Step 1:.....figure out step 1....

Growing up, I (secretly) wanted to be a dancer. (Thanks Flashdance) But when reality set in that it was never going to be my life (I LOVE food too much!), I moved on to bigger and better things. I decided that I wanted to be a teacher and a writer. That way I could write books on my summer break. I wanted to make an impact on people's lives. A good impact, mind you. I wanted to teach people all those things I wish someone had taught me. But that wasn't going to be the case, either. I fell in love with an idea that was planted in my brain when I was 4...I loved sign language. It was a world I knew nothing about. I saw it on TV once and I wanted to be her. I spent my life wanting that so badly it made my heart hurt. But now...I can't say that it's in the IMMEDIATE cards. I still want it. I just don't know how I'm going to make that happen anytime soon.

So I'm trying to start this business and honestly I don't know even know what "Step 1" is. I've been looking online and a lot of the "reputable" sites that I've seen talk about a business plan. So I suppose that I'm going to make a 2 (or 3)-month deadline for myself and work out a business plan. Sigh...but where do I go from there?
A business license...I've been looking at county and state websites until I've gone cross-eyed just to find out that I have NO IDEA what I'm looking at or for. All I'm trying to do is figure out where and how I'm going to fit in...in the OUTSIDE world. RIGHT NOW, I really only have the capacity to take visual media that someone else has already gotten and put it together. EVENTUALLY, I want to be able to film other people's parties, weddings, lives and make something really great out of it. Honestly, that's probably why I live watching those cheese reality TV shows...because clearly whatever it is these people have going for them, it's enough that SOMEONE wanted to film it. To show it. I don't see anyone ever thinking my life is exciting. Dramatic, yes....Crazy, definately....CHAOTIC... WITHOUT A DOUBT! :) 

I've always loved taking pictures. Again, right now...I just don't have the money to get better cameras. But I'm really hoping that some thing can come from this business. A road that will eventually led me back to where I (belong) want to be.
Buiness License: $100+
Licensing Music: $20-$700
Taxes on a business: $200+
Eventually being able to dedicate time to going back to school to become an interpreter: WORTH IT