The LLC paperwork and process has taken up much of my time. I've done so much more than I intended to do with this business. I wasn't really thinking of taking this route but thought it would lend a seriousness an focus if I became a business entity officially rather than just selling things online without any organizational structure around it. It's the difference between a hobby and a real business.
There are also tax deductions and retirement options connected to being an official business that I can take advantage of.
We found a house finally. We close in September. It's great. It's not the 2 acre estate we were looking for originally. We decided to downsize and stay close to family and just take advantage of the farmer's market and organic store sections. I can't carry the weight of farming on top of the rest of the stuff I do. So no bees or goats or chickens. I can live with that.
I'm at the point of getting a CPA and filing my final tax setup paperwork. Business license is pending and being processed. Doing really well.
My latest project is a Goonswarm Bee. I've made the glass part of it and just am waiting for my paints to come in the mail. Because I made it small (8 by 7) I'm doing a bit of painting to get the finer details on. I'll paint the eyes and veins in the wings.
I'll be auctioning this off for charity. Winner names the charity. Hubbie thinks I'll make quite a few sales from the EVE community. I have to check trademark status to see if I need permission for the charity piece. It might also stop me from selling any more of those bees in the future. I can't make a profit off of a trademark or copyrighted image.
The anxiety over the money issues has subsided. I was freaking out so badly about money that I was taking sleeping pills for a few days. I couldn't sleep. Hubbie got me to sit down and go over our assets to get things straight. It helped. The numbers I was working in my head and even on paper didn't include a couple of assets from his end. We'll be fine, it just freaked me out and I wanted to back out of the house for a few days out of fear we wouldn't be able to cover everything. We can do this and still have two houses paid off.
We might need to take an equity loan out of this house--it's going to be a rental property when we move anyway--just to cover taxes on the inheritance. But we can cover everything.
On another front
Bri has been doing amazing well. She's only had 4 months of speech therapy and she's answering questions in full sentences and engaging in actual dialogue. She's learned so fast. We had an Occupational Therapy Evaluation done this passed week. Some concerns about her other development. She is behind in some of her manipulation skills and her auditory comprehension. Auditory might be connected to her lower vocabulary from her speech delay. I think those two will develop together. We've been approved for services and the woman did say that she has no fears about Bri. Some kids she worries about far into their future but she's confident Bri should be caught up completely before Kindergarten. Cognitively she's on the mark and even ahead in a few areas. She was really impressed by how easily Bri solved the puzzles she used in one part of the eval.
Bri got to see fireworks for the first time last night. She was so excited. We sat on the corner near grandpa's house and got to see five shows at once from different cities. She kept squealing "Sparklies! Colors! Red!"
She was still talking about it this morning when she got up. We both slept in an extra 2 hours after being up so late. We also saw a lot of Chinese lanterns. Apparently those have become really popular since Tangled had that seen with all the lanterns in it. They were coming from five different directions so I think a lot of families in the area were doing them.
She's working on her magnet shapes while I type this. She's able to do the simpler shapes using the cards as guides. She's trying a harder one right now. We'll see how she does.
As far as ritual is concerned I've completely fallen off the wagon. With house searches, meetings, the LLC, Bri and finally getting some serious work done on this house I've not had the energy or time for it. I think I still qualify as putting energy into my change because of the seriousness of my approach to this business. It's ritual and meditation that led me down this road. I've had tons of support from people around me. My inlaws were a little skeptical but Hubbie and my close friends have been really proud and excited for me. It's kinda a new experience, being surrounded by people not reminding me to keep my day job.
I sent in the paperwork back in June stating I wouldn't be back next year subbing.
I also got a call for an interview at a catholic school in the area for a teaching position. I turned down the interview. I was really anxious after having done so. I've never really turned down an opportunity before.
But I know I have to make a decision and stick to it. I can't keep waffling between an independent path and teaching like I did with my writing and sewing. I kept leaving it behind for teaching jobs, trying to do both and failing. You can't run a business part-time and make a profit. Sewing was a hobby. It cost more money then I ever could get back or profit.
Teaching is a source of anxiety and stress to the point of mental illness for me. Doing glass is calming and makes me happy. I know I can contribute to the art and work in a niche that is in demand. I haven't seen anyone else do anything close to what I'm doing. I've got my own unique drawings that I know will be in demand. I'm really proud of the pieces I've done so far, even the ones that still need tweaking.
I'll be happy if I cover the major holidays this year and then do the rebirth ceremony in December. I think multiple rituals every week like I originally planned isn't doable even for a person living alone. I like to sometimes refer to my energy level like a hummingbird on crack. I flit around and flutter so much I'm manic.
I'm a lot like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhePJKx8biY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2AwokyP4eQ
the pretty sounds:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOzFZJS6YSU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn953SUkCKE
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