I can't believe it's been almost 3 months since I blogged and updated this site {except for my profile picture....does that count?}. It has been a whirlwind of a year (well, more like 6 months) for me, both personally and professionally. My families growth spurt continues with my daughter"s wedding only weeks away! Emotions are running high and the excitement is building!It has been quite the challenge balancing and juggling the wedding and the holiday season, post holiday season, end of year inventory, income tax prep, & the beginning year buying trip, I must say. The last wedding I planned was over 10 years ago. I was younger and I was not working{One of the best parties I ever had!}. I consider myself in a semi-fragile state right now!
Pepperberry's continues to experience significant growth and I am definitely having some growing pains! I spend so much time working on the behind the scenes kind of stuff and right now, I'm behind on my behind the scenes tasks! Technology is great, but when you fall behind, look out! In the last 6 months, facebook has made some changes {does it change daily or is it just me? Is anyone on fb anymore? Are my posts showing up on their live feed? }, my email blast provider has made some changes {new image insertion technique that I just can't get on to}, I bought a new laptop {which isn't compatible with my printer, so I have to change that as well and haven't had time to research and buy one}, and for some reason, posting blogs is a little trickier with my new laptop interface. I haven't had time to figure out why yet...instead, I just stopped blogging! My new laptop will let me publish the post when I'm done, so I have to save my post and then log on at home to publish. Then the spacing is always messed up, the pictures don't line up right, and I don't have a ton of time to make it presentable!
It has been eye opening to me to see how easy it is to fall behind when you are not working on this business all the time. I'm not sure about other retailers, but I find it very difficult to write interesting descriptions and worthwhile news when I'm really busy and voices in my head are screaming "hurry up, write something and don't use the words "great", "cute", "funky"...or all the other words you use ALL THE TIME!" The pressure!
I've been away from the shop more than ever, and you have remained loyal and supportive. I promise you that after March 10th, I will get back to the business of running my business and be more present and focused. l just got back from NYC market and am so happy with what I found there. I am still writing orders and the new merchandise will start rolling in hopefully in the next few weeks! Can't wait to show you....a little overwhelmed with the thought of having to TELL you!
I'll be in touch!
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