Yeeehaaaaaaaaaa!
That’s cowgirl for hooray, thank you, relief, breathe, and a whole bunch of other things. Thanks to Mike Yolland I now have my very own blog on my very own website. The site itself is a work-in-progress, but isn’t that life. I read somewhere the other day that we are living a mystery, not solving one, think the author had me in mind when that was penned. Starting a business (maybe it’s any business, maybe just a small one, maybe it’s just me?) has been such a roller coaster ride so far with constant ups and downs and wild swings from one to the next without any warning:
First dyeing lesson — up
Start spinning the results — up
Ply the first lot of handspun and realise I’m not that great at plying and not mad about the result — down
Work late to finish knitting a lace pattern shawl for a meeting with 5* hotel boutique person — up
Kept waiting for 30 mins by said boutique person who has scheduled 2 appointments at the same time and forgotten who I am — down
Finally setting up a Facebook page — up
Having no idea how to manage the Facebook page and feeling like an idiot — down
“Free for 3 months” studio space on Harrington Street not actually available — down
cowgirlblues not available for my etsy shop and I have to make do with cowgirrlblues… grrrrr — down
Encouragement from the fashion director at Elle magazine and getting a chance to show Jackie Burger some of my products — up
Saying f*** it about the free studio space and converting my spare bedroom into a bigger work space — up
Making a new friend and giving my first crafting lesson to 7-year old Noa and her sister India in my new work space — up
First spinning lesson for my new trainee Andiswa who loves it and goes home very excited with a spindle and a bag of wool to play with — up
I suspect this is going to continue, maybe it’s life, and I’m going to have to work harder at positive thinking and accepting the things I cannot change, having the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference, all the while having more fun!
That’s my first post… over and out!