As I am writing this, I am having a whale of a time at home, chilling with my brother and good friend, playing some Nintendo wii and chatting away :).
I have had a difficult year, with my business growing quicker than I thought and then balancing that with University, which was making me a lot more unfocused in both aspects of my life. I wanted to do well at Uni, but then I didn't want to stop progressing with my shop because I saw so much potential and was scared that if I stopped trying then my business would suffer. Maybe this has been a scary year, as a lot of weight had been put on my shoulders.
I don't think my shop has maintained that cute, quirky style that I had liked, and now has become more random, so over the next few months, certain pieces will be moved over to either Iffy Jewellery or sold on eBay to then re-invest into my shop for a much needed change!
Compared to my time last year, I have gotten myself out of my MASSIVE credit card debt, which was a real worry in my life, and for that I'm truly happier than I have ever been. I have also sort of re-gained my love for fashion and I'm now thinking up a new Autumn/Winter Collection for my shop, which I will start working on next month.
Now that my education is over and at the moment, I'm working part-time, I am now thinking a lot clearly and know what the shop needs in terms of stock, and what needs to be done to grow, so I'm going to be a lot more active about it and push it to where it should be! I've also gotten myself a new assistant that will be coming to help out occassionally with the shop too so hopefully there would be a lot more in stock.
Anyway, enough rambling, I need to plan my week out ;)
Katherine xo
