This week, in the spirit of Valentine's Day preparations, I've been making hearts. But hearts are sooo boring. Everyone makes hearts for Valentine's Day. What else would one make for such a holiday? There's simply nothing else. Hearts are THE symbol, and there's no getting around it. So, the challenge I am faced with is how to make it a little more interesting.
The first answer that came to my mind? Stick a jellyfish in there.
Who doesn't like a nice jellyfish, safely incapacitated in clear glass? They're cool, for pete's sake.
So anyway, January has been a month for recovering from the raging capitalist beast that is the Christmas season. That thing can wipe a girl out. While I have been taking my me-time however, there is a problem tugging at my sleeve. At some point, the question needs to be addressed: what is my direction? I have been caught up for a long time in a fear of starting down a career path - any career path at all - because I feel that I will become trapped doing something that is not the "right thing," and wasting my life. The uncomfortable truth that I need to face now is the opposite. The real waste of life is not doing anything with it for fear of commitment, and that is pretty much what I am doing right now.
Thus, I am currently in the process of writing a business plan. For Christmas, I received this handy dandy book:
I have been finding it helpful so far. The internet has also been helpful, and a few friends have offered to give me pointers along the way. Additionally, I will soon be instating regular business hours. Then will come taxes and ledgers and never any free time and carpal tunnel and a boatload of other stuff, but I think if I take things one step at a time I can probably avoid being overwhelmed.
In the meantime, here is a little heart charm that I actually think is pretty cute (you know, for being just a heart). Stay tuned to Fine Specimen, because it's fun to be festive! Oh, and happy 2013!
