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So since I left the bank I've been working random jobs to make money. I've also been brainstorming ideas for my own business. These are the ideas my brain tries to process on a daily basis:

1) Event Planer/Coordinator: This is something I've always done at previous jobs, but never realized it. My friend told me I should pursue event planning when I let her know I was leaving the bank. My eyes lit up like I found my calling, but my doubts always get the best of me. Will people hire me? Will I be successful? Will I be good enough?

One of the first things that my former boss asked me after I gave him my notice was if I'd coordinate his daughters wedding. Is this a sign? It was like everything was lining up for my success as an Event Planner.  The wedding was this weekend and I just felt like it was where I supposed to me. I felt like I knocked it out of the park and my "client" agreed. 

2) Young Living Distributor: I have been using Essential Oils for about three (3) months. Honestly, I am not sure if I can live without them now. They have been absolutely life changing. I am passionate about oils and I want to share them with the world! People probably hate me because I always talk about them. The funny thing is, it's not a sales tactic. It's just how I feel. When I am feeling a certain way, I get a bug bite, or I need to clean my house I reach for my oils. Yeah! That's how versatile they are. 

Here is the down side. People are afraid to take the plunge! They don't know what they are. They don't know why they would need them. I get it! Why would you "need" something you haven't needed thus far in life. That's fine, but the reason I got into the oily life was because I am all about improvement. I like to find better ways to do things.  I hate all the chemicals they put in everything. Having a baby opened my eyes to all the toxins this world sells off as something it's not.  I am done with that. Oh, and before you think I am some "granola" girl I will set the record straight. Have you ever had Herrs Cheese Curls? AMAZING!

If you'd like to start your journey as a oiler click here: Young Living Essential Oils 

3) Lactation Consultant: I am so incredibly passionate about the importance of breast feeding. I am NOT into science so that idea basically went out the window the moment I researched how to become one. Plus, I know I want my forever job, or official career, to be home based. 

4) Photographer: Basically I just have always admired Photographers. I love the flexible schedule, the home based business and the fact that photography is great for my OCD and artistic mind. It's hard to be artistic and controlling. Artists are so free spirited so I think that's where I struggle. 

I just bought a "fancy" camera and I enjoy playing around with it, but my excuse for not pursuing it as a career is that there are too many photographers in the area! So, since I really like it I volunteered to help a friend who is a photographer! I am excited to see where that takes me. 

5) Stationary Designer: I LOVE LOVE LOVE cards. Greeting cards, Christmas cards, invitations, thank you cards... I love them all. I design them for friends, family, work events and for myself. I enjoy doing this, but it's a lot of work and to be successful I wouldn't be home based. 

6) Web Designer: This is what I went to college for. I enjoyed it, but I felt like it wasn't my "calling". I was more into what the website looked like rather than how it got that way. Coding is annoying and time consuming. I will do a website here and there, but I am not going to promote my business out to the public. 

7) Small Business Marketing: I was in marketing for two years and I really enjoyed what I did. I left for a higher paying job with the option of moving up. I miss what I did a lot so it makes me think I should start doing some marketing from home. Just another one of my crazy ideas. 

8) Caterer: I like to cook, but I won't be able to take the high stress and fast pace of the food industry. I enjoy cooking for family and I think that's enough! 

Can you see how active my mind is? I am taking this opportunity to test the waters and see where it takes me! I am having fun dreaming in the mean time.