Well Hello There...

It's been a minute since I last blogged.

A lot has changed since then, but in a way a lot of things are still the same.

2017 has been a lot of change for me. I decided in the early part of this year, that working for someone else was just not good for me. I decided to take June off and be unemployed for a while to really check in with myself and see what direction I wanted to take, rather than getting another job I couldn't stand. One thing led to another and I ended up viewing a couple of places, and settled on opening my own shop. Not a decision I took lightly. As with a lot of things, I ran into difficulty from the get go. Stubborn old me didn't let that stop me though.

September 2nd, I opened my little yellow door for the first time. I can't lie and say it's been easy. I can't lie and say I haven't regretted my decision a thousand times over after a bad day, I cant lie and say anxiety hasn't been a daily thing.

Being self employed is a wonderful thing, but it is also a double edged sword.
You have all the freedom in the world, no nasty boss who will never be pleased, no being told what to do, no making money for someone else. With that though comes, sleepless nights, anxiety that you've made the wrong choices, paranoia that people hate your shop, minimal days off, little to no money for yourself, having to self motivate, staying ontop of things because you are the only one who can do them now.

Don't get me wrong, there is a part of me that is so glad I took the leap, but as a person living with anxiety every day, it's been a learning curve for me. Every day is different. Today's been a good one.
Lets hope tomorrow is too.

Until next time,

Ruth

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