I have spent the last week making sure that I devise a concrete plan for making this year one of the most productive ever. However, there is no way to move forward without figuring out where I have been. It is a daunting task but Michelle over at The Integrated Mother has made me take stock and figure out just where I am and where I want to be by the end of this year.

She asks a few question on here blog and I will answer them below.

What choices did you make? The most important choice that I made was to leave my teaching job to persue my dream of starting my own web design company.  Unfortunately, I also chose to put the business before my family and while I thought staying home would be a great way to bond with them, my round-the-clock focus on my business created a stressful situation much like when I was teaching.

What were you thinking?  I was thinking that I was tired of being asked to put other children ahead of my own while my daughter spent 11 hours a day at a sitter. I was also thinking that for someone with a MST, I was getting a short-end of the salary stick because I was busting my butt and we were still struggling to make ends meet. Unfortunately, I was NOT thinking about how to generate business and while it has been good, I need to focus more on promoting myself.

Who did you learn from? I learned from so many. I learned from Mrs. Flinger who talked to me about setting strict guidelines via contracts so that I never get screwed out of money again. I learned from a great graphic designer named Count who… Continue reading →