Taking the Plunge: My Own Workshop

So... here's the big news: I've taken the plunge and set up my own workshop.

I'm writing this from what is now officially my space four walls, a concrete floor, and more potential than I know what to do with. Equal parts excited and slightly terrified, which feels about right for a decision this big.

The excitement is obvious, this is what I've been working toward. But the terror? That's real too. There's the financial commitment, the pressure to make this work, the voice in the back of my head asking if I'm really ready for this. But here's what I've learned: if you wait until you feel completely ready, you'll wait forever. Sometimes you just have to trust yourself enough to jump.

The workshop itself is still a work in progress. Some tools are in place, others are on order. I've got plans sketched out for how I want to organise everything, though I know those plans will evolve once I actually start working in the space.

It's about claiming ownership over my craft in a way I never could before. It's about having a place where I can experiment at any time inspiration strikes, where I can leave a project half-finished without having to pack it away, where every decision about how things should be arranged comes from what serves my work best.

So here we are. The door is open, the lights are on, and the journey begins. I'll be documenting this process the setup, the first projects, the inevitable challenges, and hopefully, the triumphs.