I'll start off by apologising for being so scarce. First year of being in business, and in the middle of a global economic crisis, has kept me busy...

It's hard to believe that it's been slightly over a year since I quit my job and started working for myself.

A year ago I expected blood, sweat and tears, and time has proven my expectations valid. Although I have had some good months, funds are tighter than ever before and the hours pass so slowly when all you have to look forward to is a brief sleep and then more work, work, work...

Am I thinking of taking on a fulltime work, working for someone else again? Hell no.

Has it been worth it? Hell yeah.

Despite extended working hours, the lack of a social life (offline!) and the tight purse strings, the freedom that working for myself has given me is beyond compare. As I said, if my boss is going to be a bitch, then it may as well be me. At least I'm my kinda bitch

If anyone's still watching me, I promise to be around more often in future. I know I've promised that before... But I'll try. I promise.

I'll get to comments and deviations as fast as possible, probably deviations first, so expect a bit of a wait for replies to any comments...

I hope everyone is well. Please do update me on yourself, too... I'm so far behind on "news" that it's just not funny.

So I'll leave you with my new motto. Well, two new mottos. I like mottos; they say so much more than they say...

Motto 1 - Can everyone who says it can't be done, please get out of my way so I can do it?

Motto 2 - I'm not cynical; I've just been taking notes.