JobSurfer

I may have mentioned a while back that I am a woman of many industries. I paint things, I write things, and I make shiny things that I then try to sell. So now it looks like I have next weekend off, so I shall be free to camp out at the Bethesda Farmer’s Market and attempt to sell my wares.

Its a significant investment in both time and money. I’ll have to get there disgustingly early in the morning to claim a good spot on the strip and have to spend the entire day there. Leaving early is highly frowned upon. Also there is a fee, the exact amount of which I’m not sure of, as by then it will be after Labor Day.  And what if I don’t sell anything? Unfortunately for me, I’m rather emotionally invested in my wares and how they are received by the general public. I shouldn’t be so easily affected by public opinion, but that’s the way it is.

But on the plus side, I’ve got a few buddies there who are fun to hang out with for a day and will give me all sorts of help and advice as I attempt to do active sales for the first time in over six months. Perhaps that’s what I’m truly nervous about, deep down - going back to the kinds of sales that I did in a job that drove me utterly, utterly crazy. It helps that I’m working for myself in this instance, so there’s no one to yell at me, other than me.