🎙️ Episode 9 I Tried to Sort My Craft Supplies… and Accidentally Started a BusinessGlue guns, glitter, and the moment I realized I needed a podcast…. 🎵 [Imaginary Intro music: xylophone + label maker clicks + squirrel chatter + faint startup chime] Hi. I’m Angela. Queen of Focus-ish.And let me tell you about the time…I tried to sort my craft suppliesand accidentally created this entire podcast. ✂️ It started with a label. Just one.A sweet little label that said: “Glitter (All Types)” And suddenly I was pulling out every bin, basket, tote, drawer, and mystery shoebox I had ever lovingly shoved art supplies into. Beads that weren’t even mine from my hubby’s ex that I should donate to someone who wants them Raw Wool from Cody’s Waldorf School that I saved in case one day I would read the instructions printed on a carbon copier Ribbon scraps from gifts I saved to regift on a present one day And enough clear packaging tape to get me through any forseeable tape issue The deeper I went, the more intense it got.Because this wasn’t just a cleaning spiral.This was a creative inventory meltdown. 🧠 And then it hit me. There was a moment.A glorious, chaotic moment, where I was sitting on the floor, covered in felt triangles, holding a glue gun in one hand and a tiny pom-pom in the other, when I heard myself say out loud: “Honestly… someone should start a podcast about this.” And then I froze.Because I realized… “WAIT. I’M SOMEONE.” 💡 The ADHD Flashpoint Suddenly my brain lit up like a craft store fire sale. I started scribbling: Episode titles Jokes Character voices (Snacky, I see you) A whole squirrel-themed emotional support universe A tagline: Chaos. Closets. Closures. And then I asked the most dangerous question an ADHD person with a Cricut machine can ask: “Should I make this official?” Flash-forward two hours:I’m registering a domain.I'm sketching out logos on the back of an expired Michaels coupon.I’m halfway into writing a 3-season arc and wondering if I need merch. Do I need an LLC?Yes. Probably.Do I know what I’m doing?No. But I do have a Canva account and three kinds of glitter paper. 🎨 The Breakthrough I thought I was organizing my supplies.But what I was really doing?Was sorting through dreams I’d put on pause. This podcast was never just a project.It was a permission slip.A way to turn my spirals into stories.And my doom piles… into punchlines. 🎵 [Soft music swells: upbeat, quirky, slightly triumphant] So if you're sitting in a sea of yarn and googly eyes…If you’ve ever started cleaning and ended up building a brand… You’re in the right place. Subscribe to Doom Piles & Distractions. Next episode: We plan for the new season called Swag Spirals where we dig through endless boxes of burner swag one pendant at a time. Until then:Dream out loud.Label the glitter.And if inspiration strikes mid-sort… register the domain before your brain forgets. 🐿️✨Learn more or join the squirrel squad at AngelaDiCarlo.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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