At this point, I am not really satisfied with the parts or the direction. So, I may have to take a different tack with it. In looking for solutions, I stumbled across Agosia Arts. Not only is Carmen Alana Tibbets a wonderful artist, she is also quite generous in helping others who are interested in making dolls.
I have also been thinking about the other things that I need to start or complete to get the shop up and running. There are all kinds of details to work out in order to simply set up a shop, from designing a banner through writing out policies, taking pictures of products, even deciding on a name for the shop, which has to be different from anyone else's.
In addition, I discovered last week, after finally getting my blog post done early in the evening, that I have to monitor my stress levels more closely. One of the reasons for my desire to have my own business was the ability to take better care of myself by having control over my work time. As a result, I find that my ambition to post blog entries every week will have to be altered. In order to do my best on all fronts, including the blog, I will have to reduce my entries to once every two weeks. I may post my thoughts on smaller topics more frequently on my Facebook page.
Until next time, I wish you peace & all good things.
The whole work/home/personal balance is especially challenging for many. I feel as a self-employeed artist there is the additional challenge of trying to balance finding time to actually create while also finding time to run a small business!
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I meant for that to say "especially challenging for many of us"
DeleteI definitely agree, Beckey. Not having a set schedule for anyone in my household is also a distraction for me. It was easier when the kids were little and school time dictated my "free" time.
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