. Also – as someone who just blogs for fun while working a fulltime job, I understand how hard it can be to keep up a consistent schedule, so no worries! You do what you gotta do! ^_^
Amber says
Congrats to both of you on the award winning work and the lovely behind it’s on!
I’m happy for Mokiki getting an awesome family in the three of you. Punk will have to learn the Sloppy Swish, and they will get along fabulously!
I totally feel you on the job thing. I just started a part time job last week to help bring in some cash around here, which is partially why my posts have been a little behind lately. It’s definitely not easy, but you and the blog are great, so do what you can, and we’ll all keep sending you love and support!
Sasha says
Thank you so much Amber! It’s definitely not fun to put what you love on back burner, but I know these other jobs will help fuel where I want to take the blog in the very near future!