Living the Dream - revisited

They don't tell you when they call it 'living the dream' that the inception period of this dream phase is very tiring. Many hours are spent trying to figure it all out. I don't want to re-invent the wheel, but some things for sure aren't working or scrapbook stores would not be closing all around me. The industry is in a flux and the economy is an issue too. These two factors are the reason my store has been set up the way it has. My plan, may be visually a bit different, but I think it will keep me in business longer. (Now let's hope my DH doesn't get wild ideas of looking for work out of the state....I had one of those scares last month...but it passed...phewwww!!!)

If you happen upon my store and are looking for a great big new place to come scrapbook, you may be a little disheartened. However, if you are looking for a place local to our community, where you can find better service (than the "A" store or the big boxes) you might enjoy coming in and plopping down on the floor and going through the buckets on the grid wall. (A lot of ladies seem to get in to this! And the guys who used to be in the office across the hall thought it was HILARIOUS!!!!)

We do plan to have some classes... eventually !!!...I have a couple crops planned for the new year. If you are looking for a place to crop where the kids won't interrupt or drop off the grans...give us a call or e-mail me at shop.scraptoit@yahoo.com.

Also, I been collecting some fun things for a card class that I'd like to start. If you are a card maker and would like to be put on the wait-list for the classes shoot me an e-mail with "card class wait list" in the subjust line.

Check out the website front page and here for more details. I'm determined this year to get more into my blogs.

For now...its time to close up shop and head home and check on some homework assignments I left with the kiddos.

Hope you are all warm and the lights are on and the holidays are trimming up nicely.

Till next time....

Joi -- AKA the 'to-it hunter' (always and forever trying to get around to it!)