First Post - Hello World?

So here I am, starting up another blog. I suppose I better just introduce myself and let you know why the hell I'm here.

My name is Auntie Mel. I'm a yarn artist working in St. Paul, Minnesota. I left my day job behind (read: got laid off) almost a year ago to pursue my art (read: collect unemployment and make stuff in my boredom). Luckily I have an incredibly supportive husband who has a "real" job.

I launched my Etsy shop in January 2008. My impressions so far: Etsy can be a warm, welcoming, and at the same time, very lonely place. The competition can be a bit fierce, and sometimes it seems like the same 5 sellers constantly get their work on the "front page". The neat thing, though, is that it is what you make of it. It's not like, if you post it, they will come. You have to work to get your name out there.

Which brings us to today. One of the highly recommended promotional activities is daily blogging. So, I'm going to give it a shot. I've made probably at least 5 failed blogs in my lifetime. I'm not going to bore you with the reasons, but I figure if my income is dependent on blogging, I might just stick to it.