PROGRESS!

I feel remiss in my duties to keep everyone up to date on my "adventure"! Boo is home from school and I have been working very hard to keep my ducklings in line and move them forward.

Since my last post, my Pennsylvania-based scouts have determined that another party has designs on the little house on Muddy Creek Road and claims to have negotiated a lease; apparently, to open a consignment shop! It is a small world after all...

I have located another space. This one is in a "strip" of other commercial businesses including a burger joint, a dentists' office and a coffee/gift shop. It is also closer to home (if that was, indeed, possible). It has possibilities of future expansion and has good karma (more on that later). I gave the agent a deposit on the property yesterday and am in the process of negotiating a lease. They tell me I can start painting any day now! Red is coming down tomorrow to help me with layout plans and colors. She's the BEST!

I have also FINALLY decided on a software package and have dropped my computer off at the "techie shop" (local) to have it reformatted and given a memory boost. The people at Verizon and Comcast are sparring over my account (I wish) and the electricity supplier wants my firs-born as a deposit. Never mind I have been paying my bill on time for decades! This is a business.

On a more uplifting note, I went to an auction on Saturday. Noon til 6:30 then 7 til 9:30. I had an amazing time. It was intriguing to see the interest in each item and the personalities of the people who shall become my peers in this adventure. I came home with some ordinary things and some that were not so. One of the items I purchased in a $1.00 box turned out to be quite collectible. Thanks to the gentleman who knew his stuff and told me after I got it! I had information that I was able to share with others as well, and felt it was time well spent!

In all, it has been a very productive week. I hope to have a signed lease in a few days and keys to my own store. I have a separate blog to promote the shop and give customers information regarding consignments and store policies. I hope that all my cheerleaders will take a look and let me know what they see and suggestions for changes! After all, it takes a village (or, in this case, a team).