Small Business Owner
People who only know me as the new small business owner of that little fabric shop in Hyde Park keep saying, “You should start a blog!”
El. Oh. El. The irony!
When I originally began the search for What I Want to Be When I Grow Up, I was told to start a blog. Back then I worked for a company who eventually laid me off in favor of a 22 year old in NYC with my same title, wasting away in a cubicle with a bad flickering fluorescent above my head all day.
That blog led me along a journey which arrived at opening my own fabric store, and here I am, sitting in that store, waiting for my next customer to arrive, and realizing that it has been a while since I WROTE my blog. I guess that’s what people want, is for me to WRITE.
I’ll try to be better about writing instead of just posting pretty fabric.
Just to update everyone though, business is FAR better than expected, which is great because I knew it would go over well. We’ve been in the local paper as a feature on the style page. The local fashion blogosphere has gone bananas for us (no, thank YOU!) We’re planning a big grand opening party for 2/24 (yes, you can come), and we inspire at least a dozen people every day.
Many looky-lous, which is great in a way, because any traffic is good traffic, and inspiration is always free and potent here— and highly addictive. Many people say “Best of luck!” which is weird, because that old theater geek screams inside. Maybe you all should start saying “Break a leg” when you come in to browse. Yes, it would make me feel less awkward. That’s my problem, not yours.
Bottom line? I feel blessed. Thanks for coming along on this journey, past and future. Now come in and buy some pretty fabric and make something with it!
