Well hello. I took a bit of an unplanned break from writing this blog and posting on social media this summer. I had to get over the strange feelings of guilt associated with taking a break. Let’s face it, I doubt anyone cared I took a break…and yet it’s so bizarre that these feelings of …
I chose the image above for this Spring update. Let’s face it, in the UK, this is what most days in this last month of May have looked like. However, June is a few days away and it’s looking like the tide is turning. It’s well timed as the tide seems to be turning for …
Just under a week ago I received new construction samples. This was a significant milestone for me because the last time I received samples was back in October 2019. Can we just pause…October 2019, about a year and a half ago! When I first looked into starting Mummy’s Muse, I planned on producing with a …
I’m embarrassingly late to the game on this one. In the last few weeks, I’ve truly started to learn the value of ‘YouTube University’. What do I mean when I say YouTube University? I mean the fact that you can learn almost anything…on YouTube. Using Downtime to Upskill I’ve written a lot about this journey …
As I wait for fabric to be sourced to produce new samples, I’ve found myself building out cost models – again. It made me realise how honest you have to be with yourself to build these models. Models that account for all of your costs pre-sale. It’s SO easy to not account for everything. When …
I took a week off writing last week. I was busy setting up a few things and didn’t really have an update so I skipped a week. In my last post I spoke about developing psychological resilience. The context of the post was starting a business in general, but more specifically for me right now, …
I’m realising that I need to strengthen my mental rebound game. I think psychological resilience is vital for someone trying to build something from nothing, you have to have a really strong mind. Perhaps they weren’t ‘The One’ I’ve written about the Tsunami of Doubt that washes over me from time to time. It’s really …
I tried for a snappy title, I really did. Regulation isn’t the sexiest of topics, but my, it’s important. It’s important to me anyway. And it’s really challenging to get your head around. I need to start this post by saying I’m no expert. I definitely haven’t got it all worked out yet. However, after …
Let me just lay it out simply at the start – bootstrap mentality can be absolutely exhausting. “This would be sooo much easier if I were FILTHY rich.” This phrase has run through my mind on more than one occasion – I’m not going to lie. A few weeks ago, I wrote about the challenge …
I could write a whole series about doing ‘x’ consistently is hard – especially when it comes to this business. Writing is definitely one of the top 3. I write because I want to document this process and honestly so I can look back one day and remember how I felt as I was starting. …