The Grand Escape

Ah, the ever elusive "Grand Escape"...always on our minds, always in the background waiting to happen.  I finally decided to make my own Grand Escape a couple of months ago.  You see, I'm a stay at home mom, with kids ranging in age from 18 years to 17 months (as of this post).  Every day seemed to be the same old thing - get up, feed the little kids, get ready for the day, eat breakfast, clean the house, do the laundry, nap times, clean the house again, make dinner, etc, etc, etc.  You get the picture.  As a former customer service department manager, I was beginning to feel like I needed something else for my brain besides Food Network and the Disney Channel.  I needed some sort of escape from the ho hum of every day that wouldn't take me away from every day.
One day as I sat there putting away baby blankets, I looked again at my favorite one.  It was given to us as a baby gift for my middle daughter.  It was a beautifully crocheted blanket in pink and white.  I decided right then and there that I was going to learn to crochet.  With YouTube, you can pretty much learn just about anything these days!  And learn I did!  And I fell in love with it.  It reminded me of when I was a young girl and my extraordinarily creative and beloved grandmother taught me the basics of knitting.  I didn't fully appreciate it then, but now I wish I had paid more attention.  I wish I could show her now what her efforts have given me.  They have given me a grand escape.  And for that I will be forever grateful.
So where is all this leading?  Well, it leads me to not having enough people to make crocheted items for!  Which leads me to to this blog!  And it has also led me to opening my very own shop on Etsy.com, which is also the fulfillment of a dream I have had for a very long time.  I have always wanted to own my own business, ever since I can remember.  The business I dreamed of has evolved over the years, and some ideas I still hope to do one day.  But for now, this is just what I need during this very busy time of my life.
I hope to use this blog to pass on my love of crochet to others, to use ideas from this blog to enable others to share in the joy of owning their own business, and to just share life and maybe even some recipes!
Until my next post, enjoy your day, and maybe even check out my Etsy store at www.grandescapecrochet.etsy.com if you have a moment.
Cheers!