The Idea

Now with my oldest in Kindergarten, and a two year I begin to wonder what I’ll do when they are both in school. That’s only three years from now. But I won’t be going back to engineering. I don’t even know if I could now without going back to school. Well I’ll have to go back to school no matter what I choose, but engineering would probably require another 3 years as a full time student at least. I want to grab the opportunities I passed up in school. I need to create.

The problem is I was finding too many opportunities. I was lost again. Do I take a more traditional approach back to school and find employment? Do I start my own business? And what in? Clothes? Crafts? Which only led me to one conclusion. The first thing I need is focus.

One day I was walking with my youngest around this downtown area I love. Full of boutiques, but not too snooty that you feel out of place wandering in and out with a two year old. Mostly filled with local handmade items, a recycled bookstore, a couple coffee shops, and good restaurants. On the next street over is the library, a historic home, and a large grass area. This is where my two year old and I were playing when I looked up and saw it. An adorable corner space available for rent. It was a studio, nothing much in it, but I couldn’t help but see the possibilities.

Most of the time that’s all I want. A space of my own to work, away from the house. One I don’t have to put away projects, but can be kept clean easily. Not an office in which I am employed, but one in which I am the employer. It can also be used for MNO. Maybe even rented out for MNO. I could have craft nights with friends. Or just a place to watch movies, talk, drink, and eat. Someplace to clear my mind so I can focus on what I really want to do. That’s when I knew exactly what my focus should be.

My first goal is to sell my handmade items for enough to rent my own studio.