I know there are a million other posts like this, but I guess I'm going to be selfish and repetitive and come here asking for some encouragement. I don't want to give up my business, but I'm needing a little hug and some loving encouragement and gentle ideas to help me push through. My husband has been supportive of my PC business in that he says as long as I break even monetarily, I can do it (which is fine with me). I have been inactive for a couple months but I know that my business can flourish and do very well.. I just have to get a few shows scheduled again. Maybe I'm delusional but I like to think once I get a few shows going, I'll be able to get a few bookings, and then it'll start the ball rolling. Since I started a year ago, my business hasn't done that well (I've had about 6 shows) and I'd like to change that. I've put myself out there; put up flyers at local grocery stores, talked to random people (cashiers, tellers, etc), called local businesses about collecting orders for HWC (everybody already did their donating for the Relay For Life event last week--as if they can only donate to the cause once!?! ), contacted my old customers (not that many altogether, and nothing came from that), tried to get the HWC press release into the local papers. I've wanted to join the local chamber but we just dont have the money to do that right now.
See the thing is, my husband just came home last night and said "what do you think about going back to work just one day a week? we could use the extra money and my brother could watch Elijah." and truth be told, it sounded good to me. Then I thought about it for a while and realized that the only reason it sounded good was because I'd get out of the house for a while each week (which any SAHM definately needs).. and I thought about all the junk that would come from going back to work at the nursing home (that's where I'd have to go to get any decent money from just one days work, minus gas costs and paying for brother to babysit).. I remember all the reasons why I wanted to leave the nursing home. Don't get me wrong, I definately respect those that are still there because it is really hard and underpaid work, but I feel my place is at home raising my son right now. And who wouldn't want to escape the bickering and back-biting and being taken advantage of, and all that stuff. I thought of all the reasons I was thankful that God has allowed me to be able to be a stay-at-home-mom. I'll go back to work at the nursing home one day a week if that's what I have to do, but I'd love not to have to do that. I'd love to be able to pay my BIL for a few hours a couple nights a week while I get out of the house and do shows.. something that I love, something that's fun, where I could make some good money in just a few hours time. Is that just wishful thinking when I have no bookings on my calendar at all? Or is it attainable? I've tried so many things to no avail, but maybe there is something that I haven't tried.. or maybe the things I AM doing, I'm doing wrong. (That is a distinct possibility! LOL) I'm keeping my chin up and keeping my eye on the prize, but I'd love to feel that jump-up-and-down joy that you get when you finally get that one booking on your calendar or you have your first $1k show.. I'm fighting to stay positive, but I think my husband secretly thinks that I've just abandoned this and that I'm not doing well at all and might not be able to be successful with my PC business, so he's wanting me to get something steady and dependable, like one day a week at the nsg home. I, like some others I've read about on here, want to be able to say "Save your vacation time babe, we're going on a 2nd honeymoon courtesy of TPC" or even just have some extra money to go out on a date and have him know that it's on PC! Maybe that's mean of me to want to say "I told you so" but I really just want to be successful at this.. So, I guess I come to y'all because you're like a huge group of really close friends.. and that's where you go when you need an encouraging hug or word. Thank you everyone -- I know that I'll be back on top of the mountain soon, but right now I need that boost to keep me pushing toward the peak.. God bless and thanks so much! ~ Amanda
Oh, P.S.: I'm going to check on getting our church for a HWC Open House on the 20th -- maybe I'll get some May/June bookings from that.
See the thing is, my husband just came home last night and said "what do you think about going back to work just one day a week? we could use the extra money and my brother could watch Elijah." and truth be told, it sounded good to me. Then I thought about it for a while and realized that the only reason it sounded good was because I'd get out of the house for a while each week (which any SAHM definately needs).. and I thought about all the junk that would come from going back to work at the nursing home (that's where I'd have to go to get any decent money from just one days work, minus gas costs and paying for brother to babysit).. I remember all the reasons why I wanted to leave the nursing home. Don't get me wrong, I definately respect those that are still there because it is really hard and underpaid work, but I feel my place is at home raising my son right now. And who wouldn't want to escape the bickering and back-biting and being taken advantage of, and all that stuff. I thought of all the reasons I was thankful that God has allowed me to be able to be a stay-at-home-mom. I'll go back to work at the nursing home one day a week if that's what I have to do, but I'd love not to have to do that. I'd love to be able to pay my BIL for a few hours a couple nights a week while I get out of the house and do shows.. something that I love, something that's fun, where I could make some good money in just a few hours time. Is that just wishful thinking when I have no bookings on my calendar at all? Or is it attainable? I've tried so many things to no avail, but maybe there is something that I haven't tried.. or maybe the things I AM doing, I'm doing wrong. (That is a distinct possibility! LOL) I'm keeping my chin up and keeping my eye on the prize, but I'd love to feel that jump-up-and-down joy that you get when you finally get that one booking on your calendar or you have your first $1k show.. I'm fighting to stay positive, but I think my husband secretly thinks that I've just abandoned this and that I'm not doing well at all and might not be able to be successful with my PC business, so he's wanting me to get something steady and dependable, like one day a week at the nsg home. I, like some others I've read about on here, want to be able to say "Save your vacation time babe, we're going on a 2nd honeymoon courtesy of TPC" or even just have some extra money to go out on a date and have him know that it's on PC! Maybe that's mean of me to want to say "I told you so" but I really just want to be successful at this.. So, I guess I come to y'all because you're like a huge group of really close friends.. and that's where you go when you need an encouraging hug or word. Thank you everyone -- I know that I'll be back on top of the mountain soon, but right now I need that boost to keep me pushing toward the peak.. God bless and thanks so much! ~ Amanda
Oh, P.S.: I'm going to check on getting our church for a HWC Open House on the 20th -- maybe I'll get some May/June bookings from that.