Week 1 Done

Well, the first week of “Roz’s Happy Place” is done and dusted.

Much has been achieved, sales were good, now that social restrictions are lifting, the town is taking visitors for the first time in months and I am still happy.

Tired but happy 😊

I’m going to enjoy my Sunday in bed. I’ll still be working for a good portion of it, because I’m keen to get everything finished so that I can settle into a routine. I’ve given myself until the end of the month but I think I can have it done sooner.

Today was especially busy with lots of small sales and overnight the caravan parks began to fill up with vans, camper trailers and tents. I hope they’ll still be here on Tuesday when I next open the shop!

Thankfully, Adoring Husband cooked dinner tonight while I dozed in my recliner.

We watched the football and AH retired for the night at the half time break of the Tigers vs Raiders game.

I can hear my pillow calling my name.

Nite all.

Got Stuff Done

Even though there were a lot of people through the door, it was the quietest of my sales days this week.

I had a few visitors in for a chat and a couple of people whose art/craft I have on consignment, a couple of solo males came through too!

Adoring Husband pointed out the fact that the caravan park is now beginning to fill up. That’s great for the town!

In between all of that, I sorted through some art works to decide what to display and rearranged some of the photos.

I ticked some things off my list:

• I created the first advertisement for the local newsletter which will begin publishing again in August.
• Designed new business cards, stickers, small signs and gift certificates.
• Emptied the old bank acct ready to close it.
• Activated my new business bank account card.
• Ordered something for a customer.
• Cancelled old details with some supplier websites and created new accounts with them.

So I was fairly productive today and my ‘to do’ list is reducing rapidly - although I need to make a new one for all the ideas that AH keeps coming up with!

The day passed quickly and I think I’ll increase my hours next week.

I like the idea of being open 9am - 2pm. It still leaves plenty of time in the afternoons to get other things done at home or drive into The Bay with AH. There is also the option to run classes in the afternoons if necessary.

When I got home, I had to bathe Ruby’s eye and administer drops before sitting down and doing a few more bits and pieces for the shop.

Tonight, I cooked up the green chicken curry that I didn’t do on Wednesday night and we’ve been watching the footy. I’m doing well in the tipping comp and have three from three correct so far.

Turmeric paste is excellent for dogs with arthritis and eases the symptoms of most conditions.

I’m in bed with my sleepy tea beside me and ready for some deep sleep now.

Nite all.

Progress is Made

I love Adoring Husband.

Sometimes his constant questions are as annoying as all hell but generally speaking, he’s the best man on the planet for me. His unending support and his willingness to pitch in and do all the little things really takes the pressure off.

He’s a legend.

Today was busy in the morning and quiet in the afternoon, which gave me the opportunity to finish my new logo ...

... now to create new stickers, business cards, information cards, adverts for the newsletter, signs etc

I’ve ticked off a further three items from my ‘to do’ list, which helps me feel like I’m making some ground.

I love my happy place. It feels peaceful and light. As tired as I am, I still love walking through the door in the mornings and I enjoy spending my days there. I hope that feeling never changes.

This afternoon, Adoring arrived to take over the shop so that I could leave ten minutes early for a late lunch with The Motivator. TM was late so he didn’t have to cover for that long but for a while he thought he had to be there until 3pm! At 2.15pm he realised he could close the shop and go home.

What a dill 🥴

TM and I lunched at Dayman’s General Store and we both had a Mai Thai Bowl with fish cakes (vermicelli noodles, spring onion, fresh tomato, coriander, mint leaf, peanuts, green beans, sprouts, carrot, cucumber, lime dipped in poppy seeds, three fish cakes and Thai sauce).

That was accompanied by a Detox Hydrator - watermelon, apple, cucumber, lemon and celery ... followed by a pear and ricotta tart with vanilla ice cream.

My body was thanking me throughout the entire meal. It was all so fresh and nutritious and tasty.

We took our time over the food, but I was so hungry, I didn’t do much talking!

Afterwards we went for a walk at Dayman Park which was lovely. The weather was perfect but we were both wearing heels which made some of the terrain a bit tricky. Stupidly we decided to take the stairs back up to the car.

There must have been 25 steep steps! We were both puffing and panting by the time we reached the top step and commented on how unfit we were. We also agreed that now would NOT be a good time to have a heart attack considering we are both attempting to establish new businesses and have exciting times ahead of us!

We survived.

We returned to Dayman’s because we forgot to purchase some of the oils and hand cream that we wanted. They also had Turmerix for sale.

The drive along the foreshore was a nice way to start our return trip home and TM dropped me off before 5.30pm.

It was a lovely afternoon.

I’ve had some sleepy tea and now it’s time to sleep.

Nite all.

Full House

It was a good crowd for meditation and it was a really deep class getting right in to the nitty gritty of our psyche. This really challenged some, while others eagerly learned a lot about themselves and others thrived on the experience.

I love these classes.

Afterwards, as the ladies left, they went out of their way to find me and express their gratitude.

It was nice.

The Gypsy stayed for a little while afterwards and we talked about the class, her YouTube channel and caught up on life. I like spending time in her peaceful presence.

Adoring Husband drove into The Bay and purchased a replacement bar fridge and a step ladder for the shop.

