The last few weeks have absolutely been a whirlwind. There’s been a lot going on with hubby and me and with our friends and family. Plus, I’ve been dealing with a lot of my own mental stuff as well. To be perfectly honest, blogging just hasn’t been on the brain.
I’ve talked a little bit on the blog here about starting my own business. I’m a violinist and I want to start up my own little studio so that I can teach littles (and sometimes not-so-littles) and play for weddings and other events. Getting work in this area hasn’t been terribly hard up to this point. Sure it’s been slow going so far, but rather steady. I also think my student base will probably be growing quite a bit come fall.
I fell in love with the idea of working from home for myself a long time ago. I’ve never liked the idea of working a desk job and in my years of part time jobs and college courses about what I thought I wanted to do (music therapy) I learned that I really hated the idea of working 9 to 5, Monday through Friday.
I’m so lucky to have a husband who supports me in this endeavor. Sure, we have to watch our budget pretty closely to pay our bills and pay off our student loan debt on his nurse’s salary. And I’d get a job outside our home (even if it’s one I’m not a huge fan of) in a heartbeat if we needed the money. But I’m truly blessed that I’m allowed to chase this dream so early in my life.
All this being said, I’ve been struggling to make a steady schedule for myself. Kyle works second shift, and sometimes pretty random days, so that doesn’t necessarily lend itself well to me working steady hours during the week. But I’m working on figuring this out and I hope to settle in more with what works for me during the summer here. I read so many blog posts and e-books and articles on time management, but what I’m finally realizing is I’m the only one who can figure out what the best way is for me to get things done. I definitely hope to be back to blogging more now that I’m figuring some of this out!
