Comments on: The Art of the Crochet Blog : Part 2 http://www.nexstitch.com/blog/?p=57 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:24:38 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Amie http://www.nexstitch.com/blog/?p=57&cpage=1#comment-25 Amie Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:09:17 +0000 http://www.nexstitch.com/blog/?p=57#comment-25 Aliases work for those who also don't have a side business like I do. My blog writing is an extension of my website, as sometimes I write about the designs I'm currently working on or ones I've published. And with that, my anonymity goes out the door. The flip side of the coin is that I'd just prefer to have a job where I can be myself and not hide from how I am by nature. For me, that's the root of the problem. It's the only problem I've posed and don't currently have a solution for. I've said in confidence to other people, in essence, that I can't leave this job and get a much less paying job (even if it makes me happy) because I have bills to pay and my life is tied to someone else. Although I do admire those who have that mindset (or ability because a spouse has a high paying job that will sustain two people comfortably), I can't take that leap right now. I don't see myself staying in this job until retirement, but I also can't envision any steps beyond my current threshold right now. And that, for me, is daunting. Despite all this, I'm optimistic that something will come along, some job or career that will allow me to be me, be creative, utilize my skill set, and be one in which I'll enjoy immensely. I don't know what it is yet, but it'll happen. Aliases work for those who also don’t have a side business like I do. My blog writing is an extension of my website, as sometimes I write about the designs I’m currently working on or ones I’ve published. And with that, my anonymity goes out the door.

The flip side of the coin is that I’d just prefer to have a job where I can be myself and not hide from how I am by nature. For me, that’s the root of the problem. It’s the only problem I’ve posed and don’t currently have a solution for. I’ve said in confidence to other people, in essence, that I can’t leave this job and get a much less paying job (even if it makes me happy) because I have bills to pay and my life is tied to someone else. Although I do admire those who have that mindset (or ability because a spouse has a high paying job that will sustain two people comfortably), I can’t take that leap right now.

I don’t see myself staying in this job until retirement, but I also can’t envision any steps beyond my current threshold right now. And that, for me, is daunting. Despite all this, I’m optimistic that something will come along, some job or career that will allow me to be me, be creative, utilize my skill set, and be one in which I’ll enjoy immensely. I don’t know what it is yet, but it’ll happen.

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]]> By: vashti http://www.nexstitch.com/blog/?p=57&cpage=1#comment-18 vashti Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:37:59 +0000 http://www.nexstitch.com/blog/?p=57#comment-18 And at the rate I'm going, I'm doing a better job of reading blogs than posting to mine about this lol. So Amie, you've got some formidable reasons for discretion online. Teachers are still held to a different standard. You've reminded me that many crochet designers have non-yarnie day jobs. OK ok so one way around this, which affects lots of people online besides crochet designers, is aliases. Yet, I can't think of crocheters who need to get controversial stuff off of their chests who write under an alias; even if they're not spilling contract design details. When I look at it that way, I wonder if crocheters as a group tend to be mellow. All the crocheters I know are quite individualistic (eccentric even) with a surprising range of life experiences and POV's, yet aren't dying to let loose on a blog. And at the rate I’m going, I’m doing a better job of reading blogs than posting to mine about this lol.
So Amie, you’ve got some formidable reasons for discretion online. Teachers are still held to a different standard. You’ve reminded me that many crochet designers have non-yarnie day jobs.
OK ok so one way around this, which affects lots of people online besides crochet designers, is aliases. Yet, I can’t think of crocheters who need to get controversial stuff off of their chests who write under an alias; even if they’re not spilling contract design details.
When I look at it that way, I wonder if crocheters as a group tend to be mellow. All the crocheters I know are quite individualistic (eccentric even) with a surprising range of life experiences and POV’s, yet aren’t dying to let loose on a blog.

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