My foray into self-employment

Here's what I've been up to:



I am now my own boss. Scary thought!

But, this is what I've wanted to do for a very long time, but didn't have the means or courage to do. Maybe having a heartless boss for three years was the motivation I needed to make that dream a reality.

I also chose today to "launch" my business because it's the third anniversary of losing Peanut #2, and I wanted this day to be one filled with more than just sadness, as the last two anniversaries have been. I don't want to always mark off the bad anniversaries and overlook the good ones.

As I was pulling the pieces together for this project, I seemed to be stuck on a suitable business name. I was trying to use my beloved Ryan as my inspiration in choosing a name, but I was coming up empty-handed every time I'd sit down for a brain-storming session. Then, quite literally, one night I dreamt about him and the word "heartstrings" was uttered by a faceless person in my dream. When I awoke from my dream, I knew that that was THE name I had to use, for more than one reason. And, it seemed the most fitting way to honor my Ryan's little life - and the lives of my other Peanuts who never made it here - and to keep his legacy going.

It feels good to share good news. I haven't been able to do this in a long time.