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It’s been almost a month since I’ve opened my Etsy shop and I am happy {and a little surprised} with the results! Before I closed, I was making far fewer sales than I am now, and I felt much less focused – it was a messy combination. Now, I feel as though I have a specific look + feel for my shop that is translating into satisfied customers. This is exactly what I was hoping for and my fingers are crossed that things continue in this direction!

We’ve been renting a lot of movies from the library lately. In Portland, it was our habit to frequent VideoPort at least once a week {sometimes more!} and each pick out one movie to watch together. They had their daily deals that would always send us home with one free movie, so we loved the ritual of our browsing there. We miss VideoPort a lot. A lot, a lot. But our humble little library does have its fair share of classics so we’re working our way through those. And, in so doing, I came to the realization that one simply cannot be in a bad mood after watching Say Anything. That Lloyd Dobler’s spirit is infectious, and this movie just works its way a little further up my favourites list every time I see it.

I’ve got a few new items in the works for my shop, too! Keep an out out for new solid colours and lacy collars! Can’t wait to share – these are some of my favourites yet!

Have  a great weekend.

xx.

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Oh, this week. On Monday Ryan + I sat down with our boss to give her our notice before we hopped in the car and headed to New Hampshire for my first job interview. It was so bittersweet. We love our boss {Hi, Katrina!}. She’s just the right mix of friendly, personable, and professional, and we will sadly depart from being her employees at some point very soon. Thankfully, she completely understood our reasons for leaving. She said she pictures us in the woods and knows we’ll make a happy little life for ourselves there better than we could in this {albeit, small} city.

On Tuesday, we gave our notice with the landlord. We’ve been dreaming of leaving for awhile now, but after talking to both our employer and our housing manager, things have really been set into motion. Scary as it is, it’s still exciting. And a little of Ryan’s latest batch of beer may have helped to settle us down from all of our mad planning one night this week. Yum!

Details for my shop reopening are already coming together! I am so torn as to whether I should share with you each and every little bit, or if I should save them for when I’m actually open again! I guess there may be a hint or two in every couple of entries, but I’ll try not to give too much away before the right time comes. This week I’ve been working on the freebies I’ll pack into each sold order, and the brand new business card that I designed. The packaging design is nearly almost finished, and I can’t wait to cross the last pieces off of my “Before Closing Up Shop” to-do list.

Speaking of closing the shop, tomorrow is the very last day that I’ll be open with my current inventory! If there’s anything you like in the shop now, it’s still mostly 50% off, but it’ll be gone for good on Sunday, so it’s now or never.

April is just one day away!

xx.

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This week did not feel real! The weather has been unbelievable. Sure, New England is known for its weather mood swings, but 85 degrees in March? That’s unheard of. Ryan + I stayed with his parents on Tuesday night and we just couldn’t bring ourselves to sit inside. I swear the whole visit took place on their back porch — it was ideal. We opened the windows, put on our bare feet, + yesterday I had my very first iced coffee of the year.

On Monday night I happened to be browsing around a favourite thrift store when I bumped into a couple-friend of ours. Kate + Justin were looking for furniture for their new apartment and I happened to spot the most amazing mid-century danish hutch. It had me drooling the moment I set eyes on it, and the sellers mis-priced it so it was an absolute steal! I convinced our friends to take it home with them {peer pressure! peer pressure!} and I was only a little jealous as they checked out on their way home.

I was shopping downtown {at another thrift store, ha!} and the owner asked about my bow ties! She had seen me posting about them on facebook and such, and she asked if I’d be interested in selling them in her shop! I’m definitely into that idea, so I’ve been working on them with not just my Etsy shop and the Merchant Company in mind — it’s been a good week.

Last Saturday I mentioned that I’ll be re-doing my Etsy shop! It’s half-price right now, and plans are coming together for the grand re-opening on May 1st. I worked on my shipping packaging this week. The winners of my birthday giveaway will be the guinea pigs as far as that goes. Let me know what you think when your packages arrive next week, winners!

Enjoy your weekend!

xx.

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I’ve got big, big plans brewing in my head regarding both my Etsy shop and my spot at the Merchant Company. Spring always has me inspired, and although it’s still teasing us with its hide-and-seek games, I’m feeling the need to reassess and redo so much in my life. Tomorrow I’ll make a huge shop announcement – the biggest I’ve ever considered — and I’ll be guiding myself through two Red Velvet E-courses in the next couple of months in an effort to better develop my dreams and bring them to life. Expect big things!

At my day job I’ve been helping out a client of mine in cleaning her apartment. So far we’ve donated about eight gigantic totes full of stuff to Goodwill as well as throwing out just as many bags of trash and recycling. Combing through all of her belongings, we’ve come across several old photographs of lost family members and friends. It’s an interesting feeling to see someone else touched by a striking memory that only they can understand.

While driving the other day, Ryan found an old polaroid of my friend Claire taken during one of the best summers of my life, and I knew just how he must have felt looking at me, looking at her. What a wonderful thing memories are.

Happy Friday!

xx.

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What a whirlwind of a week! The most exciting part was without a doubt hosting the ModSwap. I had been dreaming and scheming about this event for months and finally it came to fruition in the most wonderful way. I realized that I really love party planning. It’s strange how we can still be learning things about ourselves after decades of living inside these heads. Should I have realized this by now? Eh, either way, I’m glad to know it now.

Also lovely, my best friend was able to attend the party, coming up to stay with us from New Hampshire. It’s wonderful that we still have the same connection we had in third grade, and that though we’ve both grown and changed so much, it seems to have happened in the same general direction so we can share new ideas with one another. The one doing the listening is still just as excited as the one doing the telling.

You may recall that I was worried last week about the crocuses coming up only to be crushed by our New England frost, and I’m sad to say that it may be the case. I noticed tiny green arms reaching up through the dirt last weekend on a particularly warm day, and then we had snow on Tuesday night. I’m hoping my very hardest that they’ll be able to pull through, those sturdy little flowers. Send them your strongest wishes if you’ve got the chance!

Happy Friday!

xx.

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