Thursdays have been my "slower" days so far in December. I've been getting 6-12 orders per day since the Tuesday before Thanksgiving...but last Thursday I had 4 orders and today I've only had 3 orders. So while things are a little slower today, I'm working on some more designs. I have a lot more custom name stickers that I want to get listed...but I've been so busy lately making and packaging orders that it's been hard to find time to work on them. I'm not complaining though! I'm to the point now where I'm making as much money with CandiMaker as I was when I was working part-time outside the home. As of today, I already have 97 orders for December. Last month I had 115 orders total for the month...and my record is 137 in July 2024. The first 13 days in July, I had 57 orders...while I had 58 orders in just the first 7 days of December. So hopefully the pace continues and I'll set a new record this month! :)
I'm loving the new Litter Robot. I set it up the day it arrived. Milo used it right after I first put the litter in...before I even turned it on! It's been hit and miss since then, though. I still have their regular litterbox in there, but it's not getting used as much. I also got a cheap $20 indoor security camera that I'm going to set up so I can see what's going on down there without having to go down and look. :P Because when I go downstairs, they stop whatever they were doing before I started walking downstairs. That have to run to the bottom of the stairs and watch me walk down...so then it's just a wasted trip. :P lol.
I also used one of our new sauce pots tonight! They're Carote white granite pots and pans. We got the 21 piece set that had the grill pan instead of the egg pan. Tuesday I cleaned out the cabinet where we keep all the pots and pans. I boxed up all the old ones and put away the new ones after I washed them all. It's so much more organized down there without a whole bunch of random pots and pans.
So far, I really like the new pots and pans. They're very non-stick which is the main thing I wanted...something easy to clean. I made country gravy and it heated really well. The only complaint I have so far is the fact that the two largest sauce pans (4.5 and 5.5 quart) don't have a handle on both sides. They're pretty lightweight, but I already have issues with my wrists separating, so I'll have to use my silicone glove thing to hold both sides when pouring and stuff. They're also not specifically mentioned to be dishwasher safe...but if the non-stick is good enough, that's not a problem. Overall, they're much better than the old pots and pans we had. :)
Well...I'm going to get some more work done before I go to bed. Hope everyone has a good weekend!