Yes, it's getting close to that time when... Charlotte buys her first industrial overlock machine! 5-thread with differential feed, even! As I asked questions and picked the brain of the salesman, this thought went through my head:
"Hmmm, $1,700 for an overlock... Wow, and a coverstitch for $2,200... They have a blind hemmer for under $1,000! If I sold my car, I could get all of these machines at once. Hmmmm. I need a car. I could sell my car, use the money for the machines, buy a new car with a loan, and... AND, have everything I've ever wanted just like that!"
How right Mr. Darcy was when he observed, "A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony, in a moment." And this applies to sewing machine shopping. Luckily, I'll be in LA this weekend where industrial machines sale for about 60% the cost of those available to me here... and you have to pay cash for them.
I also discovered a new store while I was in the Salt Lake area. Modern Display! Being misinformed that they sold dress forms for $200 (Did you just gasp? How could I have believed that true when all I've been able to find have been at least $1,200), I moseyed my way into the shop. Although disappointed to find the dress forms were actually "display" mannequins, I fell in love with the furniture. Have you ever seen something so beautiful your breathing becomes shortened and your stomach gets butterflies and then you feel like you could cry? Yeah, that's what happened as I looked around at the furniture. And I was thinking about my own home and remembering how badly I want a home to decorate and nest in. *sigh* And while looking around at all the store fixtures I imagined what I would need when I opened my own boutique showroom for buyers. Uhhh! Did you just hear me? I keep making plans and going in the direction of doing my own business. No matter what I say to people or logically walk myself through in my head about how "I don't want the stress of my own business" and "maybe when I'm older," I find myself moving in that direction anyway. It's as though I have no power to do otherwise. Apparently, it is what I really want. BOTHER! I do want my own business!
After modern display, I went to Anthropologie. Oh, how I've been craving that ethereal edifice. Again, I almost started crying when I walked in. The clothes are sooooo beautiful. Really, the whole store is nothing short of art. Philadelphia may not be such a bad place to relocate to. Hmmm, design for Anthropologie or start my own boutique line? Bothsies?
Anthropologie Necklace... that takes my breath away
But then we come to Buckle. Where does Buckle fit in with all of this? I recently had my 30-day review (which lasted OVER an HOUR!) with my manager and the manager in training. It was nice to get feedback on my performance and be challenged in ways that I could improve... rather, given a vision of the next step up. I really am so impressed with the Buckle and have enjoyed my experience working there a hundred fold greater than I expected. Today, corporate managers came to our store and I was approached about training to manage a Buckle in Temecula or Irvine. I would probably train for four months in Orem, then do four or five more months in another state. At that point, I would interview with the CEO and discuss locations that would be a good fit for me. Ultimately, they decide where they'll send you. So, that is a career path I could venture down, too.
I can't emphasize enough how good it feels to have the school period of my life over. I love this new stage of "the pursuit of happiness."
2 comments:
Wow we're glad you enjoyed our store! We're getting a ton of new spring stuff in over the next week or two so make sure to come back and check it all out.
Charlotte. You can totally do that. I heard that with the economic crisis sixty-something percent (okay I don't really know, but it was a lot) of people who lost their jobs started their own business rather than go hunting for a job elsewhere, and for the most part they've had huge success! I think you should. And then, I will totally do your taxes. (Thanks to piano lessons I'm an expert on schedule C.)
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