I have an idea and I want to implement it. My idea is this: I like painting and making stuff and am now making too much for just my house... but I don't want to stop so I am going to see if I can sell it on. And out of that money I will support my charities in Guatemala and India.
I would really, really like to do this. It is creative and fun, which I love, love, love doing and am addicted to. I think I have an eye for quirky bits of furniture, for colour and texture and I love tarting things up. Is also part of my ethical thing of reusing and recycling. I use old clothes to make cushions from, love to crochet, make vases out of jam jars, all sorts really :) I have started looking for furniture in the paper etc that I can get for cheap and then paint up all nice in my garage :) Then hopefully I sell the stuff on a website or facebook or etsy, then I am in business!
Only issues are: I have no idea what I am doing. I am new to painting up furniture and only know how to do it because I am doing some up for myself. but my standards are not that high so we shall have to see if anyone will actually buy anything. I have no idea how to run a business but am confident that it will only be marginally profitable and so tax etc won't be an issue. I will look into this further, as I say, I am learning on the job. Eek.
It means I can be home for my kids as a stay at home mum but also have my own hobby that might make me a little bit of money and independence :) It gives me something to strive for and be proud of outside of cleaning floors and mucky mitts. It also keeps my hand in with my PhD knowledge, shows initiative and maybe by blogging and through my own involvement in the international charity scene, over time as I go out to my chosen charities and volunteer etc, I could do more research/raise awareness of aid work and behaviour. I dunno, am generally just going to see what happens. Exciting!
x N
I would really, really like to do this. It is creative and fun, which I love, love, love doing and am addicted to. I think I have an eye for quirky bits of furniture, for colour and texture and I love tarting things up. Is also part of my ethical thing of reusing and recycling. I use old clothes to make cushions from, love to crochet, make vases out of jam jars, all sorts really :) I have started looking for furniture in the paper etc that I can get for cheap and then paint up all nice in my garage :) Then hopefully I sell the stuff on a website or facebook or etsy, then I am in business!
Only issues are: I have no idea what I am doing. I am new to painting up furniture and only know how to do it because I am doing some up for myself. but my standards are not that high so we shall have to see if anyone will actually buy anything. I have no idea how to run a business but am confident that it will only be marginally profitable and so tax etc won't be an issue. I will look into this further, as I say, I am learning on the job. Eek.
It means I can be home for my kids as a stay at home mum but also have my own hobby that might make me a little bit of money and independence :) It gives me something to strive for and be proud of outside of cleaning floors and mucky mitts. It also keeps my hand in with my PhD knowledge, shows initiative and maybe by blogging and through my own involvement in the international charity scene, over time as I go out to my chosen charities and volunteer etc, I could do more research/raise awareness of aid work and behaviour. I dunno, am generally just going to see what happens. Exciting!
x N
Hi I followed your previous blog, and just wanted to check in with you to see how you are getting on.
ReplyDeleteI also wanted to tell you how helpful it was to read the posts on your old blog - I was in a similar situation, and it really helped to read the like experiences of someone.
I submitted this week - after six years! My life is so different than it was when I began, and I really have no idea what I'm going to do next. Sigh.
I hope you are well, in any case. Take care!