From hobby to profession

Tink · 03-12-2007, 12:33 PM

If you could turn one of your hobbies into a profession , what would you be doing? Why aren't you already doing it?

Chandra Amaya · 03-12-2007, 12:42 PM

Scrapbooking...because I don't have the money or know how to get a client base to start a business.

rivermom · 03-12-2007, 01:16 PM

Cooking. I would love to go to families homes and create meals for them. This includes the shopping, putting it away, preparing/cooking and serving them.

I love to cook!!

I love for other people to eat my cooking!!

Why don't I do this? Because I have a brain and this brain tells me it's a really stupid idea. LOL

Mandy · 03-12-2007, 01:21 PM

I love sewing, but no i wouldnt make it a profession, i grew up with textile, fabrics, fashion, sewing machines, irons, to last me forever LOL
What i would really love to do is, have a doggie hotel, not a boarding kennel, but a real hotel for small breeds, where they get groomed, their own tv in the room, room service, the whole works.

DianaB · 03-12-2007, 02:07 PM

I would love to raise yorkshire terriers, but it would mean that I would have to get another dog. Reuger is so attentive to me and always wants to be cuddled that I'm afraid that if I bring in another dog that I'll lose what I have with Reuger. Also my husband isn't too crazy about having 2 dogs in the house.

Janet · 03-12-2007, 03:41 PM

I would like to have a small shop that sells only dog supplies. Everything from clothes to food and everything inbetween. In the back of the shop I would like an area with 3 or 4 tubs and tables so people could come groom and bathe their dogs and not have to mess up there house. I would supply the towels and dryers and they could bring their own shampoo and conditioners or buy from me.

The reason I haven't done it....money, need a place in town and rent would probably be too high and I don't know for sure how well it would go in our town. I would love to be able to do that.

Chandra Amaya · 03-15-2007, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by rivermom

Cooking. I would love to go to families homes and create meals for them. This includes the shopping, putting it away, preparing/cooking and serving them.

I love to cook!!

I love for other people to eat my cooking!!

Why don't I do this? Because I have a brain and this brain tells me it's a really stupid idea. LOL

Janet have you thought about selling pampered chef?...that's exactly what they do to sell products. Go to someone's home, cook for them, eat & sell the products

Janet · 03-15-2007, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Chandra Amaya

Janet have you thought about selling pampered chef?...that's exactly what they do to sell products. Go to someone's home, cook for them, eat & sell the products

Oh no,no,no You have to like to cook too....LOL 2tiredmom (she hasn't been on for a little while here) use to sell it and was quite good at it. I like the products although they are a little pricey for me, but I'm no cook. Most of the time I fix what comes out of a box or can....

Chandra Amaya · 03-15-2007, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Janet

Oh no,no,no You have to like to cook too....LOL 2tiredmom (she hasn't been on for a little while here) use to sell it and was quite good at it. I like the products although they are a little pricey for me, but I'm no cook. Most of the time I fix what comes out of a box or can....

ooppppss sorry that was rivermom's quote not yours...I'm sorry =(((

Marilyn · 03-15-2007, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Janet

Oh no,no,no You have to like to cook too....LOL 2tiredmom (she hasn't been on for a little while here) use to sell it and was quite good at it. I like the products although they are a little pricey for me, but I'm no cook. Most of the time I fix what comes out of a box or can....

Janet, the Pampered Chef ladies won't like me for saying so, but you can buy Pampered Chef on E-Bay. I keep a current catalog handy so I know if I'm getting a good deal or not before I buy, but some things can be bought cheaper there, and you can find discontinued items. Mostly that's what I'm looking for is discontinued. I still buy from a friend who is a legitimate dealer, and she does not know I check out E-bay, also.

03-29-2007, 06:20 PM

Holiday decorating! I looooove the holidays and I would love to be in charge of decorating the store windows at Macys, planning out holiday parties and decorating other peoples houses.

Tink · 03-30-2007, 10:31 AM

My hobbies that I'd like to turn into a business would either be writing, (such as the Editor position) or landscape design.
The landscape design would be very hard for me because I don't have the physical strength or stamina to do all thw work that it would entail so would have to hire others to work with me.

