I want to be an entrepreneur. I have seen all of these young fillies on Instagram selling their tie-dyed t-shirts and their sailor pants, and I have decided that I want a slice of that cool gang pie.
We are in Thailand, Chiang Mai to be exact. Anyone who is anyone knows that Chiang Mai is not just the home to very bendy people who love to show off by balancing each other on their big toes in the local park, but it is also home to a mass of entrepreneurs, digital nomads, bloggers, web designers, online techy guru people who sit in coffee shops all day pretending to look very important
I have decided that I, too, will spend long hours in trendy cafes, ordering frappuccinos and pushing my fringe back off my forehead while I frown at my laptop.
That’s going to be me.
The trouble is, I have never done anything remotely like this in my life. Not ever. The closest I have ever been to making things happen online is when I discovered how to use the online food shopping service from Tesco’s.
Time to put my acting skills to work and start to bluff it. Don’t they say fake it till you make it?
Right then.
And so, in December 2018, the journey began to make it happen.
Anyone who knows me will know I have a passion for anything big, baggy and comfortable. Along with my belly and my charity shop Emu Ugg boots, my Berlai bra is the obvious example.
I don’t care that my boobs ooze out of the sides of it; it is soft and comfy and a dirty tan-brown colour. It makes me feel as though I’m doing something positive for the planet by wearing it. That bra actually makes me feel like a better person…
Omg love it! You had me laughing! You HAVE made it!
Ps … which volcano do you live under?
Thank you Lindsay! Glad to have made yo smile :)) We live under Mt Taranaki in New Zealand, a dormant volcanoe that is due to errupt any time soon…just my luck…?!! thanks for your comment xx
As ever PMSL but then at almost 60 this happens …. note to self, must work harder in Pilates and zip up that pelvis. Honestly though, I thought no one could embarrass their kids more than I did and still do. I’ll have to introduce them to you. I used to tell them that this was rule one of parenting. Good luck with the shop. And the sheep.
Oh you crack me up Liz! “This is for the shop” – love it! But seriously, you are unstoppable!! x
Thank you lovely girl! So lovely to hear from you x
NEVER LAUGHED AS MUCH LIZZIE.. Your writing is “genius” xx now that I am only 20 minutes away from you on my “jolly holidays ” in N.Z. I can come and view them in all their glory xx
I hope you’re not on the rum and coke with my wayward mother…?!! Wait. What am I saying? I’ll be ’round in an hour! xx
Hahaaaaa. We saw you at High Tide the other day and my friend awkwardly asked where your pants were from. Quite an explanation right here! Look forward to hearing more about the shop ?
Ohhh!!! How funny! (I’m actually dying of embarrassment…there was me trying ever so hard to be a grown up!!) Thank you for coming to the blog and for messaging me, the shop will be open by the end of FEB. There, I have said it now so I have to stick to it! Lovely to meet you and your friend Carli! Liz x
This still makes me laugh…
Thank you!
Omg! This made me laugh so much! Thank you for sharing and good luck with the shop!
Thank you Sarah. You know where I am if you need to look gorgeous like me in baggy pants… XX
Yes I enjoyed it! How could I not? It was funny while being informative. I have a California debt and the request for more hours in the day has not come through yet:) So- if there is a way for me to earn money while at home or on the road, I would be extremely happy. Thanks for giving me faith that there are other than child labor camps in China to deal with ,where I can help them find a market and feed their families while I do the same. Now to find a way for me to start my shop. Just replying to you has showed me that I need a web site:)
Now to figure out ,what my baggy pants passion is:)
Again – I enjoyed your post. Thank you