Don't wait for perfection

I always wanted to start something based on creativity. Something that I can do from home.

Ever since we had children and moved often to foreign countries, I found it hard to find a job that fits our family's situations. I know I'm not the only one. Many other moms might feel the same way I did. Being a *trailing spouses* could be hard sometimes, we no longer have a job, or an activity that we used to love, away from family and friends and I guess once we have children, our priorities changed.

But I still want to fill my days with something meaningful, beside having to take care of family. I tried to apply for part-time jobs, going from one interview to another, but always came back with more agonies than solutions. I managed to get a job though, a part-time work in the French school when we were living in Singapore. I thought why not?. I could practice my french and at the same time I could be closer to our children as they were educated in this school in Singapore.

After a few months, though, I thought it's not worth my energy, I was exhausted physically and emotionally, although I enjoyed being employed again. I had to resign. Not because I was tired but because we had to move back to Geneva, Switzerland in the spring 2011.

Soon after our arrival back in Europe, and as soon as the mover shipped and delivered all of our belongings from Singapore, I told my self this time I'm going to work for myself. I want to get the best of my time and do something useful and meaningful to fill my days. I promised I won't be wasting my time anymore for non-sens.

I started to practice and practice sewing almost everyday, making myself and our daughters outfits. Until I think I must begin to sell or taking orders.

That first step I took by contacting organizers and ask whether I could participate on their events (exhibitions) .. and someone from Palexpo contacted me by phone and asked me if I was still interested in participating in their events (Place aux artistes et créateurs in Les Automnales 2012), I said yes. Then I got confused. Where to start? and how? I don't have enough products to show! I only had 1 month to prepare! ...

But I firmly believed and told my self "come on, if you want this, then you can do this! and I kept repeating to my self "I could go through this, I will make it, I can, I'm capable of handling my own stress, I got this covered" ... and so I did.

Since then I have participated in many other exhibitions and creative markets inside Switzerland and France neighboring cities.