Haven't made any progress today other than brain-storming and ultimately this has not moved me any closer toward goals, let alone success. A bit under the weather today; ironic considering it's a beautiful day. Hitting some road-blocks, or are they just convenient excuses? There are hindrances trying to update the blog via iPhone. I can't set up the bar graphs I want to track funds, and some other minor details.
Waiting on our tax refund to set up the cable, buy a cheap used monitor (because my laptop screen is shattered) and then I will be able to successfully run this blog. The biggest set-back has been not having a car! Going to buy a really cheap car off craigslist and I mean dirt cheap! Even if it only lasts a year, we will get a better one later. I have been extremely frustrated with wanting to hit the ground running with the jewelry business but constantly feeling stuck as to how to really manage all that is needed without a car.
For instance, obviously my party range would be drastically limited with no car. Maybe I can talk some of my friends into hosting parties until this takes off. Problem there is I only have two friends that live nearby and one is already hosting a jewelry party for someone else and who knows when she'll want to turn around and do that all over again. My other friend, well, I need to call her because she hasn't gotten back to me yet. I hope she will host a party.
I have gone around (some of) the neighborhood and put catalogs at doors with letters from me, but no bites. I was too chicken to actually stand there, ring the bell and visit with them, even though obviously I will have to present a show in front of a group eventually. It feels different, intrusive to me to come unsolicited to their door for them to try and politely engage their neighbor and make them feel a bit put on the spot to help me out by hosting a party or feel bad having to tell me no thanks, not interested. I worry too much what people think :-)
Bottom line, without a car to broaden my territory, because I do have more friends spread all about Vegas and Henderson, this jewelry gig is just going to stagnate until we get a car. Hopefully just a couple more weeks.
On a lighter note, I dreamed of a magnificent elephant last night. Searching online, I found dreaming of the elephant reveals I am introverted, yes, wise, okay I like to think so although I don't always put my wisdom to good practice otherwise (no punn intended) I think I would have been much better off long before now. Also something huge may be in my way, ummm that seems obvious and I may be coming into some luck! Yay, hopefully it is financial fortune. We live in Vegas, maybe I ought to slip a dollar into a slot. You can't win if you don't play and of course, 10% would go directly to the Japan fund. I haven't decided if I am going to leave the house today just to go play a slot for $1. I have been icky today, but then again, was the elephant in the dream trying to tell me something? Funny, She had a tranquilizer dart in her leg that she was holding out toward me for me to pull the dart out. I wanted to help her, but as I approached her she was starring at me so intently it intimidated me. Also interpreted, being afraid of the elephant means I am afraid to face my huge obstacle. What exactly is my huge obstacle though? I have no car and it is not as if I am afraid to face that; just waiting on the tax refund.
By the way, in case you are wondering, 10% of the tax refund will not be going directly to the Japan fund. For one, this is from the previous tax year and second, we need all of that toward car, insurance, registration, bills, groceries, and investing some more into the business: catalogs, supplies, internet, computer monitor and more. Oh, and gas money, yay :-)
I hope to have a more prosperous and exciting blog post soon.
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