Today has been a bit frustrating. My daughter broke the blinds in her bedroom. They came with the apartment. And I live in one of those really snobby apartment complexes where the have regulations about what can go in the windows. So, I have to go buy my daughter mini-blinds tomorrow, because the windows aren't allowed to be bare, but it would be cheaper to buy mini-blinds than it would be to buy curtains. Because if I buy curtains, I also have to buy white curtain liners (It's part of their regulations). And I can't just buy her white curtains, because it would look awful.
I'm having problems deciding whether I should go back to school now. We're so in debt and if I got a full-time job - like I'm trying to do I could easily pay off our debts within a year. Then we could buy a house and I could open a boutique on my own like I've always wanted. I'd only have to take one or two business courses and write up a business plan. On the other hand, I could take my earnings from a job and pay off the one student loan and go back to school accruing more debt over time. I love learning and I've wanted to go back to college for 7 years. But I don't see the point when all I really want out of life (for myself personally) is a few trips to France and a boutique/gallery of my own in a town like Savannah, GA. I already have everything else that makes me happy - my kids, my husband, and my mutt dog. Although, I wouldn't mind having a Mastiff and some money in my wallet. Or a kids college fund.
One more thing, about my website. Is it horribly boring? What could I do to spice it up, to make people want to actually stay and look at my art, to make people want to own a piece of my work? Should it be more colorful? I don't know. The bounce rate is incredibly too high and I don't get as many visitors as I would like despite my promotional and advertising attempts. Tell me what I should do. I'll take every bit of advice I can get. The only thing I won't do is separate myself from my art. I can't do it. It's not possible.
[Update: I just overhauled the look of my website. Tell me what you think. Should I do a guestbook page? Or a forum? Just a thought.]
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I'm having problems deciding whether I should go back to school now. We're so in debt and if I got a full-time job - like I'm trying to do I could easily pay off our debts within a year. Then we could buy a house and I could open a boutique on my own like I've always wanted. I'd only have to take one or two business courses and write up a business plan. On the other hand, I could take my earnings from a job and pay off the one student loan and go back to school accruing more debt over time. I love learning and I've wanted to go back to college for 7 years. But I don't see the point when all I really want out of life (for myself personally) is a few trips to France and a boutique/gallery of my own in a town like Savannah, GA. I already have everything else that makes me happy - my kids, my husband, and my mutt dog. Although, I wouldn't mind having a Mastiff and some money in my wallet. Or a kids college fund.
One more thing, about my website. Is it horribly boring? What could I do to spice it up, to make people want to actually stay and look at my art, to make people want to own a piece of my work? Should it be more colorful? I don't know. The bounce rate is incredibly too high and I don't get as many visitors as I would like despite my promotional and advertising attempts. Tell me what I should do. I'll take every bit of advice I can get. The only thing I won't do is separate myself from my art. I can't do it. It's not possible.
[Update: I just overhauled the look of my website. Tell me what you think. Should I do a guestbook page? Or a forum? Just a thought.]
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Keep your visions and your dreams alive dear friend - as someday they will come true. Without hope and expectations none of us will keep our heads up.
Sorry about your blinds - my kids always did the same thing. Kids are kids!!!
I will check your website this weekend...and let you know. I'm having 3 days off: this will do me some great good.