I started using Pantone Connect a few months ago and it’s now one of my favourite tools. One of the best things about going on this journey has been getting into this brand new world that I honestly knew nothing about. It’s made me realise that every industry comes with its own tools, terminology and …
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 launching a new category of posts on the blog. I think I’m going to call it Training Day. These posts will document the journey of me Training my Eye in order to gain a better understanding of colour and design. I realised that exposing my eye to interesting ‘things’ is something I’ve been doing …
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 …
The fourth and final value in the Mummy’s Muse Values Series is Uninhibited. I am not Uninhibited. This is OK and it isn’t. Some inhibitions are very necessary, they protect us and keep us safe. However, I believe we take on others as we try to conform to societal norms. I think there are others …
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 …