I used to share my Calligraphy

I think starting my business is the biggest reason I began to neglect my blog.  Last year was the first year and there was so much to do--setting up my website, getting started on marketing and advertising, making sure I was doing everything by the books for the State of Illinois, expanding my studio to make it conducive for the kind of work I was beginning to take on.  It was a busy year and it seems like a blurrrrr now.

This year has been another kind of blurrrr.  I've been almost fully booked since before Christmas last year, with only an occasional day here and a day there between jobs.  There has been a steady stream of clients dropping off envelopes on one weekend and picking them up the next.  

I've also had the opportunity to do some fun commissioned pieces in between the envelopes and place cards.

I love my job.  I love the doing of it and I love meeting and serving my clients.  In all this time, I've only had one bride that even remotely approached the title of 'Bridezilla' and as it was a big old lucrative job, it really didn't bother me too much. I love working from my home at what I love to do.  I love making people happy and helping to make a very special time of their lives a little more special. 

The one draw back to going into business full time is that it has taken some time for me to adjust.  My house isn't as clean as it once was, we're eating much simpler meals most nights, and I don't have as much time to read (my other passion.)  And, sadly, I don't have as much time to play in the studio and create things for myself.  

But this job has stretched me, forced me to learn new things, forced me to try things I've never tried before, and given me a sense of accomplishment.

I'm never going to get rich at this but it's a great job and I love it! One envelope at a time!

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[undrie]

nice blog , really enjoy it , tks