There No Such Thing as Can't ..

.. It is just something you haven't done before.

I've been a bit quiet lately, and the reason is easy, I'm wrestling with the world of cyber space.

It has taught me so much about courage and persistence.  Courage to try something you've never done before, and persistence to figure it out even when you start to doubt you can ever get it done.

As I have hinted previously, I've been unwell for the past two years, and during that time have been on all sorts of meds, that combined with my un-wellness has meant my brain has been in a constant state of fog!  I have struggled to remember my name, let alone what I am supposed to be doing.  During this time I had to give up driving, and give up almost all of my work in the shop.  Needless to say it has been difficult for my family.

So now I'm off those meds, and have a new specialist who is working things out.  I'm functioning so much better, and believe that things are really on the improve.  So it is time to get back to all the things I have wanted to accomplish.  The first of those was to create a Smart Phone App for the shop. Frankly I was terrified when I began and looked to outsource it to an IT specializing in such technology.  Then I though heck, I can do this.  And I did, the app should be approved by Google's Android market in around 5 days.  It is cool and includes the ability to reserve a class, let the shop know that you won't attend a class etc.  You can also check on the status of your machines service.  There are coupons that are programmed to flash on for a defined amount of time and then vanish.  It is all way cool!

The next thing I wanted to do was to step up the use of social media, and the web for our annual shop hop, known as The Fabric Frolic.  And again I faced the self doubt.  But after a hard day working away at the computer I have it mostly figured out.  I have to say it was stressful, and the hardest thing was knowing what questions to ask, but now that I'm well underway I am amazed at what I am able to do.

I guess that is a good life lesson.  I've always taught my children that they are only limited by fear and self doubt, and now I have lived my own message.