A new year...

Happy New Year!

I must admit for the past couple of months, I was already 'over' 2012 and have been hanging for a new year to start...

2012 was quite an incredible year.. my business went from pretty much nothing to running many regular classes and employing other people too... SO much I did, so much I tried and learned. SO exhausted was I by the end of it all.

This business is 'right' in so many ways - but I really have to watch myself from over-doing it, and making sure there is balance in the rest of my life - something I very much neglected last year. A big part of me was trying to prove that I could... I was trying to make it work at any means... now I DO have to slow down.

Unfortunately I got sick around September/October.. I got bitten by a darn mosquito that gave me 'Barmah Forrest Virus' - I was quite wiped out for a month, but the fatigue it can cause is still with me - which made getting through all that was on my plate a lot harder... but has made me realise much more strongly that I need to look after myself. Now heading into 2013 despite having fabulous ideas that I am itching to try out - and lots of goals and ambitions.. I want my business to NOT be my #1 priority! (And YES, that is probably going to be hard for me to do!)

Higher up on the list is:
- looking after myself and my family first!
- regular exercise,
- more house cleaning and organisation (grrr)
- having time to rest and play
- doing some of MY art for me and for fun...

Yep when you equate all that into realistic hours (of which there are very little when you have young kids - something I am still coming to terms with) - it means my business needs to be very much part-time.

I have long known that I tend to be an 'all-or-nothing' person. I just have to have more confidence to be me and to operate at a much more casual pace. The business exists - but I will choose how many hours I give to it per week and not let it totally consume my mind. I choose to enjoy what I have a chieved - and spend this year choosing what I do and when and how... rather than re-acting to other's needs and external situations and opportunities. No more jumping through hoops just to prove I can.

Much more of being me and being happy! xoxo