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LEARN MORE ABOUT
DEE AND HEART
AND A HEAT PRESS.

resignation letter, I was pregnant. I went
in and spoke to the executive director
about my options for taking leave as a
mother. I was told I could take my saved
vacation pay and lose that time when
I returned, but there was no maternity
leave pay past that option. Shortly thereafter, I overheard a conversation of the
higher ups giving my direct supervisor a
hard time for being away in the death of
his parent. At that moment I realized the
organization's mission and my theme of
family no longer aligned, and it was time
for me to be my own boss. A month after
having my baby girl, I walked into my
ex-boss' office and told him that I would
not be returning to work. It was scary
and liberating at the same time. I haven't
been back to a 9 to 5 since. 
AP: On your site you mention 
you made a lot of mistakes in
the beginning. Can you share one
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mistake you made that could be helpful
to screen printers entering the business? 
DW: One major mistake I made in the
beginning was choosing "cheap" over
"low-cost" solutions. In the end, I ended
up losing more money than I should have.
My very first heat press is a prime example. I paid $200 (non-refundable) for
it because I went for the bargain, cheap
price without doing enough research. I
messed up about 10 shirts before I realized my press had several cold spots, and
as a result, I would not be able to use it
to print high-quality T-shirts. It was a dud.
That was $200 that I couldn't get back
plus gas money spent to drive 45 minutes to lug a 100-pound machine home
to fail. My first heat press lived out its last
days in my storage unit. I learned so many
things in that first year I started getting
my equipment, but the most important
advice I can give anyone entering the



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