came across your blog, love the story we are getting into a simular position, design company going very well, working from home. But we too looking to get some studio space as I am a bit of a photographer too.

Good Luck

Your venture does sound exciting. I hope you’ll be successful with it.

In April of that year, I launched the second career dream of my life. I opened a gift shop. Small inventory, but I loved everything in it. My husband and I loved the twice a year buying trips (we could only do this because he kept HIS day job and was doing well!). I loved arranging vignettes, selling and meeting with (and sometimes doing counseling with!)my customers. And often, I sat all day long with no one coming in because I chose to do this in a town of less than 3,000 people—because I wanted to heal from that “Corporate Woman” thing.

And by the third year, we just barely made a profit—but knew it was too expensive a ‘hobby’ to continue. But it had served its purpose. I had fulfilled a dream. I had done the impossible and made it work. I had opened the door, quite literally to a creative aspect of myself that I thought was only in my head—and seen it great real people, and ring up real sales. And I loved every minute of it. I had entrepreneural skills—people liked what I did in the shop and bought my stuff.

If you have a dream, you suffer if you don’t act on it. Of course it might not work! But you will never know if you don’t go out and try it. I have no regrets. I met people I never would have. And I learned more about myself than I ever would have. Dream making is a glorious thing. But dream making come true—now that is a pursuit that the fainthhearted need not begin. For the rest of us? Well, we just get busy—and open the door—and invite you in!