I love this (lightly-edited) quote from Shauna Niequist and I should have posted it here on my birthday. But it was International Resale Day, and I was busy doing my bit for the industry by shopping my little heart out. Sad to say, I didn’t find any pink shoes, but that’s okay. It gives me a chance to keep shopping, and to keep making God laugh.
Posts Tagged ‘thought for the day’
I should have posted this on my birthday.
Posted in quotations of use, Shopkeeping talk, tagged thought for the day on July 28, 2015|
Thought for the Day. It’ll make you smile or ponder.
Posted in 5- Minute Fixes, Shopkeeping talk, Teeny Tips, tagged resale shopkeeping, small business, starting a consignment shop, success, thought for the day, web on February 17, 2015|
As consignment, resale, and thrift shopkeepers, we have lots and lots of people to interact with and a zillion things to do.
And sometimes, just sometimes, we can all get a bit too, shall we say, focused?
Maybe this graphic will make you smile or will relieve a bit of stress.
Is today the day?
Posted in I've been meaning to tell you, Shopkeeping talk, tagged thought for the day on October 20, 2014|
“More than tree”
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged thought for the day on July 29, 2013| 6 Comments »
I’ve been thinking about some new acquaintances, many of them at the beginning of their consignment, resale, and nonprofit thrift businesses. Although I only know these people through emails and orders of my Products and Facebook, I worry about them and the challenges they face.
Is it a coincidence, then, that I (more…)
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Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged thought for the day on June 10, 2012|
I just LOVE numbers when they have a personality. For example, look what message was waiting for me tonight on the web:
I’ve posted 1-2-3-4 posts to this blog.
Numbers sure have personality. For example, I was at a club meeting, and they were having a raffle. They were 
drawing based on our membership numbers. I was really excited, because it JUST SO HAPPENED that my membership number was my 3-digit LUCKY number.
They guy standing next to me was gob-smacked. “You have a 3-digit lucky number?”
Well, yeh. One-, two-, three-, multi-digit lucky numbers as the occasion calls for.
Doesn’t everyone?
PS No, I didn’t win the raffle. I never do. Maybe I should rethink this lucky number thing.
PPS For the secret message, hover your mouse over the graphic. Or, if you like, visit this blog’s special page, where you can read all 1-2-3-4 posts.
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