a long breather just around the corner

That period of relaxation is just around the corner for me as I prepare to leave on holidays for China tomorrow morning.  I'm still writing this from my lunch break in between a full day of teaching today, but when I go back home and kick my shoes off, it will be the last time for this year!  I'm sad to have neglected both my blog here and on Faunfare but when I return from China and have little else to focus on except some leisurely thesis-writing, I'm planning on throwing myself head first into my business.

There is a lot of inspiration around me at the moment.  Several of my friends are crossing major life milestones, like marriage, buying their first home, and starting their own businesses.  Some tease me that I'm going through a quarter-life crisis, but I've started feeling like I'm ready to take my perfumery beyond just a hobby.  I feel like I have been selling my creations on Etsy for a while now and the curiosity and novelty factor is starting to wear off.  I don't know if I will ever find the kind of success that would allow me to run a perfumery full-time (and right now I love my day job too much to want to) but I'm not happy until I know I'm investing all of myself in whatever I have set my mind on.

Have a wonderful two weeks while I'm gone!  I'll touch base when I get back :).