I just read my last post and realised how much has happened since then! I did go back to my part time job, which was great at the time, but in the last 6 months or so I increasingly found myself saying no to opportunities in my ceramics career, and finding that with only one day a week in the studio I didn’t have time to build any momentum or do any sort of marketing. All this meant that I was beginning to get frustrated with not being able to move forward.
So at the start of the year, I took the plunge and handed in my 2 month notice and a couple of weeks ago I started on my new adventure! Of course things never run quite smoothly. I have been busy with a few admin tasks and general sorting out projects which I had been putting off for months, and then this week my three-year-old got a stomach bug and has been at home for the last couple of days. Self-employment suddenly got a bit real.
However, I have had a little time for thinking and planning (as well as tidying up my accounts) while my son watches non-stop TV… And I am VERY excited, if a little nervous, about the next few months. More to come!