Hi and welcome to my first ever blog posting! Seeing as you've taken the trouble to get this far, it is only fair that I tell you a bit about myself on a more personal level.
I have just turned 37 years old and I am the mother of three fab children. Olivia is 10, Phoebe is 6 and Noah is 18 months.
I trained as a teacher in 1995 and have been teaching since then. Since becoming a mum I have only been working a couple of days a week and I have LOVED being at home.
Last summer I enrolled myself on a Dressmaking and Textiles course at my local FE college. I hadn't sewn anything since secondary school but 12 months on I am completely addicted to fabric and all things handmade!
As a result I have decided to take a career break whilst my children are still young enough to appreciate having me around. I have decided to run a massive risk and attempt to run my own online business specialising in contemporary handmade cards and home textiles; bunting, door stops, hanging hearts etc.
Beginning to get nervous now. Only 25 days til the end of school term and that means only 2 more pay days. The mortgage still needs to be paid and we definitely need to eat so I thought I'd make a start and get a blog going.
PLEASE follow me on here and pass the link onto your friends. My DH is getting twitchy!
You're doing just fine Emma. Qn - what's a DH? Do you need to see the doctor if it's getting twitchy? Also, where did you do your course? You'll have to tell me more tomorrow as really interested. x
ReplyDeleteHi Sam.Thanks for comments. A DH is blog speak for Darling Husband. I'm trying to sound like a pro! Did my course at Belvidere School. It was on the SCAT website Textiles and dressmaking with a really nice lady called Sally. Think she is on maternity leave though at the moment x
ReplyDeletegood luck, I will wait with baited breath to see how you get on as I too would love to drop my 3 day a week job but am too scared I wont meet the mortgage payments xx
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