So, it really HASN’T been forever, but after putting up the new site and getting things in line, I seemed to have lost my own personal blog, and well, I really MISS talking to you guys. I don’t want censored by it being “the business” blog and I just needed to come back to a place I feel I can pour my heart out and you will listen.
As most of you know by now, we are OPEN! We are having a great time, we have nearly 70 consignors already. I hope to start doing a focused blog on each and every one of them/you and I also would like to be able to live up to my commitment to Tara of handmadeinpa.net for whom I was to write an ongoing focus on Harrisburg Area Crafters. I may have to change it up a bit, but I think I can combine the two.
So, I know what a heck of a lot of you have been up to since I talk to so many of you via Twitter. That is such a nice way to keep in touch I swear! I have been doing mainly business-y things like learning to use Quickbooks and getting my consignment software to work for me the way I want it to (Not the software’s problem, just me trying to manipulate it for my own warped way of doing things) Jess and I have been working on getting classes lined up ( more Jess than me, actually)
I spend most of my day talking to people, taking possession of cool goods, inputting the skus in the system, paying bills, conversing with locals and constantly moving the shop displays. This has proven to be most challenging! I must admit to one small tragedy, but it has since been re-purposed. = }
On a personal level, I am still in and out of the Dr, and have been referred to Pain Management. Yes. I am in CONSTANT pain and I can’t even tell you how much it has affected my life. It makes me angry, but I do a pretty good job of internalizing it, and then flushing it out by way of laughter and working here at the shop.
I so want to thank everyone who has been blogging about us! Google The Hodgepodgery and Hodge Podgery, there are a lot of blogs who have shined a little light on that and to whom we are eternally grateful!
Life’s Good.
~~~Dawn
