Papercut Kitchen Book Review: The Boss Of You You

It took me some months to read but I've finally finished The Boss Of You: Everything A Woman Needs To Know To Start, Run, And Maintain Her Own Business by Lauren Bacon and Emira Mears. Wow, that's a title! I'm not typically a slow reader but life slows me down a lot these days and I also wanted to make sure I actually did the stuff in this book instead of just reading past it. Yes, there is homework.

I would definitely recommend this to business newbies. It's not specific to selling your crafts but these ladies are web designers so they have the artsy side of business covered. The thing I appreciated most is the information on setting your prices according to the cost of materials, time put in and the salary you'd like to be making. Hmmm, I may actually be able to pay myself a salary if I rework my prices?! They also do a wonderful job of helping you figure out your company's identity, what direction you want it to take and who you should be marketing to by doing fun exercises like personifying your company. Fun! It inspired me to make a business to-do list and one of the tops on the list is becomming an official business. Time for me to research! Good thing they have a fantastic resource guide in the back of the book, I think it will lead me to everything I need to know.

The Big-Ass Book Of Crafts is MINE!

Tuesdays have become my 50% break from motherhood. Lil' Spitfire goes to Mother's Day Out and Mr. Golden Curls and I have have some quality time together. I'm also able to accomplish some of the housework that just doesn't happen when a rambunctious 2 year old is reigning terror throughout the home. Today we went to Barnes and Noble for the four millionth, six hundred fifty four thousand, one hundredth and second time, what can I say, I'm lacking creativity in all areas of my life these days. Mr Golden Curls doesn't mind a bit, he's a man of consistency and routines. He gets that from his mamma.

As part of my routine, I picked up some books to look at while he played trains. This book has been one I've picked up every visit for the past few months. I often get hooked on a book but tired after a few visits when I feel I have it thoroughly looked at. Since this one seems to have stuck I decided it was worth taking home. It's filled with lots of wonderful random crafts and alot of rockin' cool paper crafts, which allowed me to justify it as a business necessity. Ever since I got it home I've been rubbing my hands together mischievously, already anxiously awaiting the boys bedtime so I can dig into making something wonderful!