Gracious...it's been a long and crazy summer. I've totally neglected my "craft zone" and my sharing spaces (blog, website, etc.) I had a lot going on...it's been stressful. Where do I start? Let's just say most of the issues were health related and thankfully, everyone is healed and back to normal (as normal as we ever were, anyway). Typically, I would turn to my crafting to ease the stress, it has never let me down. I always feel better when I sit down to create and even greater when I have a new doo-dad, clippie-clip, or crocheted something or other when I get back up. Not this time, though. This time it was part of the problem. My crafting had become a problem. *sigh* How is that possible?
Well, here's the story...
Quite some time ago, my sister-in-law, whom I love dearly, asked me to donate some of my hats for a silent auction fundraiser that she was working on. I was happy to help. I was even happier when I heard they were a hit and helped raise money for a great cause. Not too long after that, my S-I-L offered to help me out by taking some of my hats to a local (local to her) shop where she thought they would sell and potentially bring me some "wholesale" business. What a great offer! What a fantastic compliment! She felt confident that my hats would sell...in a shop! Really?? My hats in a shop? That's when it started.
I got butterflies in my stomach even thinking about it. When I told my mom about the offer...butterflies. When I told my husband about it...butterflies.
What was that about?
I didn't know. After hemming and hawing about it for a while, my husband asked me one simple question, "What are you afraid of, success?" What a silly question- am I "afraid of success?" Holy cow! AM I afraid of success? I thought long and hard about that. After a while I came up with the answer-yes, I was. But why? Well, as I neglected my crochet hooks, my yarns, my glue gun and doo-dads, I got plenty of time to think about it
I thought...
I like my freedoms.
I like doing things on my terms, not the terms set by someone else.
I like not having any obligations outside of my family.
I like being in charge of what I do...
I thought...
Being successful would change all that
And then I thought...
Duh!
Having a business IS my choice, which I FREELY made.
My policies , my products, and my schedules are all on MY terms.
An "obligation" isn't a bad thing if it's what you want to do.
Having my own business is totally being in charge of what I do.
And there it was.
I was afraid no more.
So, after a long hiatus I'm back. I'm "working" hard to tweak my skills, my styles, my methods and my success plan. I'm working to find my place in the home based business world. I'm having fun creating again. I'm having even more fun imagining the possibilities and making friends in the crafty world. I love it. It's exciting!
Thanks for sticking with me while I worked it out.
I am no longer "making buttons." Once again, I've moved "beyond buttons."
