Catch Up!

I am alive. I did not vanish into a black hole. I did not move to Siberia. I know I have been woefully remiss in posting of late, but I am going to remedy that right now.

So, where to begin. How about with how busy I have been lately. I recently changed my work schedule from five days a week, to Monday-Thursday, with Fridays off for Trinabag ventures, a second job, or whatever else I can throw in there. You'd think having that extra day off would make my life more relaxing, that I would be able to enjoy three days of "do what I please" freedom. In fact, I am busier now than I was before.

Part of the reason is that Trinabags has had some BIG developments lately and so bag making/designing has gone into high gear. I got a fantastic contact at a high end department store in NYC (which will remain nameless for fear of jinxing it) about a month ago and now I am trying to get my ducks in a row so I can use this fabulous contact to pitch my bags. What this means is a new website, a designer bag line, and production, production, production. As a rookie entrepreneur, I know very little about making a pitch to any store, let alone a department store. But one thing I do know is that I have to look the part. So I have been working really hard on a couple of new high end bags. They look pretty cool, but they take FOREVER to make and have been sucking my time away a la the suction cup "Machine" from The Princess Bride.

The excitement over where Trinabags is headed however, is far outweighing the fatigue of the new workload. I have visions of business success dancing like gumdrops through my head, and the possibility of Trinabags actually going somewhere beyond my sewing table is like drinking a few cups of high-test coffee and keeps me going into the night.

As far as the website goes, I have a new friend who is pretty swell, and she has agreed to accept bags as payment for designing my website. Good deal, right? :) This is not to say I am friends with her because she is a great web designer (which she is), but because she is in fact a kindred spirit who, in a short time has become a good friend. Any one who can travel to the camp of someone they hardly know, in Massachusetts, while suffering from a severe cold, only to stay in a house with no heat beyond the fireplace, is definitely someone worth knowing :) She is doing a great job on the site and I am so excited to see the final product. We are shooting for a live date at the end of the year, so get ready!

In other news, I have also reentered the world of Internet dating. Do not mistake this for paying for Internet dating. I am one of millions who "cleverly" includes contact information in my profile for people to find and respond to. My system is this, include my Instant Messenger screen name, and then "wink" at men whose profiles interest me. If they are smart enough to pass the "how do I get in touch with her" test, they are at least worthy of a conversation. I have talked to a couple of guys so far, and even though it is an odd concept, chatting like it is no big deal that I have never actually seen your face before, I have talked to some cool people. One in particular seems worth getting to know better. He has my phone number now and we have tried to touch base that way a few times, but keep having to leave messages. Hmmmm.... I would almost rather skip the phone step all together. I find talking on the phone very awkward. I have trouble talking to my sisters on the phone let alone some man I have never met before, and then I am supposed to engage in flirtatious conversation like it's no big deal. Eh, not so much. But I'll keep you posted on any new developments in that arena when and if things progress from keyboard to keyboard, to face to face. :)

Just as a quick aside, I am very glad that it feels like 10:30 AM right now, and that I am well rested from a full night's sleep, when in fact it is only 9:30 and I have a whole additional hour to use today. Ah, daylight savings time, it is a beautiful thing. Happy Sunday!