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Thursday, March 8, 2007
My Business Venture
A few years ago I use to make candles……what started as a hobby turned into quite a business venture!
I always loved candles and would buy them all of the time. I was an avid "Ebayer" always buying and trying different things. Yet each time my package arrived, I was always so disappointed in my purchase. Either they didn't burn right and the worst was they had no scent! This is when I decided…."I'm going to make my own candles!" I spent hours, days, months………researching on how to do this. Well I purchased a few products and gave it a whirl. Well needless to say, they didn't turn out quite right. Back to the drawing board I went researching…….purchasing more products. I started making just votives…..figured I needed to keep it small till I got the hang of this.
Each batch they started to improve so I starting selling to friends and family. Then I started selling on Ebay. After alittle while I developed a customer base. I then ventured onto jar candles. People would ask me what I carried and what scents. Well I did not have any "promotional" material, after all this was only a hobby. So I developed a website called "Mystifying Scents". I am no computer wizard by far but I would read any help page I came across. I was so proud of my website in the end! I even had a shopping cart! It didn't take long and people started placing orders…….Oooooo how exciting it was.
Well things progressed so quickly for me, before I knew it, I had over 50 different fragrances and my product line expanded greatly. I tried to keep as much as I could in stock but my house is only so big!
Well I was given an opportunity to open a little store right next door to my house. I'm talking walking distance here! And because I was a "new" and the owner was a friend, he gave me quite a break on the rent. I went and got all of the permits required and posted them on the wall.
Here I was …..an "official" business owner! I advertised in the local paper and opened up! People came, purchased, came again and purchased, and before I knew it, I had a customer base here also!
I only had the store open for a couple hours in the evening and on the weekend. When I wasn't open I would constantly be making stock for the shelves. All of this while still working a full time job during the day!
Well I did this for 1 1/2 yrs and decided it was to much for me, I had no spare time. Work during the day, come home and make stuff or open the store, sleep and back up to start over again. Every night and weekend devoted to making stock for the store and filling online orders. I even did a few local fundraisers!
So I had my official "closing" sale and sold off all of my supplies on the internet (love this internet!)
It was busy but I loved it and still sometimes miss it today. I am so glad that I was given the opportunity….I would have always wondered what it would have been like.
God has now blessed me with a new hobby, my son. Maybe when he gets older I'll venture back into it, who knows………
That is the end of my novel as a business owner!
I always loved candles and would buy them all of the time. I was an avid "Ebayer" always buying and trying different things. Yet each time my package arrived, I was always so disappointed in my purchase. Either they didn't burn right and the worst was they had no scent! This is when I decided…."I'm going to make my own candles!" I spent hours, days, months………researching on how to do this. Well I purchased a few products and gave it a whirl. Well needless to say, they didn't turn out quite right. Back to the drawing board I went researching…….purchasing more products. I started making just votives…..figured I needed to keep it small till I got the hang of this.
Each batch they started to improve so I starting selling to friends and family. Then I started selling on Ebay. After alittle while I developed a customer base. I then ventured onto jar candles. People would ask me what I carried and what scents. Well I did not have any "promotional" material, after all this was only a hobby. So I developed a website called "Mystifying Scents". I am no computer wizard by far but I would read any help page I came across. I was so proud of my website in the end! I even had a shopping cart! It didn't take long and people started placing orders…….Oooooo how exciting it was.
Well things progressed so quickly for me, before I knew it, I had over 50 different fragrances and my product line expanded greatly. I tried to keep as much as I could in stock but my house is only so big!
Well I was given an opportunity to open a little store right next door to my house. I'm talking walking distance here! And because I was a "new" and the owner was a friend, he gave me quite a break on the rent. I went and got all of the permits required and posted them on the wall.
Here I was …..an "official" business owner! I advertised in the local paper and opened up! People came, purchased, came again and purchased, and before I knew it, I had a customer base here also!
I only had the store open for a couple hours in the evening and on the weekend. When I wasn't open I would constantly be making stock for the shelves. All of this while still working a full time job during the day!
Well I did this for 1 1/2 yrs and decided it was to much for me, I had no spare time. Work during the day, come home and make stuff or open the store, sleep and back up to start over again. Every night and weekend devoted to making stock for the store and filling online orders. I even did a few local fundraisers!
So I had my official "closing" sale and sold off all of my supplies on the internet (love this internet!)
It was busy but I loved it and still sometimes miss it today. I am so glad that I was given the opportunity….I would have always wondered what it would have been like.
God has now blessed me with a new hobby, my son. Maybe when he gets older I'll venture back into it, who knows………
That is the end of my novel as a business owner!
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Why do we Blog?
I think we all blog for different reasons. I have read so many blogs that all have different "subjects". Some happy, some sad yet they all have something different to offer. I started just to be able to have some place to come and jot down thoughts. Did I ever think someone would read them? Probably not......
Yet the internet is such an incredible place. People do come and read what I have to say although sometimes I myself don't find it very interesting. I have learned so much from people in such a short time. Again, everyone has something different to offer. Do friendships begin? As strange as it may sound, they in fact do. Will you ever meet half of the people face to face? Probably not yet we all enjoy this little friendship circle that begins.
Everyone wants to be accepted in some way, I think it's only human. Don't you remember when you were younger you always wanted to be included with the "group" and not be shuned away. I think it's the same when we grow older. It may not be as "intense" as it was when we were younger but who doesn't want to be accepted after all?
There will always be people that have different opinions on matters but that's what makes reading everyone's blogs so enjoyable. If people never come and read my blog will it matter? I guess in a way it would this way I wouldn't think all this typing is for nothing! But on the other hand it probably wouldn't matter because I still can come and unload my mind here.
