Running a business with a full-time job…

I’ve never written a blog before. I guess it would be comparable to journaling which I haven’t done since I was a pre-teen many moons ago. I have so many things running through my head that I was wondering “What should my first blog post be”? and then it occurred to me, how about writing about what it is like to own a business while still working a full-time job. When I got into my craft about 4 years ago, I never expected to turn it into a business, I just wanted to create nails for myself and to be honest, I liked the challenge of doing something I have never done before. I bought everything and anything I could pertaining to nail art, watched videos, reached out to others within the press on nail community for advice and help and was happy at how receptive people were. Working a full-time job while running a business can be tough. When you work 40-50 hours a week sometimes, it can be pretty hard to find the energy physically and creatively so there have been many days that have turned into weeks of me not creating ANYTHING. Who knew you needing ENERGY to be creative! My brain is mush sometimes after a long work week ha-ha and that can be tough because making nails is SO MUCH FUN, it feels great and is very rewarding to see your ideas come to life on such a small canvas. The pressures of posting or lack thereof can be hard as well. I am someone who just likes to create my nails and get tunnel vision when working on a design that I don’t think about little things I could be doing to put myself out there for my business. At the same time, I know that I have to create posts and reels and videos to get my brand out there and with a full-time job that can be hard. I am not saying it can’t be done because it can. Having creative blocks can be very common, especially after working anywhere from 8-10 hrs a day. My brain is mush sometimes after that and there isn’t much room left to think creatively. Thank goodness for the weekends. I would love to be a successful Luxury Press on Nail Company who continues to grow, evolve and bring smiles to my clients faces, full-time job and all. Without my job, I wouldn’t be able to pay for my supplies LOL, among other things. So, we shall see where Claw’d by Katie goes, and I hope you continue to follow my journey juggling a passion and a full-time job one day at a time.