to get a bit depressed at the 'woman beats recession' stories that are about really shit businesses that haven't even started

[Heroine]

I an getting a bit bored of the 'I was made reduntant and now I am starting my own recession beating bead-selling/ironing/wardrobe consultancy/dating agency business that hasn't even started, is doomed to fail and only possible because a) I can pump my large redundancy payout into it and b) because my husband is not redundant, but somehow I providing hope for any women who is not a lazy arse to make a fortune out of 'doing something she loves'

They really are patronising in the extreme and I am sure only there because you can get a nice pretty made-up shot of someone runnning a crap home-made dreamweaver business.

Ihate the way these articles are written as though any daft woman silly enough to work in something as unfeminine as a real job is a silly thing who just isn't as clever as the golddigging sponge and her fantasy business..
oh it makes me fume there are so many at this time of the year... nhmph

this has shown to me, in what is always our worst month, that the wheat has been sorted from the chaff..ie really beautifully crafted pieces were still selling and actually selling well..more than before Christmas (as we were snowed in then) and should highlight to boss what really needs to be returned to the Gingham Bolshies.. however i did hide some scary pot pourri packs in the back room .

Hahahaha. Great marketing experiment!

We are actually really supportive of wanting local artists/craftspeople. All our other gift ware is fair trade. But some of the stuff (from the ladies wot lunch brigade) is such tat it's not helping the good pieces to shine.
a spring clean is due!!

I have just sold one of my Creations on ebay... AM not hitting the shops yet as I need to get some more raw materials so I can safely offer my Complete Range.