I've also gathered more documents and I went for my physical. I will travel down to Winnipeg at the end of June to do the education component of the adoption. And then I think after that my dossier will be pretty much done.
So now I'm going to start actively fundraising! I have a love/hate relationship with fundraising. I love seeing money raised for good causes but boy is it ever a lot of work. Most of the money raised so far has been from my own savings and from selling things I've made. I did have two donations from people I haven't even met. And look at the thermometer! I'm almost half way there!
Some of the ways I'm raising money are:
1.)Extra shifts at my weekend job. I haven't had a pay period without a few extra hours on it for a long time. I'm also going to apply for a casual position tomorrow. It's just a temporary thing for a month or so.
2.)I've picked up an extra daycare child for evenings. He starts next week.
3.)Etsy store! https://www.etsy.com/shop/YouAreWorthMore I need to get better at advertising this and I also need to get more things made and listed. I had seven items that sold this weekend. :)
4.)Selling my unused "stuff". I've made a few hundred dollars by selling things like my bike, a filing cabinet, etc online.
5.)Custom orders. I knit a lovely yellow sweater for a friend to give as a baby gift. I'm working on another sweater to list on Etsy. Oh and I made a sock monkey. I named him Melvin but I think his new family may rename him.
Isn't he sweet??
So I've been working pretty hard and I don't have much of a life right now but it's all going to be worth it! Something that has been going through my head/heart through this whole process, but more so in the last two weeks, is Trust. Trust God. When I feel anxious and I don't know what to pray I just say "trust" over and over in my head. There is so much of adoption that is out of my control and reminding myself that God is in control calms me down. I've been blessed with such a smooth process so far. I can't imagine what families who are caught up in red tape are going through. Adoption is hard folks. We need to pray for those who are stuck. Families who know who their children are and some have even met them, only to have governments shut down adoptions or stall the process with their governmental stupidity.
Anyways......
Yard Sale
My next big fundraiser is going to be a yard sale on June 8th. I've had some very generous friends donate items but I'm always looking for more. The more stuff I have, the more stuff I'll sell right? I hope! So if you have a few items you could donate I would appreciate that very much!
And if you don't have anything to donate that must mean you need to come and shop at the yard sale!!! I'm sure you'll find something that needs to come home with you. ;o)
If you have nothing to donate and no money to spend I could always use help with setting up in the morning. Any help or donations mean so much to me because it brings my son one step closer to having a mommy!
