In such a short period of time

In such a short period of time, so much can happen. I feel like the past few months could have been years. I have made so many changes with my business and while I now find myself content (for the moment!) I am also exhausted. I really wanted to have a little retail shop. I have actually wanted it for years but pushed the idea to the back of my head. I was going to do it with a former friend a few years ago and when that collapsed I dismissed the idea of doing it myself. Then I decided I would rent a studio space so I would have more room to create and would have a more professional environement for clients to visit. While searching for a studio I found a small shared retail space in Paris. It was a great start for me in retail. My work was well recieved and I started making money right away. Sadly, the situation itself wasn't working for lots of reasons. That is when I found the beautiful old mill in St. george. It was pretty hard not to fall in love with that space. So much character, just the right amount of space and lovely landlords to boot. What more could a girl ask for? Customers. The only negative about the mill space was the fact that there were 33 big, steep stairs to climb in order to get there. I did get some customers through but nearly every single one complained of the stairs and I hate to even think of how many never even came up. So that leads me to where I am now. A tiny little space beside the local salon. The truth is, when I looked at this space it didn't appeal at all. It was a dirty little rectangle. I couldn't initially see it happening. A few nights of sleep though and lots of analyzing made me realize that it doesn't matter how cool a space is, if no one visits it is simply not going to work. So now, with the help of lots of people and with a whole lot of hard work I am here. The space is as cute as a button. It has been painted and decorated and "girlified" to the nines. I look around it and I am proud. Customers can easily access it and the overhead is manageable. Now let's just hope they come...