I apologize for my long absence. It has been difficult for me to muster up the enthusiasm for a post. I am at that terrible point that I need to decide if I should keep putting money into my shop. It seems like many signs point towards my ending it. After a long deliberation I am going to go all out with some new ideas the next few months. Doing a big advertising push. Cross my fingers, pray, and hope for good things/great things!!!
My time has been filled with community events. I keep hoping this pays off for the shop. Today after getting some paperwork done, I spent the rest of the day working on community events. I am currently helping to plan the Christmas Parade, Santa's Breakfast, Christmas Tree Village, Santa's House, and Santa Visits. Those are my immediate concerns. In addition I was putting together a budget for Springfest, doing some preliminary work on Springfest, discussing the budget for Taste, getting an insurance quote, and helping with a town calendar. I enjoy doing all these things. If it was a paid job, it would be amazing!!!
For my shop I need to make Christmas plans too. I am going to have Christmas Carolers before the parade. I will offer specials during the Santa Visits. Santa's (new) House is right across the street from my shop. (It does help to plan.) I am going to offer baskets for gifts for businesses and general population.
More good news for the shop is I finally found a debit/credit card company I feel comfortable using. Soon I will not be a cash only store. That should make sales higher. That is what I have been told many times. The machine should be here soon. Then I need to figure out how to use it!!
I am trying to stay optimistic. The boredom gets to be too much. Even I get tired of reading books. It is too much sitting around. That said, I still enjoy the people. I can start a conversation with just about anyone! Except my extreme introverted husband. My ability to talk to anyone I see can be very annoying to him! I consider it a gift. Most of my friends are the same way.
Time to close the shop. Hope you enjoy finally finding something new on this blog.
