Working for the Man

I have decided that I don't want to work for "the man" anymore. I have been on an extended vacation for the last 4 1/2 months and I really don't want to go back to cubicle hell any time soon. If you can't tell, I had an interview yesterday. I have decided that I would rather go to the dentist and have him fill a cavity without Novocaine rather than go to another interview. It is not like this interview was particularly painful, in fact she was really nice, I just don't like interviews in general. I hate being focused on and nitpicked and all that. It just really makes me feel uncomfortable.


I think during this time I have had off I realized how much I want to start my own business. I know that having your own business is very time consuming and extremely exhausting but I also think it would be really gratifying and fun. I want to do what I want to do, I want to work hard for ME because I know that I will appreciate my hard work, and I want to be able to make the decisions that need to be made instead of shaking my head about the decisions that someone else made, but that I have to implement.

So, you ask, what kind of business do I want to have? Well, I. DON"T. KNOW.

For the last several years I really thought that I wanted to open a little bakery that just specialized in cupcakes and had some light sandwiches and salads and such for lunch. But now I am second guessing myself. I have questions like: Is this even a viable business plan? Should I offer cakes? What about other desserts like pies, brownies, cookies? Don't you need a variety? How many choices is too many? Where do I open the business? Where will I get the most traffic? My head is spinning!

Last week I thought that I would look into taking a cake decorating class to prepare for my future business venture. I noticed that the local technical college was offering classes so I quickly went to their website to check it out. It sounded like a great class because they are supposed to teach you everything from what type of cake pan to use for certain cakes to what type of decorating tip to use when frosting those cakes. Then I saw that they wanted $320!! That wouldn't be too bad, but you also had to make and bring in your own cakes and frosting. For $320 don't you think they could provide something???