Hello Again, M'Ladies. . . .

Hello Again, M'Ladies. . . .

It is that time of week again, Wednesday. The day when I am still climbing that ridiculously steep mountain known as the work week, and I'm almost to the top. Not quite though, and my legs are burning. I really want to just give up & head back down. I comfort myself  in these times with the memory of the paychecks I get every two weeks, and that's alright by me!

Well big news. Our fundraising event went spectacularly! So lovely & we raised a lot of money. Woohoo!
Also, our street fair has come and gone. Whew what a relief.  It was quite an experience. Our booth looked great!

Since I consider you all some of my oldest & dearest friends (whom I've never met :) I'll tell you the truth of the matter; it could have gone better. Ugh I know right! I should have spinned it & told you all it was amazing. But I don't lie too much on here and I dont want to start now lol.
Like I said, our booth looked awesome. People were coming by asking all about our decor etc.
On the negative side, the fair was put together by the Chamber of Commerce & was much more business & informational geared than it was an arts & crafts event. Lots of local businesses handing out flyers, hospitals, firefighters, etc. Not the type of people who want to buy embellished hair goods
Basically there were a lot of little old ladies stopping by to waste away an afternoon.
But it was fun! Great to spend time with my good friend, & thanks to support of friends, family, & our lovely shoppers I would say it was a success!
Definitely a learning experience, and I honestly think if we were participating in a more appropriate venue, such as specifically an arts & crafts show, or even a farmers market-esque event, we would have just killed!
Ok, more exciting news, the etsy shop is open! However at this exact moment it is empty, haha or at least on my end.
So tonight my task is take pictures of every single hair thing & post it for your viewing/shopping pleasure!
Honestly some beautiful things, it was hard for my friend and I not to just sell out all our items to each other!
So, get excited. I will update you within the next couple of days when everything is up and running.
I'm thinking I'll even be doing a big **GIVEAWAY** this week to honor our opening.(ps if I owe you a mail exchange item, aka Taj Acosta & Laura Loo, I haven't forgotten!!!)

If you forgot that I blog, (because honestly, I know, it's been that long) come back and remember me! I haven't forgotten any of you, and I will be making the rounds to catch up on all your lovely lives.
Below are some images of our fundraising event, because it was just so gorgeous it's almost unbelievable.
Pictures of the fair to follow soon too!

Haha I swear the event was packed, I just didn't want to post pictures of people who attended, in case they would be uncomfortable about it. Also I didn't want to show all our silent auction items up close for the same type of reason! So this is just a taste. Isn't it great! Sometimes I love my job. :)

** The photos from this post were taken by photographer Scott Gibson. Not me!
You all know I'm no professional! :)
He came across this here blog & pointed out my error.
Many apologies! & kudos to his photography skills

I Think I Can, I Think I Can . . .

I Think I Can, I Think I Can . . .

I am clinging to this quote right now.

At my work, our biggest annual fundraising event is coming up in May.

So it's getting a little hairy here.

And, one day after the event is the street fair I'm participating in.

So you could say my I'm a bit overwhelmed.

I miss posting every day! and I miss catching up on all your great stories & posts.

Soon enough.

A social worker with our organization once explained to me the process of visualization.

Just picturing a situation the way you would like it to be

and sending positive energy into the universe for it to happen.

Meditating on the issue.

Kind of like praying.

I did that with the apartment I'm living in now.

In a way you could say "it worked" because we really wanted it & the odds were against us.

But whether or not it was a factor, it was a nice calming practice

So for the next few weeks I'll be visualizing

our booth at the fair filled with customers

all who find my hairclips & headbands irresistable

Our fundraising event going smoothly

and a long vacation afterwards.

On another note, the bf may be going to Europe for work.

Which I've been being a real bitter betty about, since I've never been and he has

and I am more interested in history and culture than him by 100x etc etc etc.

Well, now I'm worried for him because of the volcano and the possibility of further eruptions.

& I was going to try to scrounge up enough money for me to join him on a little vacay after.

So now, I will also be visualizing us both.

Sipping wine at some cafe in Italy

Safe from volcanoes & ash.

& just having a really great relaxing time.

How are you all? Give me some bloggy updates and link to your new and fabulous posts!

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