Well, thank goodness September is over. It's been my worst month since opening. Thankfully the day and a half ending the month were no school days and my business increased drastically for those two days -- otherwise I may hesitate to pay my rent (just kidding). I'm ready for the new month of October and have great plans to hurry up and get my class schedules down so that I can have classes on my slower evenings and help my customers get ready for the holidays. I think I'm going to put a countdown for "days left to fire" for the holidays.
To end this already nasty September month, I also seem to have caught a cold -- so, if you come into the shop and I don't seem my normal, dapper self -- blame it on the cold medicine. I was hoping it was just allergies, but that just doesn't seem to be the case. This also leads me to my next bit of knowledge that it's time that I hire a second person to help in the shop when I can't. I really need to get to the business of business and need to make sure that I am available to teach these classes without interruption from walk in customers. So, I'm on the lookout for a recent college grad, part-time college student, stay at home mom whose kids have gone back to school, someone dependable and, well -- nice. I very much like my customers and I want someone in the studio who is going to like them as much as I do and be as nice as I am...too bad I can't clone me, lol. So, if you know of anyone who fits that bill....I actually already have a candidate, but I do like to have choices.
If anyone goes by the studio, please take a look inside at the window display -- I think it's one of my nicest ones yet! It definitely looks like fall and has lots of new items for Halloween to get the whole family in the mood. Now, if I can only look up how many days are left until Christmas....
Til next time - go get fired!
Laurie.
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