15/08/2022
I don’t actually know what to say here so I’ll just type whatever rolls out -
Obsessed Car Detailing is closing down.
Some of you may have noticed I’ve been quiet recently. I’ve taken months to decide if this is what I really wanted to do.
There’s a lot of reasons why this is happening, but I end the business with my head up and by my own choice to pursue another career.
I’ll be honest with a couple of the reasons why.
Detailing can be a really lonely industry to be in and after 4/5 years of doing this it’s really caught up with me over the last year. I spend hours upon hours locked away on my own under artificial lights driving myself mad trying to perfect a car, I don’t get the kind of social stimulation that I need doing this and it can have an effect on my mental health.
A few close customers and friends will know that I’ve been in and out of the care system a couple of times, in my late teens I was just kind of dropped into being an adult with no decent opportunities, I only ever worked minimum wage jobs and had barely any self confidence. The whole reason I started this was because I knew I was better than this and the only way to create opportunity was to do it myself. I came here a pretty shy 22 or 23 year old lad with a lack of confidence and I’m leaving a completely different person.
Obsessed Car Detailing has been my baby, I’ve poured everything I’ve got into it, so I don’t see this as a negative or a failure, it’s the end of one chapter and the start of another.
This business has opened so many doors to me, so many opportunities and some friends I’ve gained that will be around forever.
I miss detailing being a hobby so I’m moving onto what I believe to be a new challenge and bigger opportunities.
Writing this is the first moment I’ve felt upset about it, but I think it’s just because I know I’m saying goodbye to something that has been such a big part of my life.
Thanks to my family, all of my new friends I’ve gained, my good customers and my uncle Craig for helping me along since it was just an idea.
Ciarán.
