easily distracted by shiny things…
Posted in FAQ, inspiration, writing on Jun 26th, 2009
I started working for myself for two reasons.
I went to an event with a lot of independent traders, and came home thinking “I could do better than that”. And I did. For a while.
I became frustratingly and unpredictably ill. Working for myself gave me the flexibility I needed to work as much as possible when [...]
Posted in culture, inspiration, writing on May 31st, 2009
Image © Tom Hunter
I was reading the Big Issue yesterday, and suddenly did a double-take when I saw this picture. It’s from the “Travellers” series by Tom Hunter, who has several current exhibitions in London and around Europe.
When I was at University I harboured a sort of a romantic notion that I would somehow land a lovely [...]
So, we’re in a global recession. A couple of months ago I had a surprising number of orders cancelled, all at once. Most of them were for party dresses that people simply couldn’t afford to pay for any more. Never mind that the dresses were going to be hand made from beautiful fabrics, one of [...]
This week I got myself into a terrible state trying to write up my CV for the Museum of English Rural Life. One of the difficulties with being self-employed is that it’s often necessary to take part time or seasonal work, to make sure you have some form of income during those quiet patches. Unfortunately, [...]