It’s been a really good week for Harvestcare stockist orders, but I’m struggling as a maker with no time to make. In fact, I’m constantly surprised with the reorders because I spend so little time on marketing and sales activities right now. I even had a new unsolicited stockist this week. Still, I’m out of stock for many of the products I make myself.

I blame it on cashflow. I’m doing a lot of not-for-profit consulting work in the IT strategy space to pay the bills. In fact, so much work that I pulled another all-nighter on Sunday to hit a deadline. I know this isn’t sustainable, but it’s necessary right now.

Fortunately, I really do love the mental challenges of consulting again. A good friend is trying to convince me to make this work public as there’s a real need to help this industry. So far, I’ve been living completely off of referrals which has been good. It has allowed me to justify keeping it a secret as I worry about confusing people when The Refoundry is my mission company. Still, my friend reminded me that everyone is wearing multiple hats these days.

She’s right. I will add this to my Linkedin profile when the time feels right. For now, I plan to begin work at 7am tomorrow to ensure that I’m still making even though I am a maker with no time to make really.