On a precipice
Things are looking very positive with the circus center, or at least phase 1 of the circus center. We have a probable venue... we met with the owner and saw the space today. It's one of those so impossibly perfect I'm waiting for the catch types of things. The space is really good for what we need and the venue owner is really nice and supportive. He seems to have a pay it forward attitude, where he says he got a lot of help when he was starting out so he's happy to work with us as we're starting out.
So it's looking extremely likely that we'll be starting some classes in March. We are on the slow-but-hopefully-steady plan, so we'll be starting with just a few classes and then building on as our student base grows. We do have a TON of work to do in between now and then.
I have to have an interview with the state of CA to receive my unemployment benefits, and I don't know what to expect. I don't feel unemployed. I'm starting a small business, and it's crossing the point to where it's unquestionably real. It may yet fail, but it's not just a wish or a thought in my head.
I wouldn't mind picking up some part-time contract editing work to help bridge this time between when the circus center doesn't exist and when it does, but I don't know of an easy way to do that. I don't want to spend time looking for part-time temporary editing work that could be spent doing the many very real circus center related tasks that I need to do or looking for performance-related gigs.
I feel very grateful to be in a position where I can take this leap. In the US, people talk about risk and reward like taking a greater risk justifies reaping a strong reward. But I think the truth is that we're all risk averse. I can do this because it's okay for me to fail. There's no way I could take this kind of chance if my family depended on me to bring in a certain amount of income.
So it's looking extremely likely that we'll be starting some classes in March. We are on the slow-but-hopefully-steady plan, so we'll be starting with just a few classes and then building on as our student base grows. We do have a TON of work to do in between now and then.
I have to have an interview with the state of CA to receive my unemployment benefits, and I don't know what to expect. I don't feel unemployed. I'm starting a small business, and it's crossing the point to where it's unquestionably real. It may yet fail, but it's not just a wish or a thought in my head.
I wouldn't mind picking up some part-time contract editing work to help bridge this time between when the circus center doesn't exist and when it does, but I don't know of an easy way to do that. I don't want to spend time looking for part-time temporary editing work that could be spent doing the many very real circus center related tasks that I need to do or looking for performance-related gigs.
I feel very grateful to be in a position where I can take this leap. In the US, people talk about risk and reward like taking a greater risk justifies reaping a strong reward. But I think the truth is that we're all risk averse. I can do this because it's okay for me to fail. There's no way I could take this kind of chance if my family depended on me to bring in a certain amount of income.