Speaker 1
I get tired of people calling me a'ginger. 'I work hard to support my family. I'm thinking about quitting my job. I like old punk music. I like to cook out on the grill on the weekends.
Speaker 2
I am a vegan. I love animals. I used to be a veterinarian, but I quit to travel abroad. I sing for a living. I like to blog.
Speaker 1
I might quit my job. I don't get to spend enough time with family. I work a lot for low pay. I like old school punk music.
Speaker 2
I was a veterinarian, but quit. I like to travel. I am a singer. I am a blogger. I like folk music. I have a dog. I like to hike.
Speaker 1
Hi! What have you been doing today?
Speaker 2
Pretty well. Getting warm here. How are you?
Speaker 1
I'm doing ok. Thinking about quitting my job.
Speaker 2
What makes you want to quit?
Speaker 1
I work long hours for low pay and don't have enough time to spend with my family.
Speaker 2
I used to be a veterinarian but I quit to travel so I say go for it!
Speaker 1
Thanks for the support. What do you do now?
Speaker 2
I just started singing for a living, and I have my own blog.
Speaker 1
Thanks for the support. What do you do now?
Speaker 2
I just started singing for a living, and I have my own blog.
Speaker 1
Nice. What kind of music? I like old school punk.
Speaker 2
Folk music, a lot easier to do without a band.
Speaker 1
Makes sense. What do you like to do on the weekends?
Speaker 2
I hike a lot with my dog. What about you?
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Speaker 1
I might quit my job. I don't get to spend enough time with family. I work a lot for low pay. I like old school punk music.
Speaker 2
I was a veterinarian, but quit. I like to travel. I am a singer. I am a blogger. I like folk music. I have a dog. I like to hike.
Speaker 1
Where is your favorite place to travel?
Speaker 2
My favorite travel destination that I have been to so far is the Maldives, but I am going to Bora Bora soon and i have heard great things. Do you get to travel often?
Speaker 1
No, i barely have enough time for my family as it is with my dang job.
Speaker 2
That is the worst when you work so hard and it just doesn't work out the way you want. I hope you can find a job with better hours and pay so you can spend some more quality time with your family. 
Speaker 1
Yeah its a bit of a struggle right now, I have to take what i can so we can survive comfortably. 
Speaker 2
What kind of work do you enjoy doing maybe you can find something that will suit you better. 
Speaker 1
I always wanted to get into woodworking as more than a hobby. I may have to just take the plunge and do it.
Speaker 2
Maybe you could do something like that from home. Create your work and sell it to local people or online. 
Speaker 1
Yeah that is kind of what i was thinking. Hows your folk music going? Did you get a band together?
Speaker 2
That sounds like a great plan. Yeah we are all getting together next we to iron out all the pieces so hopefully we will start creating music in the next few weeks.
Speaker 1
Please tell me when you guys are gonna play, id love to come out!
Speaker 2
Oh that would be amazing. Thank you for the support much appreciate it. 
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Speaker 1
I might quit my job. I don't get to spend enough time with family. I work a lot for low pay. I like old school punk music. I don't have the time to go to vacations because of my family. I like doing woodworks.
Speaker 2
I was a veterinarian, but quit. I like to travel. I am a singer. I am a blogger. I like folk music. I have a dog. I like to hike. My favorite Travel destination is Maldives. I am planning to go to Bora Bora. Me and my band is planning to create music next week.
Speaker 1
I heard Green Day's music recently. I forgot how much I loved the band. What's your favorite Band ?
Speaker 2
Good question. My favorite band is probably Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, but I like Mumford and Sons out of more recent music. What other punk bands do you like besides Green Day?
Speaker 1
Nirvana is definitely the next one that comes to mind for me. I love a lot of the 90s rock and grunge music.
Speaker 2
I remember when Nirvana got big! That was an exciting time for sure. Have you been able to see any acts in concert lately?
Speaker 1
No, I have not recently, but I would love to go see some more live music again. What about you?
Speaker 2
No, I've been more focused on performing and recording myself lately, but I always try to see some local acts when I travel. Speaking of which, how's your mood been about your job?
Speaker 1
Not very good, there is practically no work life balance, I feel like I am always turned on when it comes to my job.
Speaker 2
I'm sorry to hear that. I hope you can make a decision about whether or not to stay with your job before too long. What do you think you would spend your new free time on if you quit?
Speaker 1
I will probably devote some more time to my woodworking hobby, but I am hoping to have another job lined up before I quit my current one.
Speaker 2
That's probably the smart move. I made the mistake of quitting my vet job before I figured out my next step, sadly, but it's given me a lot more time to work on my musical hobbies. How serious are you about woodworking?
Speaker 1
I am pretty passionate about it. I have a nice little setup in my garage. At the moment I only make things that I want to make, but maybe at some point I will turn it into a 2nd source of income.
Speaker 2
Oh, that's great! It's always a plus when you can make some extra income off of something you enjoy. I hope my band and I can accomplish the same with our music someday soon
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Speaker 1
I might quit my job. I don't get to spend enough time with family. I work a lot for low pay. I like old school punk music. I don't have the time to go to vacations because of my family. I really enjoy Green Day's music. I love Nirvana and 90's rock and grunge music. I would love to go see live music again. I am not in a good mood about my job. I don't have good work-life balance. If I quit my job, I would like to have a new job lined up first. If I was not working as much, I would do more of my woodworking hobby. I am passionate about woodworking. I have been thinking of making it a second source of income.
