It is so crazy. I haven't visited this space in a year. Not because I dont have anything to say, more like, it is just so busy around here that I dont have much time to sit. That may sound lame, and I know for a fact it does... but it is true. I have been thinking on and off lately about what the heck I want to do when all three of my kids are in school. Financially, I should really do something to help out the hubs. I want to. But I dont want to do something that I dont enjoy. I think i am old enough to wait for the right moment.
My husband asked me what I love to do... and it stinks that it took me until my 30s to really know. It's actually multiple things, and I am not sure how I could turn them into money makers.
FIRST: I love to make natural, healthy products for people who care about natural beauty, simple ingredients and chemical free living. I do this right now and while I make some money, my busy time is the holidays of course. I did branch out and put a few things at some family businesses. I'm now wholesaling to two different ones. I started small however... I have a few things to be done before I can make bulk items.
SECOND: I love to write. That question made me come back and find this space. You can tell when I lost the time to write, it was of course around the time my babies were born. When I started this space, it was really just for me to have a place to be a bit creative. To talk about things that I didnt really have anyone else to talk about, or just to get thoughts out of my head. First I thought it was going to be more NATURAL living based, and then I decided I could only go so far with that. Then I thought, maybe more like an online journal b/c most likely no reads this anyways. BUT once I became a stay at home mama, and was dealing with all the things a wife and mother can deal with, well... seems to me that that is basically what I would be writing about. I know there are blogs by the hundreds out there that talk about "mommin" and all that jazz...but hey, if its a topic you know and love, write about that shit! I'm going to...! Now if only I could make money doing it!
THIRD: COFFEE AND WINE! Is it cliche to say I love both? I mean "The caffeinated mama" didn't spring from nowhere hahah! I love and adore my daily coffees. But I also enjoy a glass of wine every now and then, usually at night when the kiddos go down. I also enjoy tastings. I really am finding that I love spending an afternoon with my girls, sipping different varieties. Can you relate?
How does one make a living off of any of this? Or all of it? A coffee shop that sells natural beauty products & blogs about it while holding wine tastings on the weekends? Ok I'm kidding. I've gone off now and I need to get organized here. First thing I want to do for REAL is get this space running again. I need to give myself the time to do it. Maybe just maybe it will turn into something down the road. If not, then it's all just for me and well, I am fine with that.
Cheers to another year gone by...
xo
