Comfort Zones and Anchors

Comfort Zone.
Since a business advisor came to give my business the once over two years ago, he indicated that I should come out from my comfort zone, that is from behind my sewing machine, and concentrate on other areas of my business which are equally as important as the designing and making - which I can do like water off a duck’s back .i.e.marketing, presentation and other things which need doing but don’t appeal as much. He was right of course.
This made me realize how comfort zones play a big part in life and how you interact. On a scale of 1 to 10, if 1 indicates someone with a very small area in which they are prepared to maneuver and 10 for someone prepared to go to any lengths to do anything, I realize that with my work, I have, over the last 15 years, shrunk mine right down from 10, when I would make anything for anyone, to maybe 2, where I only make what I am prepared to make strictly on my own terms. So, no, I won’t make you a wedding dress, get lost, make your own and no, I won’t make you a foundation garment to disguise your hairy arms because you want to dress like a ‘lady’. Take your misogyny elsewhere. No I don’t do alterations and I will not even pick up my scissors for less than £30. I mean all this nicely, of course. On the other hand, you can hire an individually designed and made fancy dress costume, not available anywhere else anywhere nearby for a mere £30 and you even get a wig! If you have your own fancy dress shop outside the Manchester area, you can pick a costume from my Double-Take Costumes range, no minimum order, and I will make up it specially for you.
Anchors.
Around the same time, I found myself being psychoanalyzed to make sure I was of sound mind for TV Show, Project Catwalk. This sort of self-searching doesn’t usually interest me but nevertheless, it made me realize that in times of duress, it is natural to cling to your anchors to get you through, your anchors being the everyday things within your comfort zone.
With all this in mind, I thought I’d come up with a piece for the exhibition which could be placed directly in my comfort zone, whilst clinging to my anchors during the time of duress that is labour pain, if I can get the timing right! My due date was on May 15th.