Really Need Some Advice - Port Washington,WI

Hi L.,

You have to do what your gut tells you to do.

Be sure to do your research, and make sure you put all your ducks in a row.

Is there anyway you can work it out of your home until you are bursting at the seams? Put an addition on to your home and get it certified? Just an idea. what does yoru family think about this? Mom? sister? brother? friends?

Men are always looking to fix things. If something happens to your dream, I think your hubby might think it's too big for him to fix.

I did start my own business and my sister told me to start small. I didn't, 8 years ago I went big and 911 came right after we opened and I just couldn't make ends meet and had to close the store 3 years later. I lost $125,000. and am still paying that loan today.

My advice is be careful and make sure you start small and then advance as you grow. I wish I would've listened to my sister's advice. I even wish my loan didn't go through sometimes. But it was an experience of a lifetime. It was a growing lesson. The people that said that they'd shop there didn't. Just don't burn any bridges with your hubby. Try and find some kind of compromise.

I almost lost my marriage over all this. I was never home. I was putting in 70 hours a week.

But that was just my experience. Everyone's circumstances are different.

I wish you much success in whatever you choose,

J.

Hi L., that's a tough one! I guess I'd say you should talk to your husband a bit more before making your decision. There must be a reason he was so on board and then jumped ship. You need to get to the root of that and see.

Perhaps he's just all of a sudden nervous that you'll be gone more and he's afraid of the solo kid responsibilities or that he'll simply just miss you if you're gone more (I tried to get a weekend job to get out of the house and it only lasted two weekends...my husband was just too lonely. Strange, I know, but I think men are needy).

I don't know that that there is an easy answer to this. I'd hate to see you not follow your dream, but I'd hate to see you do it without your husband's support too which would be difficult because it would impact many other areas of your life. I wish you the best and I'm going to have to look into trying your sweets and treats...I'm in Cedarburg and they sound yummy!

L....I might know of a little restaurant near you that might be closing...the kitchen space might be available to rent. Respond back to me!!

I say "Go for it!". Life is too short for regrets. If this is your dream, then you need to do this. Even if you fail, you won't have the awful regrets that go along with passing up an opportunity. I've got too many regrets of not doing or trying things I wish I had. Go fo it L.!!