See, my wonderful Matthew runs his own business, and he loves doing it. His business is basically his hobby, which is great. He has some friends into it too, and he works with Dave and some other cool people to pull off this super fun business. They officially started 2 years ago this October, when they got their trade licence with the company that manufactures their hobby, thus allowing them to sell the product.
It was such an exciting time...I still remember the first orders. We were so excited, and immediately tried to calculate the profit (I think from the one order, it was like, $35. So that's roughly $17 each for Matt and Dave. It's not much to live on, but it was a start!) Then there was the time when we could place the minimum order of $200 and have it ALL be for customers, rather than padding it with stock. That was a big moment. Then there was the difficulty of what to ship the items in. Usually it was in whatever box we had lying around! Now we order standard, unmarked boxes from U-Line...SO much nicer! Then there was the first sale, and that was a big deal! They would get the boxes of stock and lay it all out on tables, semi-organized and totally confusing. Ohhh boys, we've come a long way since then!
So the end of this month, Matthew wanted to have a sale. It's a good time, with Christmas coming up, but he really wanted to make this one big and special. Each sale has been bigger than the last, but this one we're determined is going to be huge. We just needed a motivation...a REASON for the sale that would get people excited. Then we thought of it (well, Matt and Dave did.) Celebrate the business' second birthday!!! So to do this, one of Matt's employees made a cake in the shape of the logo which the boys then ate with their own hands (all on video of course. Boys love watching other boys do stupid things.) They've done a ton of other things, but my favourite so far has been the t-shirts.
Matt ordered a bunch of birthday t-shirts for all the employees to wear, and I just couldn't help myself. I grabbed the small (what boy is going to wear it?) and it has now become my favourite pyjama shirt. That's not the best part though! The best part is that I can look super cool and styling with all the other guys, celebrating said Awesome Business' 2nd birthday!! Here is me in the shirt:
Pretty sure I'm the bomb, all thanks to this shirt. Eat your heart out.So there's something that is ridiculously right with the world. Or maybe it's just fun.
Oh, I have to mention this, because it's pretty awesome. Remember how I was upset about the stroller/carseat thing? Well, I WAS RIGHT! They are on sale. And now, the shopping cart is right, and you can buy them, and it's very exciting. You pretty much get the carseat for free, which is UH-MAY-ZING. It's $170 off. So I'm still trying to figure out why the girl on the phone had to be a bum and not give me what was the actual sale for the week. Still feeling a little walked all over, but I'm trying to give her the benefit of the doubt, and say, "Well, maybe the problem was bigger than just fixing it for one customer..." I don't know. But you know what? It doesn't matter. Because I was right. It just feels so good to be right! Man, I'm competitive. But there! I couldn't see a "what's right with the world" for the stroller/carseat thing because it hadn't been fixed yet, but now it is, and all is right. HA.
And now I will post some photos of our awesome nursery. Just to recap: we got a crib for free from a friend, we bought mismatched, used furniture which Matthew stripped and refinished, we painted the walls and trim, we cleaned out the closet and bought and installed an organizing unit, we hung new blinds, and I fixed the door so it closes and stays closed, rather than being tied shut from the outside.
The walls used to yellow...I like this so much better.
This dresser used to be pine, with tacky, outdated handles. Now it looks new!
This was filled floor-to-ceiling with luggage, an ironing board and drying racks, Pippin's doggy crate, bedding and the like. Now all that stuff is in the spare room, so this room can be all pretty and baby! PS-I set up the closet organizer all on my own! This photo also best reflects the actual colour of the walls.
I just thought this was really cute.So there you have it. I didn't know people could nest so soon, but I'm pretty sure that's what I'm experiencing. I just want everything to be perfect and in order now, and I could work for hours on the room, but there's nothing left to work on! Everything else for the room I've registered for (mattress, bedding, pictures, lamp, rocker, etc etc) so I'll just have to be patient and not start buying everything myself. The baby's not even here yet, so it really doesn't matter what I have and don't have at this point (at least, that's what I keep saying to myself...haha)
Anyway, I should really finish this up and start doing some housework, or homework, or piano work or something like that! Too much to do.
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