MAKE36 : NOV : prototyping a puzzle and tips for avoiding burnout as a small biz owner during busy seasons

just Elise this season chatting crafts, hobbies and life. This episode is a short catch up as we are mid-move and mid-major life transition. Thank you for being here and listening! Looking forward to catching up again in the fall. :) shownotes, as always, can be found at elisejoy.com/podcast

just Elise this season chatting crafts, hobbies and life. This episode is about being a beginner and how important it is to understand how you learn best (and then lean into it instead of trying to fight it). shownotes can be found at elisejoy.com/podcast

just Elise this season chatting crafts, hobbies and life. This episode is about summer crafting. I share some of my favorites from past years and a few of my goals (crafting and otherwise) for this upcoming summer. shownotes for this episode can be found at elisejoy.com/podcast.

just Elise this season chatting crafts, hobbies and life. This episode is about the big and small personal style changes I have been drifting toward lately. Includes why I think I am gravitating toward such a different look AND how I find inspiration for new projects. shownotes for this episode can be found at elisejoy.com/podcast

just Elise this season chatting crafts, hobbies and life. This episode is about how I keep track of alllll my plans from a macro ten year level to the micro tasks that come in through my inbox each day. shownotes can be found at elisejoy.com/podcast

just Elise this season chatting crafts, hobbies and life. This episode is about documenting memories! I share a bit of my backstory and how scrapbooking was my original creative habit (for over a decade!) and then how I switched to other things based on my interests changing. I share a few of the easy ways I like to “keep” memories now. shownotes for this episode can be found at elisejoy.com/podcast

just Elise this season chatting crafts, hobbies and life. This episode shares my thoughts on how I make time for hobbies with little kids. I get asked this more than almost anything whenever I share a project online. My advice honest, encouraging and realistic I promise. shownotes can be found at elisejoy.com/podcast

just Elise this season chatting crafts, hobbies and life. This episode was inspired by a few different questions I got about making time for crafting, juggling different hobbies and having patience for longer projects. I talk about how I mindlessly spend my time vs. how I mindfully spend my time and why I am able to slow down as a crafter now compared with ten years ago. shownotes for this episode can be found at elisejoy.com/podcast

just Elise this season chatting crafts, hobbies and life. This episode was inspired by a few different questions I got about craft supplies and tools. Where to start? How to store them? What about the crafting off season? I answer those questions but also talk about taking inventory, starting at entry level and letting go of the “stuff” to make space. shownotes for this episode can be found at elisejoy.com/podcast

just Elise this season chatting crafts, hobbies and life. This episode was inspired by a great question on Instagram — “what are your 10 crafting bucket list goals?” I went a slightly different direction and shared five major craft project milestones from the past and then shared eight creative ventures I would like to take on in the next year and over the next decade. shownotes for this episode can be found at elisejoy.com/podcast