Some of you may know that I’ve been looking for a job for some months now.
Well, as of this week, I’ve finally found one!
I’ll be working as a Website Administrator for a local information service. Between three days at work and two days volunteering at the Museum each week, that isn’t going to leave me very much time for anything else.
As a result, I’ve had to make the decision to stop taking on custom sewing requests completely. This includes the sewing lessons that I’d been planning to start giving this year.
I’ll still be sewing and knitting – starting with a pair of trousers and a cardigan to wear to my new office! But updates to the Etsy shop will be sporadic, as I’ll mostly be making things for myself rather than to sell.
I know it’s supposed to be the craftsperson’s dream, to get out of the rat-race and work solely for yourself. But I’ve been doing that on and off for almost ten years now, and I have to admit that I never once managed to make a living wage without relying on part-time jobs to help me out. Then I had a prolonged period of ill health that meant I was barely able to work at all, and being self-employed rapidly turned into a nightmare. I’ve been looking for a new job for the best part of a year, and I’m over the moon to have been accepted for a position that I think I can really enjoy.
I have just less than three weeks to get myself ready, and I’m really looking forward to it!