Meghan's Cave...

I have had some trouble choosing a name for this fun business/goal of mine. For years I have been stuck on 'Meghan's Garage'. 1. It was the first name I discovered I was fine with including my own name in. Normally I do not (did not) like that idea. 2. When I think of 'garage' I do not think of the place using for storing your cars, I thought of all the houses I have walked by with their open garages, and people working in them, creating in them. So I loved that idea, because that is what I would be doing.

As I became more comfortable through time with my abilities and the idea of actually getting started, I came to a recent time in this history. I was talking to my parents about the name and my mom suggested 'Meghan's Attic' rather than garage. I guess most people think of cars when they think of garages... I thought her new name was an excellent idea. Then I started trying to use it... I started making a facebook page, and talking to my friends about working for myself. And I started to fall out of love with 'Attic'. I took votes, had brief discussions about it, and NO ONE chose 'Garage' (silly car thing!), everyone either chose 'Attic' or suggested a whole new name all together, which was sweet, but not what I wanted.

I do not make my creations in a garage or an attic. I make them locked away in my bedroom, nicknamed 'Meghan's Cave' by my family. I look at all of my fabrics and come to be in a mood for a specific animal or a specific pattern, then I grab everything and spread it all around my bed, shoving my blankets to one end. Then I create.

When I think of garage I think of people storing their cars and closing that door after they pull in, meaning, if I am walking by at that time, if they pull into the garage and not the driveway, I cannot say hi, because they immediately separated themselves. So I do not like garages for cars. but them I think of how people create in them, some people even live in them. When I think of attic I think of 'cozy'. A place to store old memories, and for new people to discover these and learn about wonderful people. What I am doing with these precious animals is creating new memories. Point scored for 'Attic'. But I also think of 'hiding away'. Well, in my 'cave' that is basically what I am doing. But I do not think of 'creating', I think of 'created', I think of 'experiences and places and activities and people'. 'Attic' covers all of that, but does all of that cover what I am doing? 'Cave' certainly does not :).

My 'cave' is where I do it all though, and 'Attic' is similar enough to cave, in 'hiding away from people', and I would much rather work in an attic than a cave. In fact, I could very happily make that my place for people to come to me and talk with me and buy from me. A very pleasing store- if I were to have my store attached to my house, which, by working by word of mouth and online, is where it is right now.

My goal is to get to know more people through this. To make this my 'responsibilities' and my 'job', and then be more balanced and help me progress in personal and family goals. I am finding ways to get out of the house more, though I have no transportation (the reason why I am locked in my room), and so balance is coming. I am loving this. I am working for myself, using my own creative mind, doing the things I want to do, and it is working out!