Wow I can't believe I haven't been on my blog in so long, just shameful! I have thought about posting things, but then decided better not to - a little to personal because of the deep funk I've been in.
You never know what life is going to bring your way and my life certainly hasn't been what I thought it would be at this point in time or shall I say this "stage of the game". You never know what the choices you make will actually make happen. Even when you think you're making a choice fo the good -who's good is it really for? Is it for you? For your "now" or for your future? Or is it really for someone else's good. In my case the choices I made ended up being for someone else's benefit and have done nothing but cause finacial hardship and marital issues for my husband and I. In looking back, I know it was not the best decision for me and my family, but for the selfiness of another.
But it's a new day, a new year and it's time to pull my act together and start functioning and working to achieve my goals and get my family back on track.
I finally got my daycare license at the end of 2011. While going through the process I had tons of calls from people looking for a daycare for their kids. Now that I finally have the license, I can't find any kids! I have 1, but his tuition doesn't do a whole lot to meet my financial goals and needs. So I am going to put a real push on for the next month to get my enrollment up, plus I am also going to continue looking for a 9 to 5 job and whichever comes first is what I'll go with. Bottom line is that I need an income and whatever route I have to take is what I'll do. I have also considered become a rep for a food product company. If I had contacts - friends and family who had money to spend and could get me leads to their friends and other family I know I could be very successfull. But as I have been out of the public for almost 2 years now, I have really lost contact with people and I just don't have many friends. My thought with possibly going this direction is because of my love of food and entertaining - which is what this company is all about! But I'm tired of fighting my way through and not sure I want to tackle another struggling effort.
I am also considering writing a food/entertainment blog??? 2 of the things I love doing and I feel I am very good at both. Maybe add some of my handcrafted decorations and invites as well - maybe a short little "how-to" video, I think that would be fun! I think using my skills in cooking, entertaining, crafting/painting and floral design I could have a very interesting little "show" LOL maybe I need to check out public TV?? I could be the next STAR!!! LOL
Not doing much with my glass painting right now. Shows are booking for vendors for late spring and summer, but I am just frustrated with doing all that it takes to get to the point of sale, then have none or very little sales - just makes it hard to stay inspired and want to do it. I'm the type of person I need some end reward and there hasn't been much reward this last year. I guess I should consider all the compliments I have received on my style and designs, but that is over-shadowed by the lack of income. my husband works so hard to help me pack-up, set-up, sit there and do it all in reverse when the show is over, I feel bad because he's as dissapointed as I am. I will be doing some painting for a couple of weddings this summer though. For 1 wedding I have 11 bride and bridesmaid's glasses to paint a design on - which I need to get done soon and the other wedding I will be doing the flowers and painting some paper mache' letters the couple is using for decoration.
