Author: coffeewithisla

Hi! I am Isla, a full time ebay store owner , and YouTube content creator. Since the tender age of 16, I have always had a job either working for someone or a company, but recently grew some figurative balls (yes, I said figurative balls!!!!) with the encouragement from a strong bottle of liquid courage , decided to go rouge …. To become my own bosslady ! My intent with this blog is to document my self employment journey - so that means the good , the bad and the ugly !!! And everything in between!!! So here we go!!!! I hope y’all will stick around for whatever happens !
business start up, Business Start Up / Working from Home

Offering Free Shipping on my eBay Store?

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As of today, I have 27 active sales in my eBay store. Since posting my items, I have thought about offering free shipping (on MOST shop items, with the exception of a few) After running circles upstairs in my crazy brain and consumed half a dozen of Bavarian filled chocolate donuts, went ahead and revised… Continue reading Offering Free Shipping on my eBay Store?

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business start up, Business Start Up / Working from Home, Crafting at Home

Everyday is an eBay Day

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Everyday is an eBay day. The goal is to post at least 3 items everyday – anything from handcrafted, new, or pre-owned. As of current I posted 23 items, and 222 more to go until March 30th. The ribbon leis that were originally listed on Etsy are all uploaded to eBay. eBay is a new… Continue reading Everyday is an eBay Day

business start up, Business Start Up / Working from Home, Crafting at Home, Etsy

Ribbon Leis by Isla

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So far to current, I have posted five different ribbon leis on eBay while more ribbon lei listings will become available in the next few days. While making leis today, I realized I’ve been so wrapped up in ribbon lei work, that I have not shared any finished items with ya’ll for a look-see! (Honestly,… Continue reading Ribbon Leis by Isla

20 hours to Learn A new Skill, home schooling

What About Home Schooling Curriculum? How To Pick One?

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This is a continuation for home schooling. Prior to planning and penciling a Pre K curriculum, I thought it was necessary to answer the following questions before I set forth on a curriculum. So here we go: What is my teaching style?What is my daughter’s learning style?What does Texas law state regarding curriculum ? Eclectic… Continue reading What About Home Schooling Curriculum? How To Pick One?

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Texas, a homeschooling friendly state!

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This post is a continuation, a personal quest educating myself on how to home school in Texas. There was so much I learned just by personal research. After all the note taking and book marking on homeschooling, I compiled what I thought would be the most informative and pertinent information to share with yall. The… Continue reading Texas, a homeschooling friendly state!

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How in the world do I go about homeschooling?

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Much like most subjects, skills, or crafts that I am not familiar with or have zero knowledge about, I like to spend at least 20 hours at minimum researching a subject, and teaching myself based on the information I found, and then, of course my favorite part...applying everything I learned to work . For example,… Continue reading How in the world do I go about homeschooling?

Business Start Up / Working from Home

Small Beginnings

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Googling small business startup stories, I found an interesting article on reditt.com about David Wehle, the creator of the fox adventure game, The First Tree. David had no experience in coding; however, this did not limit his personal aspirations in making a video game. He used Unity and Play maker, visual scripting tools to make… Continue reading Small Beginnings