Being self employed during the biggest Chicago snow since 1967 is pretty amazing.
While the world around me freaked out and beat the snot out of each other in local grocery stores over toilet paper and the last loaf of bread, I sat calmly beading handbags in my living room. While my neighbors that I do like fought with the neighbors that I do not like fought audibly in the hallway over who was going to shovel or not - I sketched new earring designs, did some water color renderings of costumes I want to make in the future.
I am in no way saying that being a self employed accessories designer is easy. I work harder than ever. I may conduct the ordinary course of business in my pajammas, but I also work about twelve to fourteen hours per day. I am constantly revamping my designs when I am not actually working on inventory and I am photographing or blogging at other times.
The flurry of activity outside often reflects the same in my small shop, I suppose, as things are piled 6 feet high and I can't leave until I dig out a path.
I have about 29 bags in the "bag-a- day" challenge I just have to get them documented...
Now...since I can't go anywhere. I'd best be getting on with some photos. I'll report back in a week with my progress.
While the world around me freaked out and beat the snot out of each other in local grocery stores over toilet paper and the last loaf of bread, I sat calmly beading handbags in my living room. While my neighbors that I do like fought with the neighbors that I do not like fought audibly in the hallway over who was going to shovel or not - I sketched new earring designs, did some water color renderings of costumes I want to make in the future.
I am in no way saying that being a self employed accessories designer is easy. I work harder than ever. I may conduct the ordinary course of business in my pajammas, but I also work about twelve to fourteen hours per day. I am constantly revamping my designs when I am not actually working on inventory and I am photographing or blogging at other times.
The flurry of activity outside often reflects the same in my small shop, I suppose, as things are piled 6 feet high and I can't leave until I dig out a path.
I have about 29 bags in the "bag-a- day" challenge I just have to get them documented...
Now...since I can't go anywhere. I'd best be getting on with some photos. I'll report back in a week with my progress.
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