I was considering deleting my blog because twitter has ruined my attention span and I am now only able to communicate in less than 140 characters. But then I began to look over my old posts, and I realized, I can’t rob the world of my hilarity! Some of my posts were so funny and I enjoyed looking over them so I thought, hey, even if it’s just for my own posterity, I’ll keep this thing around. Maybe my dog will want to read it to remember me when I die.
One thing I was stunned by is how quickly things have changed for us. Some of these posts, just over a year old have really illustrated how far my business, Fumee, has come! I read posts about how I was working a zillion hours a week until 3 in the morning, some times even sleeping at Fumee. I whined about not having any help, no employees, no life, no time to even clean my house. There were lots of posts about how stressed out I was all of the time.
But now fast forward to today… well, I made vegan sloppy joes today. And I cuddled with my dog. I watched the first episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. I did Kenpo X (yes, I’m a month into the P90X work out program!). I did some work, sure, but really, how things have changed!
I turned 28 this year. Anthony and I are celebrating our 3rd anniversary this month. Fumee has now been open a year and a half. We have four, count ‘em, FOUR, employees (ah, it was only a year ago, to the month, that I could only afford one employee for only one day a week!). Ralph has left Fumee on a day to day basis, and I am down to only four days a week there. I’ve also landed some sweet consulting work lately. So things are good, which isn’t to say I don’t still have stressful days or that Fumee is making me so much money I’m swimming naked in it, but there’s PROGRESS. And it’s tangible. I have my life back! And that makes me happy.
I’ve also recently launched my new business, E-Content Creators, and inspired by my new consulting gig, I’ve turned this web site into a static post about my consulting work, which means you now have to click to get to the blog part. Consulting is something I really enjoy doing, and who knows, it may turn into another business for me!
Another thing I noticed while reading my blog was how my New Year’s resolutions are going. I’m happy to say they are going very well. I’ve finally dedicated myself to working out and eating well with P90X and I’m seeing great results. If I’m brave enough I may post my before and after pictures up here (I’m even frowning and looking depressed in the before pictures, just like on the infomercial!)
Well, this is well over 140 characters and I’m starting to see steam coming out of my finger tips as I type. So, I bid you adieu until the next time I randomly decide to post something. If you’re jonesing for some Haddad, you can always read my husband’s blog, he’s much better at updating than I.
Great to see a new post Heather. To tell you the truth I never got into Twitter. I feel like it is redundant when everyone has a Facebook status, you know? And you’re kicking major ass with Fumee. I wish I had been able to kick some more money in back when it all started since I bet you’re going to start paying dividends soon! (just kidding)
You’re smart to get some consulting under your belt. Growing up I remember whenever my father was between jobs he would call up people he had worked with recently and set up consulting contracts which usually ended up paying better than the job he just left. That’s the best kind of job security when the niche is whatever is only in your head.
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