When someone asks me this question, I groan silently and deeply inside. Depending on how beat up I’m feeling, sometimes the groan is audible.

There is nothing wrong with this question, those of you that ask me, please don’t stop asking me. The groan has everything to do with me and nothing to do with the innocent, genuinely concerned person that puts it out there.

I really struggled with whether I should tell people I’m starting a business for a number of reasons.

What if I don’t actually do it? This was the main reason. I’d tell everyone I was starting and then what if life got in the way and I didn’t do it. I would come across as a major flake.
What if it flops? Different but not dissimilar to the first point…I’d look like a failure.
What if it takes ages? Haha, well I’m living that reality now. In my head, with the expectation that things should be happening faster, I feel like it’s taking forever.
What if someone steals my idea? I can honestly say this wasn’t a fear of mine. I would love there to be more businesses doing what I’m doing and it’s my job to firmly define who Mummy’s Muse is within this marketplace. There are plenty of seats at this table.

So I decided to put it out there. People ask me all the time. I do my internal (sometimes external) groan and depending on how I feel I tell them that it’s still happening, I’m still building. I’ve learned a lot and I’m enjoying it. I tell them it’s frustrating but I truly believe that nothing great comes easy. I tell them I pray so hard all the time that my labour won’t be in vain.

I always tell myself and I hope it’s true that even if point 1 or 2 were to end up being the case, this journey will not have been fruitless, even at this point in time. I have really enjoyed the mental agility, the knowledge, the creative outlet and purpose Mummy’s Muse has given me. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

It’s good that it’s out there as it keeps me accountable, especially to those that ask from a good place. And for those that ask because they feel that they can’t see anything, I politely smile and say I’m constructing the foundation for what I hope will one day be a beautiful building.