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Hello Again World!
I always have wonderful intentions of updating with news and events and funny stories...alas...time has a way of escaping me most days.
With only one half of us here (the other half is in Alberta working), it becomes a challenge to do some things. When I check off my list of priorities in the morning, somehow the kids, pets, customers and store manage to find their way to the list and everything else just falls through the cracks.
Today someone asked me how I do it alone, manage a household, 3 kids, 5 pets, a growing business and find time to sleep.....I don't know how to answer that. I JUST do it, like on autopilot, I guess. I know that my housework suffers, there's always laundry to be folded, I answer emails at 10:00pm, I eat terribly but I do manage to feed the kids (most days) and I sleep every chance that I can.
I can pretend that it's not difficult, but there are some days that it feels like if one more thing goes wrong I'll tumble like a house of cards. And, I've discovered that it's really difficult to keep motivated on hot Summer days when everyone you know is laying on a beach or hanging out by the pool. But, this was my choice, my dream, my vision, and it can't always be easy.
I heard a quote today, but couldn't find my pen in the bottom of the abyss (my purse) while driving, to write it down, so I'll have to paraphrase it. But it completely summed up my feelings for the day....
"There will always be struggles, adversity and challenge. There will always be those moments that you feel like you can't go on. But, if you are determined, you'll find one more fight inside you. And trust me, the harder you work, the longer you persevere, the bigger the payoff at the end."
And that, my friends, got me through....
I am preparing now for the Cape Breton County Exhibition in North Sydney from August 16 to 21st. I will be bringing out a new product there too....very excited about it. It's Pony and Pooch Shampoo!! (Our furry friends want to be spoiled too!)
And, in other big news, we are planning for our second location. Spring Garden Road, in Halifax. That's probably the thing that terrifies me the most right now. I heard that you were supposed to do one thing a day that scares you, so I'm cheating and scaring the bejeepers out of myself everyday with the same fear.
Opening our first store wasn't scary. Okay, so I fibbed a little. I did have one massive panicked day about 2 weeks before we opened and questioned everything that I planned, thought, decided, painted, created, gave birth to...you know, pretty much my entire existence. But besides that day, I wasn't nervous, I knew it would be okay.
The second store....well...that's a different story. It scares me. Not because I think it won't do okay, but because it's such a larger population, and keeping up with everything seems to be my biggest fear. And the fact that I'll be here and the store will be there. That's kind of a big deal too.
But, I'll keep plugging on, and watch it unfold as it should. It's funny about life, it always seems to work out as it's supposed to, regardless of how much stress and energy you give it.
We should all just learn to relax and let go. And when YOU figure out how to do that, can you let me know?
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