Yikes!

Yikes!

I think I've made a decision.  And I am both excited and terrified.

As of today, my Etsy shop is closed and I no longer plan to blog on any kind of a routine schedule.  For that matter, I don't really even intend to blog anymore.  But you know me, I like to blather on about what I'm knitting so I may be back here sooner than expected.

And just in case I am making a HUGE mistake and instantly regret my decision, I'm going to put my Etsy shop on vacation rather than actually closing it.  I'll still be on Facebook (my personal page) and maybe I'll even post more on Instagram.  Maybe I'll even learn to TikTok, but I doubt it.  

Maybe I'll be back here sooner than expected.  But I'll no longer be thinking of Jeannie Gray Knits as a business.  Rather than a thing, Jeannie Gray Knits will simply be me knitting what I want, when I want, with the yarn I want.  I won't be worrying about what customers want and what they are willing to pay for.  

I've been thinking about this for a couple of months now.  Actually, that's not true.  I've been trying Not to think about it for a couple of months.  You see, back in January, I signed up for a class to help me take Jeannie Gray Knits to a level that fully finanically supports me.  And the class did what no other has done for me.  It finally made me face the fact that Jeannie Gray Knits is not profitable, nor sustainable.  At least not the way I've been doing it.  

So, I'm retiring.  I'm not quiting, I'm retiring.  I'm going to go knit what I want, when I want and with what yarns I want.  Instead of knitting for my Etsy shop, I'm going to knit for me, for my friends and family, and for the mutlitude of causes I've always wanted to knit for but never had time.  I'm going to learn to garden, maybe learn a new craft, and maybe, just maybe, even clean the house!  

I'm pretty excited about the idea.  I'm also terrified I'm making a huge mistake.  What on earth will I do with all the time I was spending on my business?  I may actually have to clean the house just to fill the hours.

But if I am making a huge mistake, it's fixable.  I'm not burning any bridges.  I'm just going on (semi ??) permanent vacation.  Thank you for sticking with me all these years.  I'm sure I'll see you around the web... and maybe at a fiber festival or two.  And maybe even back here in a few days when I panic because I suddenly have nothing to do but clean the house.  Yikes!