I used my printer for the first time and it worked like a charm. I received my first square reader payment in my new account.

It was a busy day so I didn’t get anything ticked off my list and by the end of the day, I was done, but I had to bathe psychotic dog Ruby when I got home and THEN I got to sit down and take a break.

We had a very early, very light dinner and are in bed early too.

I’ll be pleased when I’ve completed my ‘to do’ list and can settle into a comfortable routine.

Now I’m going to attempt to sleep through AH’s snoring. Tonight may be the night I concede defeat and sleep in the back bedroom.

Tomorrow I have a late lunch date with The Motivator. I’m looking forward to some good food and having some social time with TM.

Oh and isn’t this rain lovely?! 🥰

Nite all.

Happy Day One

Roz’s Happy Place had a very successful first day!

Adoring Husband and I arrived at the shop at about 8.20am to do some clearing, tidying and vacuuming before the girls arrived for morning tea.

My desk was still piled high with all the ‘stuff’ that we couldn’t find a place for over the weekend and the training room was still scattered with bits and pieces. The floors needed another quick vacuum. The fridge needed to be cleared because The Motivator was selling it and the main display table needed some tidying up.

All of that was completed by the end of the day.

I also unpacked the small box of stock that arrived yesterday and put it out for display.

The Motivator arrived late in the morning to prepare her fridge for pick up and her buyers not only bought the fridge but ended up spending a LOT of money in the shop which made me very happy!

The beautiful carved whale has finally left the building and I’m assured it has gone to a very loving and happy home.

Adoring Husband helped me tidy up the training room from morning tea so that I could set out the seats according to the isolation rules for meditation tomorrow.

Don’t get me wrong, there is still much to do, but my list is getting shorter and the pressure is easing. I’ve completed 14 of the 27 big items listed.

I am still physically and mentally tired from establishing this new business and rearranging almost the entire shop & stock. Thank goodness for Adoring Husband who has, as always, been my champion.

I’m hoping that by the end of the month, my list will be complete, and I can settle into a more gentle routine. I know that I’ll have to be mindful of my self care in the coming weeks so that I avoid burnout.

I really need an early night and some sound sleep so that I can be up bright and early, feeling light and breezy for meditation in the morning.

I am off to a good start! Business is good!

Nite all.

Wearing Down

It was a fairly slow start to the day, which was nice, and I was picked up at 11am for my belated birthday lunch date with some of my girls.

We ate at Aquavue.

Our table was half in the sun and half in the shade which made it quite uncomfortable for three of us because even though it’s Winter, this is Queensland! It’s ALWAYS Summer in Queensland!

We couldn’t move our table because of social distancing rules.

Also, I think the food was a little disappointing by Aquavue standards. The service was haphazard and the food and drinks came out at inconvenient times and not per our requests.

Luckily, the company was fabulous!

By the time we got to Stocklands, I could feel my energy levels dropping and I knew that Sunday’s work effort was catching up with me.

My purchases for the day were a beaded necklace, a colourful triple bracelet and a phone cover.

In seventeen years, I’ve never damaged a phone screen ... until now. The damage is minimal and the screen isn’t even cracked, but I decided that a protective cover was a must.

We left The Bay around 3pm and were all home by 3.30pm.

My plan when I left home in the morning was to have the day with the girls then spend the afternoon finishing up at the shop, but by the time I got home, I just had nothing left and I attempted to convince Adoring Husband that I didn’t want to go anywhere.

Unfortunately, there was stuff that just had to be done today otherwise I wouldn’t be able to open tomorrow. It couldn’t even wait til morning.

So I changed into casual clothes and dragged my tired old body down to the shop where I downloaded the app and set up the square reader ready to take payments tomorrow. Since we were already there, we spent some time removing the stock that we’d put in the treatment room while we’d rearranged things on Saturday.

Ninety minutes later, it was time to leave.

I had a tomato sandwich for dinner because that was all I was capable of preparing and it’s almost 9pm now and I want my bed.

I neeeeeeeeed sleeeeeeeeeep because it’s an early start for me tomorrow.

Nite all.

But Wait!

Who knew I could feel even older than I did yesterday!?

All of my bits are aching, my feet are sore, my bones are creaking, my brain is shutting down, my enthusiasm is waning, my ideas are fading, my grunt is groaning and even my yawn is faltering.

Six hours at the shop today rearranging display cabinets, dusting, cleaning, vacuuming, reorganising stock displays and reconfiguring my office space.

There’s still hours of work to do, but the big stuff is mostly done. There’s quite a bit of fiddly redisplaying to do which I’ll do tomorrow afternoon and then into the week. No rush really.

Adoring Husband and I are absolutely exhausted.

We made some mini pizzas on our paleo bases for dinner because it was the easiest thing we could think of.

Right now we are attempting to stay awake for the House Rules Final, but I think that as soon as I sign off here, I’ll be heading to bed to watch it. Hopefully I can stay awake until they announce the winner.

It’s a blessing that I have a lunch date tomorrow so that I don’t have to spend another six hours working, although I imagine there will still be numerous hours in the afternoon.

Ok, my brain can’t do anymore.

Nite all.