The Plunge

So I ended up leaving my job. :)

There was a slew of reasons, ultimately boiling down to: I’m so far from where I want to be, I’m deeply unhappy and my health is suffering. My surgery definitely played a part, I’m still on the mend (despite being given a 3 week recovery estimate - absolutely ludicrous). At the end of the day, I’m fortunate enough to have the resources to just stop, at least for the time being.

So let’s discuss the proverbial “what’s next”. My mind obviously thought of my stickers first, but it’s still a fledgling idea & business that needs a lot more time to cultivate, figure out, and - yes - pay dividends. This time off will give me the space to explore workflows that will make it easier for me to work on this, understand how to market, make new designs, list-list-list on different market places and really get my feet under me! Comparatively, March has been my best month - clocking in at a whole 5 sales!!! But that is seriously huge to me. I never walked into this expecting immediate “success”, keeping in mind that success is however you define it.

I’m happy with where I’m at so far. There are so many more ideas I want to explore, and I’m so happy that I get the time to do that. Come April/May timeframe, I’ll have to start shifting thinking - to other freelance ideas, or work opportunities - but I’m still “stuck” on this. I want this to work, and I will work hard for it :)

I’m thinking part of my next steps will be starting a YouTube channel along with my TikTok - just longer form stuff where I can show people the process I follow for making stickers and running this little business. Maybe there are already resources out there, but I’m sure there’s something new I can show, or explain it in a way that others would understand better.

I’ve got a bunch of new designs queued up and ready to print and photograph - and a bunch of older designs that I need to re-shoot to improve product photography. There’s so much good coming down the pipe, hope you’re as excited as I am!!!

Peace,

💕 G