Well, Iβm not ashamed to admit that Iβve failed miserably at writing one blog post a month this year! My last one was February….this is an epic FAIL! In my defence, I have been a little busy, and I do struggle a bit with writing a blog; I mean, who wants to read what Iβve been up to?!
Apparently some of you do so here goes.
Iβve been spending a lot of time reflecting lately and I think itβs because I keep getting asked the same question: βHave you had a good summer break?!β To a lot of people, and hanging on somewhere deep inside me, I am still a teacher. And whilst I have enjoyed the lovely weather and some time away by the seaside, I have worked for most of the βsummer holidays.β Thereβs been a whole array of crochet workshops going on here, both during the day and in the evenings. Iβve had groups of people through the door, mother & daughter sessions, lots of one to one crochet lessons and even a childrenβs party! Iβve had two full weekends at craft markets with Florrie, and Iβve also helped Beth out in Beezeβs for two days. Not to mention various trips to Pins & Needles to plan the Crafty Weekender away, and my own βteacher training dayβ with Becky planning some new craft workshops to be held in the Crochet Cabin next year.
When I was teaching full time, my alarm would go off at 6, Iβd be out the door by 7, and usually home about 6pm (if I timed it right, Frank would have already cooked the tea by the time I arrived home β win!). These days, you may be surprised to hear, my alarm still goes off at 6, and Iβm in the Crochet Cabin checking emails and doing some admin type jobs by 6:05am. Obviously I now have the luxury of starting work still in my pjs and I can neither confirm nor deny that I have an extra pair of slippers in the Cabin. Although my days are a lot more flexible, itβs fairly common that I donβt lock up the Cabin and come back into the house until 6pm. Thereβs quite a lot of work involved in running a small business! But do you know something? I absolutely bloody love it. If you know me, you may have worked this out for yourself by now.
Some things have stayed the same though; Iβm still teaching, and Iβm still constantly reviewing what I do to make sure the lovely ladies who come to my crochet workshops get the best deal possible. Only recently, Iβve changed the way I run a workshop because it wasnβt quite right the first time I did it. I suppose thatβs the teacher in me. Iβm also still drinking lots of tea, eating loads of biscuits and crocheting as much as possible. Some things will never change!