Say Goodbye to 29

In some ways I've been lucky lately. Last week I won some Peppermint Pomegranate Foot Balm for commenting on the Madeline Bea Soap Co. blog. Yesterday I won a cage contest held by Glider Central. The category I won was for the "Most Enriching" Reptarium, which I think just means I crammed more toys into the enclosure than anyone else. I've been told that I'll be getting multiple shipments of wonderful sugar glider products for that win so I'm really looking forward to it.

Here's the soon-to-be recipients of all the prizes showing off their nerd teeth:


In the not-so-lucky category, it's been over a week since I've sold anything on Etsy. A couple people have already told me to expect orders from them just before the holidays so I'm not feeling too bad about this lull.

I could really use a bit of extra money right now because I'm in the process of upgrading from the current 29 gallon crabitat to a 55 gallon tank. I got the new aquarium for $20 off Craig's List, but it was so filthy that I spent 3 hours out on the patio in the freezing cold trying to scrub all the nastiness away. I'm trying to outfit the new crabitat for as little money as possible but anyone who has tried to buy reptile supplies lately knows that they don't come cheap. I gave up on having a hood with lights and building in filtered fresh and salt water pools with plexiglass because both of those things would cause my costs to skyrocket. As it is, this new tank combined with Christmas spending has stretched me further than I ever have been before. I haven't figured out yet how I'm going to recover.

Here's a pretty current picture of the crowded 29 gallon crabitat: