Having been fortunate enough to retire from teaching at 52, I thought a bit this year about retiring from quilting as a business since I will be 65 this year.
On the pro side, closing the shop and retiring would give me more time to spend with grandchildren, more time to help out Joe with his appointments and rehab, more time to work on my own quilts and projects. It would keep my longarm machine from needing so much repair as I would just use it for my personal quilting.
On the con side, there would be no extra money to spend on retreats and fabric and other quilting goodies. And, yes, there would be more time to do housework but no excuses for not doing it. And I wouldn't be able to afford my studio so everything would have to go home to our small house.
So the cons win, and I will continue to work at my shop and quilt for other people. I will also continue to spend time with my grandchildren and my husband so my schedule at the shop will probably be less than the 36 hours I have been working.
The great thing about owning my own business, no matter how small, is being able to make my own decisions and my own hours, and to have fun with it. I think I would like to accomplish as much in the next twenty years as I have in the previous. Ergo, no retiring!
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