Hello 2019!

​It’s the start of a New Year - 2019 already!! What are you feeling right now?? Are you feeling inspired and ready to nail it? Are you feeling rested and calm? Are you already asking yourself how you can make this year work for you? Are you worried? Excited?
 
Me? I’m excited for the year ahead but also I know it’s one of huge change and I’m entering it with caution. My husband has left his job as an early years teacher to become self-employed, and as you know, I’m also self-employed. We now do not have a regular wage coming into our household, and that is always going to bring about a little bit of worry – especially as none of us know what this coming year holds with regards to Brexit. But luckily, I’ve never been particularly materialistic (or at least, that’s what I keep telling myself!!) and I know he will make a huge success of his business (as will I.) The flexibility and freedom to create our own paths that we now have far outweighs the money he was bringing in.
 
So I’m cautious but I also CANNOT WAIT to get going this year! What about you?
 
I want to start 2019 with a post that has a few cold hard truths. Unfortunately, it’s not all butterflies and roses in the creative business world. We all know it – I’ve spent the morning reading this Just A Card post and wow – there are a lot of you that are unsure, tired, concerned, overwhelmed and really needing some help. So many valid points in there about the Instagram Algorithm, unable to get traffic to your website, having no confidence in promoting yourself – it’s all so true and so REAL for all of us.

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