Living It

I have been technically self employed for 6 years now. I receive donations for the work that I do in Christian Ministry, therefore I declare to the Tax man what income I receive from this. Earlier in the year I started a hobby of Jewellery making, I soon realised there is only so much you can make for yourself, so what are you going to do with the rest? Give it away? Yes but again there is only so many friends I have. So the next obvious answer is sell it. Sounds easy isn't it? Well yes - but you are setting up a new entity. The administration is more than you may think. I am obviously thought online selling is an option ebay. Yes but there is so many people doing that, it tends to sell for buttons , if at all. Your own shop. You can try online carts from google and attaching them onto you blog. Hosts such as Groovycart also make setting up a free shop a simple process but there are limits to the free site and the silver and gold options cost as much as a own website a ...

A few months ago I went to a women's weekend away and during the course of the weekend we were given a piece with lots of statements on it. There are lots of variations of these available, some geared for workplaces whilst others are more individual. This one was individual and detailed. I must say that my results did not surprise me but some of the women with me really struggled as we had to refine the statements down to 3. I know that I am a woman who values my family and I love them to pieces. I also know that I would struggle to be a stay at home mum. Hats off to you ladies, I get cabin fever and I have to work and have a mental stimulus. My kids know that I am a woman who likes Honesty and Integrity. If my kids do something wrong, they know the worst thing to do is lie about it. They are probably going to get more of a row for the lie than what they would for their demeanour. The bit I found hard in the exercise was getting it down to 3 as work and family give me a ...