Meanwhile, I've had very little energy for anything else. I've of course not had any true days off. I will say, though, that Brian is great about letting me rest on the weekends. I have spent the last couple of weekends resting as much as possible.
Last weekend, though, I spent Saturday trying to grow my business. My kids attend preschool at a local Lutheran church. I serve on the preschool committee (think PTA) and we decided to hold a vendor fair/craft bazaar as a fundraiser.
I have been milling my own flour for the past year. In the past few months, I decided to start demonstrating it for other people. I wanted to do the vendor fair to raise awareness, network and make some money.
I have to admit that I was fairly terrified in the days leading up to the event. There is a part of sales that I struggle with and that's rejection. It has gotten easier to accept it as part of the business. I just was worried that all the hard work leading up to the even would be for naught.
I shouldn't have spent so much time worrying. It went quite well. I struck up a conversation with the vendor sitting across from me and she had a lot of wisdom to share. I was able to network with some people, talk to others about my products, promote myself and make some money. All around, it was a successful event.
I am hopeful that this holiday season will be busy for my business. I love being able to earn some extra money and doing it while baking-one of my absolutely favorite things.
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