Cull or be Culled.

I am good at creating ideas, problem solving and starting things. My mum’s philosophy is you need at least 12 different knitting projects on the go.

With so many different strands of work and research  going on It became that something had to be Culled.

When I  began the Masters, I had an image the stereotypical “Mumpreneur”….simply making things and selling them.  Enjoying time with my family, helping them grow and becoming financially independent again.

The ideal of local craft fairs, souks and local outlets providing  me with a social network, an income and a purpose.

My attempts at this were fails, but gave me the experience and the knowledge to know that this is not the road for me.

The time commitment to make interesting and ethical garments to a good standard, market them, sell them was too great and the return too low. 

The clothing industry is hard at the best of times: finding inspiration, designing, sourcing, manufacturing, marketing and selling  is too big an undertaking.

Exploring what UniCycle could become has been a challenge, because it could become many things. But it is all mine. and I can develop it to satisfy the needs of it’s consumers and my creative outlets.  

It can have an “aspirational side” to it which can fulfill my need to make things and promote   UniCycle’s core message.

Being able to reconcile the the decision to let the nurturing of SecondLife has freed my time, my head space and will allow UniCycle to become stronger and survive.