Peanut is a nickname given to me as a kid by my dad and one he will randomly fashion to this day. It is not to say that I'm particularly small, just the smallest of the children in my family. It is hard to convey the way he says this because some things are just lost when translated to text, but I assure you it warrants a hug every time. I'm also going to note that the title 'Origin Story' I stole from Tina Fey's new book Bossypants because I'm currently listening to it via audiobook for the n'th time and it's just that clever.
I am an anxious person and I tend to over think almost everything. As a result, the things and projects I do and make yield the best results when acted upon as quickly as possible. In addition to this, if I've mentally figured out what the end product will look like, worked out the kinks and gone through all the steps in my head, I get so bored that I never even start the project.
The first blog names I came up with were conservative and vague. I couldn't help but imagine being interviewed by Etsy as a Featured Seller (again, I'm imagining) and having to stand behind a name that sounded juvenile and poorly planned. Really, this is a pet peeve of mine. I've denied establishments my patronage for years on this reason alone. Want to name you restaurant 'Amy's Breakfast' and only serve lunch and dinner? Yeah right. Give your Mexican cantina a Spanish name and have the waitresses pronounce it incorrectly? No dice. How was I ever going to come up with a name that could sum up a venture I hadn't even started and could accommodate all things mediocre and great?
The pressure was mounting. Maybe I shouldn't write a blog if it's taking me this long to decide on a name? My hubby, who is all manners of brilliant and helps me out of these stalemates daily, held the key to my dilemma. Don't figure it out. Start something and let it grow while you work on it over time. What? That's crazy talk and it's crushing my mind grapes! And then it happened....eureka! (that word isn't used nearly enough). I can't pile on the pressure of future everything-ness with a name like Peanut's Crafty Lab because you can't take it seriously. I can't take it seriously. The pressure lifted and the air cleared as a new adventure began.
Thanks Hubby, you're superb.
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