Dealing with the mundane in your business
PLEASE NOTE that this is an older blog post as we no longer provide a sewing service! Recently, we have been working on a boring order. It is a large order with all the items the same except that...
PLEASE NOTE that this is an older blog post as we no longer provide a sewing service! Recently, we have been working on a boring order. It is a large order with all the items the same except that...
Firstly, let me start by saying I have no objection to buying overseas products or garments. These have their purpose in our buying choices. It just makes common sense to at least look local or national first. There are many...
I have never been one to make New Year’s resolutions. I’ve always thought that you should be able to make a resolution anytime of the year- why wait until January? But at the start of this year, I made myself...
Waste is becoming a huge problem for businesses. Along with the environmental effects of too much waste being dumped in land fill, the financial cost of waste to a business, especially a home-based or small business can be quite a...
A few years ago, my son’s boss rang me at work, with the words no mother wants to hear- “There’s been an accident at work. Your son has been rushed to hospital.” My life came to a screeching halt………...
Recently, I have had a couple of customers bring up different issues regarding not valuing my business's worth…….
1. This customer was having quite complicated clothing manufactured by us, which she was then going to embellish with intricate applique & needlework.
PLEASE NOTE that this is an old blog post and we no longer provide a sewing service! A few days ago, I did a really rebellious thing that was so outside my comfort zone ………..... I finished work for...
After trying to get away for a weekend for a couple of months now, my family finally got our schedules to connect & we made it happen this past weekend. And it was one of the best decisions I’ve made...
Recently, I have noticed a thread of conversation about the labels & expectations that we as women put on ourselves. The first was a podcast about women labelling themselves as “stay at home mum” & “working mum”. I won’t mention...