Monday, January 7, 2013

Time to Say Good-Bye

With the new year always comes changes. I look back over the past year and remember little of it. What I do remember is not spending enough time with my family, not enjoying the outdoors as much as previous years, not keeping up with housework and other odds and ends. This business can be all-consuming if we let it. I love my job (as we all do!). I love that I can help provide lots of extras for my family without ever leaving the comfort of my home - well, except to shop, but who can complain about THAT?

As you all have noticed, my posting here has become sporadic at best. My heart just isn't in it anymore. My business is becoming more and more full-time, and I am becoming less and less inspired to blog about it. I decided last night, after giving it much though, that it is time to say good-bye to this little corner of my internet world. There is a lot of good material here, so I will not be deleting the blog. I just won't be posting here. At least not for a long time. I suppose someday I might decide that I miss it. Who knows? I make no promises. All I know is that, for the time being, something's got to go, and I would rather it be my blog than my family or other more important things.

I wish you all much success in your businesses. And remember - you can still email me anytime by using the "Email Me" link at the top of my blog. I will always respond. Unless you're a spammer :)

Happy sales to you ... until we meet again :)

23 comments:

  1. Well, sorry to see you go but I know exactly what you mean - we do spread ourselves a little thinly sometimes don't we?

    Good luck with business and best wishes for the family in 2013!

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  2. It was nice to hear about your little corner of the world especially what you did Ebaywise,but family comes first.I hope the new year brings you much success!

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  3. I will definitely miss your posts, but I always did wonder how you managed to do so many things (as if you had superhuman powers). I'll always be thankful to you for the tax preparation posts you did last year and I'll be referring to them again soon. Your random acts of kindness posts inspired me to do the same and I found out today that someone was inspired by what I did, so the good is going forward! Take care and all the best to you and your family.
    Lorraine

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  4. Thanks. I found you awhile back with yardsalemommy and you have helped me get going with online selling. thanks for all and best wishes. Thanks for the tax posts- very informative and helpful.

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  5. I only recently discovered your blog, so I'm sorry you won't be writing anymore. However, I certainly understand!

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  6. I have enjoyed all your posts and have found so much great information! Thank you and I hope you have a wonderful 2013 :)

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  7. I have really enjoyed reading your blog! Best wishes, and enjoy the family time!

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  8. Will really miss your posts, but you gotta do what's best for you and your family. Thanks for all the good information you have shared with us & best wishes for the future!

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  9. Thank you for all your hard work and the best of luck to you and your family. I will be always grateful for all the information that I got from your posts.

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  10. Thanks for your posts! I always found them informative and enjoyable.

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  11. Thank you for your sharing all your experience, sales and everything in between. You have truly helped me become a better seller which helped me make more money. I am so thankful for the day I found your blog. I'll miss your post and your inspiration, but most of all I hope for your continued success!

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  12. So sad to see you go but thanks for all of your great posts full of information, advice and inspiration.

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  13. Thank you for all the information you have shared with us - it has definitely inspired me to give this Ebay thing a go! Sad to see you leave the blog, but I totally understand. I don't know how you have done it this long! Good luck!

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  14. Thank you for all your wonderful posts. I have been very fortunate to have found your blog last year. It's been one of my favorites and I've been inspired to keep working on my ebay listings, with increased success. Thank you again.

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  15. So sad to see you leave, but I completely understand. You are a fantastic reseller and I have learned alot from your posts. Hopefully we can still catch you on the Ebug Boards!!

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  16. Well hopefully you will get lonely for blogging and do an update now and then. I am really thankful for your blog and all the knowledge you have shared. You have saved me more than once (tax time especially!) so I am particularly grateful for you taking the time to share what you knew! It's hard not to get completely sucked in to all things selling online! Good luck to you!

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  17. I just wanted to say thank you for everything that you have shared here. You inspired this stay at home, homeschooling mama to get up, get moving and change my precarious financial situation. I am happy to say that in a few short months I am well on my way to changing certain things in my life that I didn't think possible. I stumbled upon your blog by chance, read furiously and learned all that I could. I then visited all the other bloggers who are linked here on your page, and learned all that I could from each of them. I am so very grateful to you, and to all of the others that have generously shared so much time and information. You have helped to change my life in ways you can't imagine. Kindest Wishes to you and your family for a bright and beautiful future. :-)

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  18. Thank you for all the wonderful, informative posts. You were bookmarked as one of my fave blogs. I hope to see you update us with how you're doing once in awhile. I learned a LOT from you and wish the best in everything. :-)

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  19. I will miss your very informative posts! I understand about blogging taking up so much time. I hope you pop back in and keep us updated.

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  20. You will be missed. Thanks for the past tips!

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  21. Sorry to read that you've shut down the blog. I can totally identify with your plight and have had the same discussion with myself-it's very time consuming. I've seen several other like-minded blogs do the same, like YardSale Mommy. I think a lot of bloggers come to the realization their time is better spent just strictly selling on eBay and making $$$.

    Hope you're doing well on that front...Dude!

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  22. Hello I only found your blog today. I have only recently started blogging. But I just want to say that I can tell that in your time as a blogger you HAVE made a difference and THAT is worth more than money. I hope at the end of my time as a blogger I can look back and KNOW that I have helped/inspired/made a difference.

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