I went to my favorite little thrift store the other day and found the most exquisite statue of the Virgin Mary. She is carved, polished marble and weighs 1 lb 6 oz. I was very excited, to say the least. I listed her tonight. Please check her out at #260092064214 and let me know what you think of her. She has no markings whatsoever, so I really have no idea if she is old or who made her. I think she is beautiful!

January 2007 started a new chapter in my life. I turned 38 years old, the same age my mother was when she died of a heart attack. As I approached this significant birthday, I did a lot of soul searching. What if history were to repeat itself?  If I died at age 38, would I have lived my life with no regrets? 

For 14 years, I was a nurse, and a darned good one too. But the medical field has a way of treating their professionals without dignity and without support, at least from the nursing aspect of it. Over the last 2 years, I slowly came to realize this. I felt disappointed and angry. What should I do? After a lot of soul searching, I decided to fulfill a life long dream to be my own boss. I could either continue in a job that offered me no creative outlet, a lot of stress and a feeling of unfillment or I could do things my way. So, after long discussions with my husband about the situation, we agreed that I would take some time off from nursing and focus on starting my own business. 

So, I started a home based business (for now) called "Sell Your Stuff", selling other people's things on ebay for a commission. I already sold for friends and family, but now I would try to make some money doing it. I also opened a store on ebay and devoted myself to Full Time ebayness. So far, I am having a blast. I get to shop for bargains at thrift stores, yard sales and other places (which is one of my fave things to do) and resell them. Granted, the money is not what is was when I worked as a nurse, but I hope in a few months that I will remedy that situation. Before, I was driving 100-200 miles a day for my job and putting my 4 year old son in daycare. I never saw my husband and I was under a lot of stress. Now, I have my son home with me, I see my husband a lot more and I call the shots! I feel a lot more in control of my life now and I feel mom would be proud.