Begin Somewhere, Journey Anywhere

Have you ever stood at the edge of the water, debating on the best methods to enter?There's the inch by inch edging, waiting for each body part to adjust to the water's temperature. Fairly easy incrementally until you hit your thighs, and then the torturous descent until you're finally shoulder deep. Maybe you keep your head above water, and your hair dry and neatly in place. You're in, and quite comfortable, to boot!

Then there's the plunge. You can't think about it too much, unless it's focusing on the knowledge that once you're in, you won't care how you got there. Shocking, possibly less than graceful, but instantaneous. Everything gets wet in one gigantic splash. Maybe you swallow some water, lose your breath, and there's guaranteed to be more than a few hairs out of place.  After all is said and done, either way, you're in the water. Then begins the real reason you entered in the first place: swimming in the comfortable waters.

Today's my plunge. Jumping in, with little thought as to the appearance of my leap, and focused more on getting to the reason I sought these waters.

I'm planning to own my own home based business based on my love of botanicals, bees and baking. Perhaps they don't draw an immediate connection to each other in your mind, besides their first letter, but all three are my current hobbies, and truly do feed off of one another. The plan is still evolving, but these three things will be central. See? I haven't dipped my toe in to gauge the temperature of these waters, but I'm fairly confident I'll adapt to the climate.

Who is this brash swimmer you ask? Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Bonnie. I rent a house on a small farm in Arcade, New York and live with my 10 year old son, Joey, and my housemate, who owns the farm. I work as a biologist for a federal agency in the city of Buffalo. I have an Associates Degree in Horticulture, and a bachelors degree in Physical Geography.

To bring it to the relevancy of this blog, I am a person that has stood on the solid, familiar ground too long, and the unknown waters have tempted too strongly, to resist the plunge. This blog will chronicle my journey into running my own business. At times my moves may appear ungraceful, there may be shocking moments, and a fair amount of treading water, but in the end, I intend to find comfort and touch bottom in what now is but a murky depth. I welcome you on this journey, and all thoughts, insight, and ideas from any of my readers are greatly encouraged. Here's to the plunge-