I was having a conversation with my husband when I declared “Oh my goodness, we’re doing this! We’re moving to the States without jobs!!”, to which he replied “No we’re not. You have a job, you have your own business. You have Muklet”. It was probably the nicest thing he’s ever said to me (apart from maybe, saying yes to marrying me!!). So, it was decided. I wouldn’t look for a job. I would fully focus on the business. I would go ‘FULL MUKLET’!
It’s suddenly here… the move date is looming. I finally have my interview scheduled at the US embassy in London to get my Green card. I’m kinda one of those people that doesn’t let myself get too excited or concerned about a major life event until I know it’s actually happening for sure. Well, fingers crossed it’s happening, and it’s happening soon!… I’ve been putting off this day, but planning it for some time. It’s time to relocate Muklet HQ…
I’d kind of fallen out of love with Facebook. When I first became a Momma it was my go to place to catch up on my friends goings on, my place to post 8 million pictures of my brand spanking new baby… last year I started to turn off notifications. I’d started to see people passing judgement, having a rant about someone or something.
Euphoric, I’m a little hesitant to confess that, but yes, I was a bit euphoric the first day my eldest went to nursery. We were 8 months in to becoming first time parents, and we were still very much in the weeds of sleepless nights.
The thing (and there are many things as I’m discovering) with running your own business, is that no-one’s telling you what to do, or how to do it. That is unless of course you decide to pay someone to manage your business affairs, and do all the bits you have no clue what to do.
If I get the opportunity to talk to people more after my declaration of Mom-dapendence I like to tell them more about my ‘WHY’ and my ‘HOW’. My motivation for taking the leap into running my own business runs deeper than just wanting to do something for myself, and spend more time with the boys (both the smalls and big one!).
Continue reading I LIKE YOUR MANIFESTO, LET’S PUT IT TO THE TESTO
So if I’m gonna Blog & Vlog I’d like to offer something a little different. With a wave of Moms jacking in the day job to get designing, making and selling why not offer something these guys might be interested in reading to help pass on tips, funny stories, perhaps let people learn from my misadventures.
Continue reading Blogging – what’s in it for me? What’s in it for you?
A few weeks back I headed out to meet up with some local small business owners to share our stories, hints and tips. It’s one of the things I really enjoy about running a business, getting out and meeting other like minded people, hearing their stories, telling them yours, and finding ways to help each other out. Meeting in a pub, park, play gym or … Continue reading Just don’t say the ‘M’ word
Well, I’ll be honest, I wasn’t quite sure I’d survive it, but I did. I made it out the other side of an epic run of Christmas fairs & order fulfilment! In hindsight I was maybe a little ambitious with how many Christmas Fairs I signed up to, but as with everything it’s a big learning curve right now. In the run up to the … Continue reading Burning the midnight oil & calling in the cavalry
The Rookie Mama 