Refocusing my Business

I’d like to write in this space on a weekly basis, but to be truthful, I’m not always certain I have something worthwhile for you. I enjoy my life, my day to day, and I like to think that sharing it out into the world might be something that could interest you.

As a stay at home mother, artist, and homesteader, I generate some income for our family farm and save us a fair amount of money in food produced, but I’ve been thinking quite a bit about how to grow or focus my business intentions. The homestead is tricky in terms of money making from straight production. There are a set number of hours in a day, a set capacity for animals I can raise, and that limits any income. If I can cover the costs for the food for us and then some of the property taxes, I’m glad for it. It feels small somehow — limiting. I’m not hoping to turn into some total “girl boss” type lady who is a kick butt mother AND a businesswoman, but at the same time I think I have the bandwidth to do more these days. My kids are getting older and will all three be back in school this fall. I think it would be ideal for me to develop more of a business around here.

I run into a bit of an issue in terms of focus. I love gardening, raising animals, painting, drawing, paper making, and linguistics. I also love working with clay and have two kilns that I’ve yet to set up. I almost have too many options and not enough energy or focus. I also have some paperwork immigration type things to accomplish and a book to format for publication for my father that ought to take priority before I move on to my own ideas. I just can’t shake the sense that I could do it all…maybe even all at once. I wonder if there’s a way to weave together several of these ideas into a reasonable business plan — a way to make the most of my many interests and ideas. Many threads that could make it all make sense. SO as I am contemplating this, I’ll bring you along on the journey. First things first, I’ll create a theoretical business mission statement and plan. If it doesn’t conform to the mission, it’s out. That can be the through line.

Here goes nothing.

Hopefully a beautiful something.