just wnt to say that i can definitely relate. i don't have a normal job, i make beadwork jewelery and fashion accessories. One of the first times i was in a shop that i wanted to display my beadwork in, an alter decided it was time to come out and play. we are not co-conscious, so the next time i was in this particular shop the owner definitely had some questions for me that we were not expecting that day. I like my world to be predictable and wasn't prepared for that. To make matters worse, another vendor also happened to be present on both occasions. Anyway, i jumped in with both feet and was honest with the shop owner w/out revealing much personal baggage. That shop owner is now one of our best friends, and she never has judged us like so many others have in similar situations.