Tuesday, February 27, 2007

vacation

Well I finally leave for vacation bright and early tomorrow morning. I am not looking forward to leaving the house at 4:30 am for the airport. I have been sick most of last week and all this weekend. I went into work for a few hours yesterday morning because I had court at 9 and then had to wrap up a few things.
I packed this morning, finished a customer's quilt and have been taking it easy. I can finally breathe out of my nose.
I am supposed to go to a quilt class this afternoon but I'm not prepared. We went to the quilt store to download a drawing program that the instructor left. I had Tina's sister do it since she has a laptop. Tina said she emailed it to me last night, but I didn't get it so something's wrong there. Wonder where she sent it?
I don't think Robert is going to finance me, so I'm going to see him with an open mind and try not to kill him.
We went to look at a place on Saturday and the guy never showed. We waited a half hour. I have left him a message and he hasn't gotten back to me. That's bad business. I still have to talk to the guy on the 1st location. I called yesterday and the lady said his place was stuck somewhere and he wasn't back yet.
Robert will be doing a lot of driving; his stores are about an hour from his home. So I plan to bring my notebook and all my figures and plans and work on a business plan. I'll have to so it if he doesn't finance me.
What makes me mad is that he has the money just sitting and he teases me about it by saying things like 'we'll talk about it when you get here', or he sends me offers that the bank sends him...then he asks me 'where are you getting the capital from?'
He wants to pay $10,000 to play in the World Series of Poker in July and he doesn't even play poker! Why doesn't he just light the money on fire? So...it ought to be a great vacation:-)

Thursday, February 22, 2007

happenings

I have been making lots of phone calls trying to get information on opening a business. Tina and I went and looked at 2 places on Monday. One was way too big and the other I liked. It's not quite ready yet. It is a little small but a good starter I think. Tina is concerned about the parking. One realtor showed us the place but you have to talk to another guy who won't be back till this coming Monday. I called the heat/utility company on the place and don't think it will be much at all.
We are going to look at another place on Saturday which needs some work the guy says. We'll see. I have given my self a good headache over all this! I had dinner last night with a friend who is an accountant and does my taxes. Of course her husband and kids had to go. Her and her husband bicker; it's like having dinner with the Costanza's just not as loud. That didn't help the headache. I guess it's a small price to pay for free business advice.
Then I was talking to Robert, who I thought was going to loan me the money and kept telling me we'll talk when you get here. Well that is a week from yesterday. Last night he says where are you gonna get the capital for this. Talk about having your dreams shattered. So I guess I will have to go the route of writing a business plan. That should be a little easier since I have been making all these calls and getting information.
Oh yeah, 1 more thing. I was in a quilt store Tuesday afternoon taking a class and the fabric sales rep was there. After they finished their business and the owner went out to the counter, I went up to the guy telling him I was looking to start a business myself and did he have a card. He said he didn't have one right on him but that it's difficult because he has many of the local accounts. He said he would get me a card. He never came back in to give it to me. What a jerk.

Wednesday, February 14, 2007

snow day

Well we are getting so much snow that we had a snow day today....whe was the last time you, as an adult, had a snow day?!! All government offices are closed today!!! I did see the neighbor's son come up with his plow so I went outside and shoveled a path to the cars in driveway, cleaned the snow off them and started them up. The snow is up to the door. So I got them out finally after rocking back and forth and knocked on the door and asked him to plow the driveway. He did, I put them back in and the snow is still falling like mad...but at least the plowing helped and is less that I have to shovel. I don't care; I'll take a snow day any day!

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

yuk

Usually I am hitting the snooze button now, but today I am up, showered, dressed and ready. I am not looking forward to today and want to get it started so it can end faster. I have to leave in a few minutes and pick up a mom, then drive 40 miles in the wrong direction to pick up the kid at a foster home, then the 40 miles back this way and another 3 hours to drop the kid off at a facility. She is a difficult kid. And I want to beat the snow home. We are supposed to get a big storm and I will be 3 hours away.
It's a short month and this is the only day this week I could move her; she has to be moved by the 19th and that is a holiday. The only thing I am looking forward to is getting on that plane in 15 days. By this time, I will be on it. And hopefully by the time I return, I will have come up with a business plan and funding.
On the positive side, I am supposed to go look at 2 locations next Monday; I am waiting for the guy to call me and set that up.

Saturday, February 10, 2007

40

My sister in law called last night to say she is having a surprise 40th birthday party for my brother. 40. Wow. It's coming in a few for me as well. I don't feel as old as I am. Other than some gray hairs, I don't look it, and I sure don't act it. Of course, the older I get, the louder the clock ticks. I suppose I should go out, but why? Who wants to shout at each other in some bar. There is no one my age at my church it seems. I certainly don't meet anyone interesting at work. I had emailed someone about dinner and didn't get any response. I guess that ship has sailed.
I had breakfast with my uncle and grandmother this morning. He asked about my friend in Texas, if he ever thought of being a father. He thinks I should do artificial insemination and use the friend's 'ingredients', not to mention my friend has money and can support the baby.
I really want to start a business as soon as possible. I know it would be very very tight financially in the first year or two, so how could a child even be a consideration. On the other hand, I don't have time. I can't put off having a child for a few years. It's very possible neither could happen.