Sooo, a hundred years ago, I used to blog, and I loved it. I loved having a place to share pictures and stories and whatever I happened to be obsessing over at the time, so it just made sense.
When I decided to give the natural soaps and body stuff business another formal go, I switched from my precious Flickr+Blogger duo to do things in a more "professional" way, and I lost the spirit. Big time.
Here's a big thing about me: I don't want to be a businessperson. Do I want to make and sell and share things, do I want to barter and teach and learn? Heck yeah! But I don't want my hours tied down to marketing and cross-promoting, and all that virtual stuff. It just doesn't feel real to me, and it feels like it takes far more time away from what I really want out of my days.
So I'll keep working on finding that happy medium. I'll need to balance home life and a "day job" and my pursuits in a way that doesn't burn me out, and I think with a little patience and careful planning, I can do it.
