September was a crazy month. I was working on angel babies like crazy. It was a good month, I made over $100 more than my low goal amount was, but I had SO many angels to make. But my large order (of almost two dozen by itself!) went out yesterday, and at least 11 more were sent out already. Now I have to work on 8 more.
The business is making a difference in many ways. I love the letters, reviews and messages I get from parents telling me how perfect and comforting the babies are.
It's also helping financially. 50% of what I make goes into the charity and into the business. I don't get to see most of what comes in. But the other 50% is what is keeping us afloat.
I'm now the one that pays the bills for Katie's monthly ballet tuition, all of her dance clothing, her two recital fees, her costumes. I pay for all of their Christmas gifts and their birthday gifts and party. I pay for anything I personally need for business or writing. My small pleasures of Hulu and Netflix are paid by me. This is on top of saving up for my taxes that I have to pay, the large amounts of clay, shipping materials, and many other things that go into the business.
At the end of the day, I don't get to save any money. I'm still coasting by, but I'm not in any debt, which is great since it's only been a few months and my start up fee was a few hundred dollars. I repaid everything I needed to start up and then started paying bills. Without running this business, Katie wouldn't be able to continue ballet, we'd have no Christmas or birthday gifts and parties, we'd have no tv shows, including what we watch for school programs.
I'm so glad it's proving to be such a blessing, both for us and for those who are on the receiving end. I hope to continue growing the business, reaching more families, and for me to be able to take on more bills to lighten the load and make more dreams possible.
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