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Today it actually seems possible that I could get a photo business going.
The rhythm of daily life has been injected with a dose of school routine. By 7:35 AM, my middle-school-aged kids were hauled away on the bus. The amount of times I hear ”Can I play the computer?” or “Can I watch TV?” each day will officially decline by 95%.
I’ve also spent the past few weeks getting back on my own version of the Flylady bandwagon. I’m out to conquer CHAOS (Can’t Have Anyone Over Syndrome) because I accepted a long time ago that it’s easier to be spontaneous and creative when the dishes are clean and the table is wiped and we have food to eat and clean clothes to wear. I’m sorry if this sounds a little too Donna Reed, but this morning I cleaned the kitchen, planned dinner, started the laundry, and took the little ones outside to play while I knitted on the deck.
A day’s worth of homemaking accomplished before noon. And now we get to the exciting part!
While the little ones were down for quiet time I sat down and pulled out the business materials I began creating in 2001.
I could barely wait for my slow internet connection to get me here fast enough to share the excitement I plan to build on.
I forgot how much I liked my logo:
I forgot that I had built a skeleton of a web site using FrontPage. Which sprouted from a tri-fold brochure complete with price lists and an artistic philosophy statement. The original fonts I used did not transfer, so I’ll have to do some tweaking on that and also look at prices and packages, now that I’m shooting in digital and won’t be offering custom black and white prints since my darkroom currently only exists in the form of dusty equipment sitting on a shelf.
I have letterhead and business card designs. I even have two silent auction certificates I had donated to my old high school which I can use as a starting point for coupons and ads and postcards.
Speaking of which, I am donating my time and graphic design skills for the PTA coupon book this fall, which means an opportunity to place a free coupon ad in the book coming out in November. Last time around, I put in an ad for Cady Home Inspection, but perhaps this time I’ll put one in for Sarah Cady Photographic Art instead.
This can’t even be described as a starting point. It’s more like a diving board!
The best part is feeling like this is all actually possible.
Possible for me to run a well-organized household.
Possible for me to make money making pictures.
Possible for me to write a blog post even when quiet time is over and everyone wants a snack.
Possible.
