Softly softly catchee monkey!

Okay, I know, it’s been a while! The weeks have whizzed by, summer passed with barely a single sun-baked day and suddenly here we are in autumn! Been to the park with my little ones this afternoon, running in the rain, collecting conkers from under a blanket of bronze and golden leaves. And the nights are drawing in already. It’s been a good six months since I first decided to set up this business and still all I’m doing is shelling out from my savings with not a lot to show for it. Having said that, I am now officially a company director with a company bank account and a holding page on my company website! So some progress IS being made, even if it doesn’t always feel like it. I have to keep reminding myself that “softly softly catchee monkey”, and that it’ll all be worth the wait. Unfortunately patience never was one of my virtues though, and I’m chomping at the bit to start actually doing business rather than just thinking and talking about it! Had bad news this weekend, too, as I found out that I’ve been turned down for an award from UnLtd, the organisation that supports social entrepreneurs. Guess there are probably other people who need their help more than I do but, even so, I was really disappointed. Had one of those wobbly moments of thinking maybe it was all a very bad idea and I should just cut my losses and go back to being a 24/7 mum … Two tantrums later (not mine, I hasten to add!) and I’d decided that business is going to be a piece of cake in comparison! Famous last words?! …