I have been so busy with ambigrams orders lately, I haven't had time to take any custom sewing orders since before Christmas.... And I am loving it!
I have always thought I would do well working on the computer all day, and that seems to be true. Sure, by the end of the work day I am ready to quit, but I am comfortable clicking away for hours. When I sew, I can only work for about an hour before I am so sick of it I have to take a break. That is not a good sign my friends!
I've been feeling pressured to get something up on Phunky Monkey, even if it is just a few pre-made items this month, so that I don't loose my customers from inactivity. But I don't know when I would have the time to sew anything, but more importantly, I do not have one iota of interest in sewing anything, any time soon.
I have always believed that if you do not enjoy your job, you should try to get a new one. The recent changes have got me thinking, 'what if I did shut Phunky Monkey down for good?'
This probably does not come as a suprise to my long-time readers. You may remember this post from nearly a year ago, when I said ideally I would like to work on the ambigrams full time (working on other projects during down-times). Now I have enough orders for this to be a possibility.
I find it funny to go back and read that entry, how I said that I enjoyed working on the smaller custom orders (wallets, hip pouches, etc.), and was considering not taking orders for dresses or skirts because of the length of time they took to make. And what happened? People started ordering super-complex pieces, things that took 2 to 3 times as long to make. No wonder I feel so burned out.
The only downside to closing Phunky Monkey would be the feeling that I am letting down a lot of people. I have had a lot of interest, a lot of requests (though mostly for the complex work, which I do not think I can handle anymore). But I know that there are so many people out there who *do* want to custom order something, taking one last batch of orders would not help, people would still beg for me to take just one more order.
The whole thing seems like such a big decision to make, but I feel like the signs are pretty clear. Though I am not looking forward to actually putting up a note on the site or sending out an email to my mailing list. How fitting would it be for me to end PM in February, the same month I started it, 5 years ago? I will definitely have to re-think how I want to set up my work room now.
I have always thought I would do well working on the computer all day, and that seems to be true. Sure, by the end of the work day I am ready to quit, but I am comfortable clicking away for hours. When I sew, I can only work for about an hour before I am so sick of it I have to take a break. That is not a good sign my friends!
I've been feeling pressured to get something up on Phunky Monkey, even if it is just a few pre-made items this month, so that I don't loose my customers from inactivity. But I don't know when I would have the time to sew anything, but more importantly, I do not have one iota of interest in sewing anything, any time soon.
I have always believed that if you do not enjoy your job, you should try to get a new one. The recent changes have got me thinking, 'what if I did shut Phunky Monkey down for good?'
This probably does not come as a suprise to my long-time readers. You may remember this post from nearly a year ago, when I said ideally I would like to work on the ambigrams full time (working on other projects during down-times). Now I have enough orders for this to be a possibility.
I find it funny to go back and read that entry, how I said that I enjoyed working on the smaller custom orders (wallets, hip pouches, etc.), and was considering not taking orders for dresses or skirts because of the length of time they took to make. And what happened? People started ordering super-complex pieces, things that took 2 to 3 times as long to make. No wonder I feel so burned out.
The only downside to closing Phunky Monkey would be the feeling that I am letting down a lot of people. I have had a lot of interest, a lot of requests (though mostly for the complex work, which I do not think I can handle anymore). But I know that there are so many people out there who *do* want to custom order something, taking one last batch of orders would not help, people would still beg for me to take just one more order.
The whole thing seems like such a big decision to make, but I feel like the signs are pretty clear. Though I am not looking forward to actually putting up a note on the site or sending out an email to my mailing list. How fitting would it be for me to end PM in February, the same month I started it, 5 years ago? I will definitely have to re-think how I want to set up my work room now.
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