Thank you for reading my blog if you do! (Thanks for the inspiration today Sheri!)
Yet the internet is such an incredible place. People do come and read what I have to say although sometimes I myself don't find it very interesting. I have learned so much from people in such a short time. Again, everyone has something different to offer. Do friendships begin? As strange as it may sound, they in fact do. Will you ever meet half of the people face to face? Probably not yet we all enjoy this little friendship circle that begins.
Everyone wants to be accepted in some way, I think it's only human. Don't you remember when you were younger you always wanted to be included with the "group" and not be shuned away. I think it's the same when we grow older. It may not be as "intense" as it was when we were younger but who doesn't want to be accepted after all?
There will always be people that have different opinions on matters but that's what makes reading everyone's blogs so enjoyable. If people never come and read my blog will it matter? I guess in a way it would this way I wouldn't think all this typing is for nothing! But on the other hand it probably wouldn't matter because I still can come and unload my mind here.
Thank you for reading my blog if you do! (Thanks for the inspiration today Sheri!)
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
A Sad Thought
Well I knew this day would come sooner or later but I'm afraid my little baby is growing up. He has started to self wheen himself from the bottle. I know this should make things so much easier but truth is, I'm not ready to give it up yet! He still loves a bottle in the morning when he gets up and at night before bed but during the day, he wants a sippy cup. Thank god he still enjoys those bottle times atleast! Bottle time = cuddle time for us.......I look forward to cuddling him, playing with his hair and just plain enjoying "our" time together. Unfortunetly, mommy needs to be a big girl about this!
Saturday, March 3, 2007
Ashley Adams
There are actually quite a few blogs that I check daily, one of them being "Ashley Adams". I don't know how I ended up getting there, but I must have reached it because her mom (Trish) is looking for prayers for her baby girl. Ashley is currently in the hospital undergoing chemo. Trish updates the log several times a day on Ashley's status. My heart goes out to her with every entry she types. I don't know where she finds the strength to endure what she does on a daily basis. Although when it's your child, you do what you have to. If only love could heal.....
Please say a prayer for Ashley and Trish that they make it thru these hard times and get to go back to their family.
You can visit Ashley's Blog here ..... Ashley's Story
Please say a prayer for Ashley and Trish that they make it thru these hard times and get to go back to their family.
You can visit Ashley's Blog here ..... Ashley's Story
Friday, March 2, 2007
What greater responsibility?
People would always ask me if I planned on having any children. I was married for over 14 years and no grandchildren existed in the family. Our families were pretty much ready to go out and adopt some grandchildren. My response always was "Do you know what an incredible responsibility a child is? Your entire life, from the time they are born, is dedicated to that child…….the rest of your life." To me, that was the most overwhelming responsibility a person could be given. The usual response was "Yes, BUT, you don't know what you are missing". Well no, I guess I didn't, after all, how could I miss something I never had?
In the spring of 2005 I found out I was pregnant. Talk about a shock! My first thought was, why now? Why after all these years did I finally get pregnant? I don't know that answer, only God does. He obviously felt it was "time".
Beside swollen feet and ankles, my pregnancy for the most part went very good. I was due Feb 15, 2006 but apparently my little guy was comfy cozy where he was. I had a doctor's appointment the following Tuesday and they sent me for an ultrasound. They admitted me that day because the scores weren't as high as they should have been. I was nervous and excited at the same time! They started pitocin on Wednesday morning but my little guy was stubborn and did not make his way into the world until Thursday at 11:57 PM.
A year has now gone by and I now know what everyone was talking about when they would tell me "you don't know what your missing". My son is the love of my life! Not a day goes by that I don't hug, kiss him or tell him "I love you" about 50 times during the day. I still feel raising a child is an enormous responsibility but I'm looking forward to it. It is our responsibility as a parent, to help "mold" this child into who they are going to be as they grow. I'm not talking about making them into someone WE want but "molding" them in the sense of being a caring, loving, responsible person. How can this NOT be a huge responsibility?
In the spring of 2005 I found out I was pregnant. Talk about a shock! My first thought was, why now? Why after all these years did I finally get pregnant? I don't know that answer, only God does. He obviously felt it was "time".
Beside swollen feet and ankles, my pregnancy for the most part went very good. I was due Feb 15, 2006 but apparently my little guy was comfy cozy where he was. I had a doctor's appointment the following Tuesday and they sent me for an ultrasound. They admitted me that day because the scores weren't as high as they should have been. I was nervous and excited at the same time! They started pitocin on Wednesday morning but my little guy was stubborn and did not make his way into the world until Thursday at 11:57 PM.
A year has now gone by and I now know what everyone was talking about when they would tell me "you don't know what your missing". My son is the love of my life! Not a day goes by that I don't hug, kiss him or tell him "I love you" about 50 times during the day. I still feel raising a child is an enormous responsibility but I'm looking forward to it. It is our responsibility as a parent, to help "mold" this child into who they are going to be as they grow. I'm not talking about making them into someone WE want but "molding" them in the sense of being a caring, loving, responsible person. How can this NOT be a huge responsibility?
Thursday, March 1, 2007
American Idol - Part 2
Well the girls did pretty good themselves!!! There are a few I really like, but I'm not ready to pick a favorite yet. I usually pick one or two when they get to the final 12. I don't know if Antonelle (? on spelling there) is going to make it. She doesn't seem to have a strong voice like the rest but hey, I'm no Simon so who am I to say.......she might go further then we think!!! Now, the wait for the results show.........
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