Oof. Worked all day yesterday at the shop, and set an alarm to get up at 5 a.m. because this morning WGN (Around Town) is coming by and they want us there at 7 a.m., and I still have to do an urgent thing for UIC, so I’m awake, I swear, but pretty groggy.
On the plus side, sales for opening weekend were great — about $1200. Rent is $575 / month, so I’ve made rent for May, which is good. I spent about $500 on the launch party (face painter, henna artist, food and drink, paper products), so that’s covered too. If it continues good, I can maybe hire someone to cover some time for me, which would be nice.
I need to make more jewelry stat, though — Mother’s Day is coming, and if I am understocked in jewelry, that will be a mistake. I’m planning to run a 10% off Mother’s Day sale at the Shops next weekend, Fri – Sun; we’ll see how that goes!
Okay, do the thing, shower and dress, do the TV thing, and then I think I come home and collapse for a bit. The only other thing I scheduled for today is lunch and a writing date with a friend, which will be nice. And if the weather is good, I may get to putter in the garden. Look at this hosta! I don’t know its name, but it’s awful purty.