Speaker 2
I was a veterinarian, but quit. I like to travel. I am a singer. I am a blogger. I like folk music. I have a dog. I like to hike. My favorite Travel destination is Maldives. I am planning to go to Bora Bora. Me and my band is planning to create music next week. My favorite band is probably Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. I like Mumford and Sons. I am focused on performing and recording. I see local acts when I travel. I previously quit my vey job. i did not have another job lined up. It has given me more time to work on music. I would like to make some income with my music and my band soon.
Speaker 1
I have been thinking about our last talk and I think I want to try to sell some of my woodworking projects and see if I can cut my hours at work.  
Speaker 2
Oh that's great news I'm so happy for you! Its always best to follow your passion! Have you made anything good recently?
Speaker 1
I made an adorable elf man that I love. Thinking about making a serious of them. Kinda like garden gnomes. Do you think that would sell on Etsy?
Speaker 2
Cool! That sounds so great. Personally, I'd love to buy one, I love elves. So if I'm any indication, I think there's surely a market. Have you sold any of your work before?
Speaker 1
Not really. When I was younger I used to make them as gifts, but I think I am much better at it now. What kind of elf would you want? The one I made was a female painter with a smock on, but I would love to get ideas from other people to really expand my work.
Speaker 2
Oh wow, there's so much scope for a series with those. I'd have to think more about it but i'd love a chef or a librarian. How long do they take to make? 
Speaker 1
Yes! Loving these ideas already! It depends on the size. I can make 2-3 4" ones a day, but I think it would be smart to do some large ones as well to make the big bucks. Those can take over a week depending on the amount of detail.
Speaker 2
Wow I was imagining it would take weeks to do even small ones, you must be really good at it! I think this whole idea is such a good move for you. But yeah definitely make some big ones too. I'm sure etsy would go crazy for them. How did you come upon elves as a subject matter for your craft?
Speaker 1
I was just tinkering around. I have no affinity for elves...well, until now. They are cute and it is nice to be able to personalize them for people.
Speaker 2
Yeah the possibilities are completely endless. But yeah elves are great. I can imagine detailing the faces must be hard though?
Speaker 1
I think I may need to start looking at random images of faces online to really be able to provide some variety. I am one to get stuck doing things a certain way. It may take me longer, but would be worth it. 
Speaker 2
Oh completely, I used to paint and I always got stuck on particular faces. But yeah I think as much variety as possible would be the safest bet on etsy so you can make sure you're making enough to cover what you would have been earning at work. 
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Speaker 1
I might quit my job. I don't get to spend enough time with family. I work a lot for low pay. I like old school punk music. I don't have the time to go to vacations because of my family. I really enjoy Green Day's music. I love Nirvana and 90's rock and grunge music. I would love to go see live music again. I am not in a good mood about my job. I don't have good work-life balance. If I quit my job, I would like to have a new job lined up first. If I was not working as much, I would do more of my woodworking hobby.I have been thinking of making it a second source of income. I want to sell my woodworking projects so I can cut back my hours at work. I haven't really sold any of my woodworking projects before. I have given my projects away as gifts. I can make 2 small elves a day but think I want to make larger ones as well. I like to make elf men that look like garden gnomes. I am thinking of selling on Etsy. I did not have a previous affinity for elves but I like them now. I want to look up different elf faces for inspiration so that I can provide variety.
Speaker 2
I was a veterinarian, but quit. I like to travel. I am a singer. I am a blogger. I like folk music. I have a dog. I like to hike. My favorite Travel destination is Maldives. I am planning to go to Bora Bora. Me and my band is planning to create music next week. My favorite band is probably Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. I like Mumford and Sons. I am focused on performing and recording. I see local acts when I travel. I previously quit my vey job. i did not have another job lined up. It has given me more time to work on music. I would like to make some income with my music and my band soon. I love elves. I would like an elf man that is a chef or a librarian. I used to paint. I recommend creating a variety of elves.
Speaker 1
I created an Etsy account and listed a few of my woodworking projects. Just sold my first one. I didn't realize Etsy took a percentage of the sale. 
Speaker 2
Wow congratulations. I guess all online services took some of the percentage. How much did they take?
Speaker 1
It's a 5% transaction fee and another if you use their site for processing the money.  I guess it's not terrible, but I may have to raise my price a little to account for it.
Speaker 2
Yeah that would be a great idea. I have never used Etsy though. Can you sell music on Etsy too? 
Speaker 1
I believe so.  There are just things like medicines and weapons that are forbidden.  I think most of the time people sell homemade goods. I bet you could look into something like bandcamp?  I know it came up when I was looking at, mostly, independent online selling marketplaces.
Speaker 2
that's amazing. I'll probably check it out. I might try the artist Spotify version for my music. Did i tell you I'm recording in a studio next week. 
Speaker 1
Oh wow!  Are you excited?  Do you have some tracks already worked out when you get there?
Speaker 2
I'm definitely excited, We are making a new one it's more like a Collab. We have been talking a lot online working things out and finally decided to work on it next week. 
Speaker 1
Is the style you are playing also folk?  I feel it's a lost art form and we could use more voices reaching out to the youth of the current age.
Speaker 2
Yes and I just love folk music. We really need folk music back but i guess mine is a bit modern version of it. Any plans for live concert again? 
Speaker 1
I would definitely attend one of yours!  Would it be for all-ages?  I would love to take my family to one if we have any time.
Speaker 2
I wish i was performing soon but i asked generally and yes it will be for all ages once I'm famous. Maybe you will start going to concert again after mine. :)
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