Freedom! Or work, depends on how you think of it, but for the last week, I’ve been working fulltime on my beloved Arctic Farm rather than being at lectures at Bath University, (apparently working for oneself now counts as a university placement)! At least for me it doesn’t feel like work quite yet. Don’t get me wrong, it’s hard and I’ve put in some long hours already, but I think I’m possibly having too much fun to consider it work quite yet.

Having spent my previous six month placement, doing 9-5 London commuting for 6 months, I realised that “thing” really wasn’t my “thing”. Maybe it was the obligatory Monday morning Pro Plus binge I don’t remember with fondness... So, I’m now working a lot more, but also getting a lot more out of what I’m doing (only 8 days in, if we’re “officially” clocking it”) and I guess a slight bonus is that I regularly get to do my stuff, in my PJ’s!

2010 is shaping up to be a fantastic and exciting one for our business. It feels like so much has gone on in the last year, but we’re now on our way to the point where things can take off and start to pick up momentum. I absolutely love our product to pieces, I just want to get it out there and share it with as many people, as far and wide as possible.

I’m sure the next 8 months until I go back to Bath will involve more stress, strain, enjoyment and success, but it’s likely to be more enjoyable than pro plus and hopefully will involve me meeting more fantastic people and enjoying so great opportunities.

Chris Hannaway

Co-Founder of Arctic Farm,

www.arcticfarm.co.uk

www.twitter.com/arcticfarm