Post CHA blues....

I think I've recovered from CHA. It was an interesting experience, being "on my own". There were lots of people to see, I can't believe how many familiar faces there are now. I ordered like crazy, I hope it doesn't all try to ship at once! I think I spread it out ok....looks like BasicGrey might be first! Yay! Also saw a charge from MM.....also Melissa Frances and Urban Lily!

Lots of new stuff to get excited about...so why am I not so excited? I am on a downward trend, which seems to be the only time I post...just the uncertain and depressing times....I feel like I'm on a treadmill going nowhere fast (although I could use the exercise!) Will things ever change? Will it get better? Will I ever get my life under control?

One thing that has been great lately is friends. I am so blessed to have met so many amazing people thru this hobby (sorry Teresa, stealing your words a little bit) ...Teresa, Kim K., Kim G., Ally, Anna, Jessie, Kerry, all my staff, and of course Erika. My design team, which was falling apart, but now seems to be coming back together. Our amazing weekend at the cabin, CKU, and any Friday we can all get together and scrap and chat. I wish I could relax and enjoy myself more, not always thinking about projects, classes, etc. I need to spend more "friend" time with everyone.

One of my favorite phrases is "onward and upward". I think I originally saw it in "The Chronicles of Narnia" - great series of "kids" books that I still love. Onward and upward. I've got to keep plugging away. I've got to figure out what my next focus should be. Financial, of course, but do we add beading? Do we concentrate on communication with the customers? We need to give them a reason to come to the store. I'm going to spend some time "researching" at our store and others, to try to figure out what makes one store more desirable than another.

Okay, there I go again. Sometimes I wish the store would just go away, so my life could be "normal" again. But not just yet....