Passionfruition · 04-04-2007, 08:39 AM

Traci, maybe you can teach me a little about organization....my studio is a MESS.

I recommend to ANYONE to find what they love doing, and make a career out of it. I did, and my photography career has really taken off! You can view my latest work here: http://storybookbride.com/weddings/olson/

In fact, I'm SO busy with work, that I shouldn't be on 4wt.....lol. I guess every good professional needs a place to procrastinate, right?

03-12-2007, 12:33 PM	#1
Tink Donating 4WT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Rural Wisconsin Posts: 3,707	From hobby to profession If you could turn one of your hobbies into a profession , what would you be doing? Why aren't you already doing it? __________________ 'A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in.. And how many want out.' England 's Prime Minister Tony Blair'

03-12-2007, 12:42 PM	#2
Chandra Amaya 4WT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tn Posts: 1,646	Scrapbooking...because I don't have the money or know how to get a client base to start a business. __________________ Traci

03-12-2007, 01:16 PM	#3
rivermom Donating 4WT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Tontitown, Arkansas Posts: 2,475	Cooking. I would love to go to families homes and create meals for them. This includes the shopping, putting it away, preparing/cooking and serving them. I love to cook!! I love for other people to eat my cooking!! Why don't I do this? Because I have a brain and this brain tells me it's a really stupid idea. LOL __________________ ~_/> , /\/\ ,,, Sheryl When I grow up I want to be a horse whisperer!

03-12-2007, 01:21 PM	#4
Mandy Donating 4WT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Who cares! Posts: 4,587	I love sewing, but no i wouldnt make it a profession, i grew up with textile, fabrics, fashion, sewing machines, irons, to last me forever LOL What i would really love to do is, have a doggie hotel, not a boarding kennel, but a real hotel for small breeds, where they get groomed, their own tv in the room, room service, the whole works. __________________ Many people will walk in and out your life, but only true friends leave footprints!

03-12-2007, 02:07 PM	#5
DianaB Moderator Donating 4WT 13K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kansas Posts: 16,069	I would love to raise yorkshire terriers, but it would mean that I would have to get another dog. Reuger is so attentive to me and always wants to be cuddled that I'm afraid that if I bring in another dog that I'll lose what I have with Reuger. Also my husband isn't too crazy about having 2 dogs in the house. __________________ ´¨) ¸.•´¸.•´¨) ¸.•*¨) (¸.•´ (¸.•` ¤ Diana Baker ✞ You and I are friends....... Always remember that if you fall I will pick you up...... After I stop laughing!!!

03-12-2007, 03:41 PM	#6
Janet Moderator Donating 4WT 18K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: INDIANA Posts: 21,625	I would like to have a small shop that sells only dog supplies. Everything from clothes to food and everything inbetween. In the back of the shop I would like an area with 3 or 4 tubs and tables so people could come groom and bathe their dogs and not have to mess up there house. I would supply the towels and dryers and they could bring their own shampoo and conditioners or buy from me. The reason I haven't done it....money, need a place in town and rent would probably be too high and I don't know for sure how well it would go in our town. I would love to be able to do that. __________________ To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. ECCLESIASTES 3:1

03-29-2007, 06:20 PM	#11
dewdrop67 Guest Posts: n/a	Holiday decorating! I looooove the holidays and I would love to be in charge of decorating the store windows at Macys, planning out holiday parties and decorating other peoples houses.

03-30-2007, 10:31 AM	#12
Tink Donating 4WT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Rural Wisconsin Posts: 3,707	My hobbies that I'd like to turn into a business would either be writing, (such as the Editor position) or landscape design. The landscape design would be very hard for me because I don't have the physical strength or stamina to do all thw work that it would entail so would have to hire others to work with me. __________________ 'A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in.. And how many want out.' England 's Prime Minister Tony Blair'

04-04-2007, 08:39 AM	#13
Passionfruition Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 492	Traci, maybe you can teach me a little about organization....my studio is a MESS. I recommend to ANYONE to find what they love doing, and make a career out of it. I did, and my photography career has really taken off! You can view my latest work here: http://storybookbride.com/weddings/olson/ In fact, I'm SO busy with work, that I shouldn't be on 4wt.....lol. I guess every good professional needs a place to procrastinate, right?

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