This was an awesome show! The merchandise was varied and high quality, turnout was great, set up and takedown was hassle-free. The live music really made it special.
I met some wonderful people, saw awesome stuff and took tons of pictures but of course I must pimp share Madelyn's darling pottery.
Fez Monkey Teapot!! Kitty Mush bowls!
I love those egg cups, above.
Maddy's newest motif:
Oh. My. God. Raccoons! So cute!
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Sometimes I find myself pleasantly surprised at how different I am now.
There was a time when I wouldn't have been able to help Maddy at this show because my anxiety would have been unbearable. I would have not believed in myself enough to know what to do (or be comfortable not knowing). I would have been afraid of someone looking at me trying put up the tent and I would have been sweating and blushing and embarrassed. It's not rational, it doesn't make sense - but that is how I lived most of my life: in constant fear and panic. I can feel it fluttering in my chest just by bringing it up. Sometimes I forget how bad it was and how much it ruled my life.
I don't like scary and suspenseful movies or haunted houses. That state of anticipation and adrenaline that they invoke is a feeling that I have worked very hard to soothe and talk myself down from. It is so rewarding when I notice that I am perfectly comfortable in an environment or situation that would have totally freaked me in the past.
That happened the day of this show and it was cool.
xo, m