Quote Originally Posted by fidgiegirl View Post
flowers, do you find that doing the sewing for your own business makes it more enjoyable? I'm trying to say that I read in Making a Living Without a Job that it's a whole different deal to do certain work when it is for yourself, or the tasks related - like stuffing envelopes. That's why I like her profit center model and am really working toward that. You could start with the sewing and the petsitting, and if one grew big enough or you thought of another, you could drop the sewing if it was no longer profitable.

I also find people are scared of the sewing machine. Not that I'm good at it, and probably take way too long accomplishing sewing tasks . . . haha but I can usually get 'em done in some way or another!
I don't do much sewing for others, just a little here and there and I am very careful what I take on. I have too much to do myself. I also don't do things that are very time sonsuming or things I don't enjoy.

I have no plans to do the petsitting, just wanted to throw out the idea. I would advise getting the insured/bonded thing going though, protect yourself from a liability suit if something happens to an animal or a house is broken into for instance. Lots of risk if you aren't careful, like any business.