Today Will Be a Busy One, So I'm Finishing and Posting This Quickly

Today was one of those days when I had to force myself to get my full 2-14 miles on the treadmill. But, as the saying goes, "I Persevered" and managed to push through it. I'm running late today, though. I spent most of yesterday working on the email I send out to my customers and contacts about our Black Friday and Small Business Saturday sale. We have different items on sale each of the two days, and usually it's good for bringing in customers from throughout the Twin Cities. I sometimes get people who will come both days, but there's not a lot of overlap. 

Chickie did catch a couple of small things that I had 
missed, but also one larger item that will need to 
be finalized (two different discount amounts for the 
same item). I'll have her and DH look through their 
respective copies today, and they can decide when to 
release it to our email list. 

I had Chickie read through a copy of it yesterday and I'll have both her and DH read through it today before they come up with a final rendition. I'll probably send it out on Monday - I had hoped to send it earlier but got shot down by both of them, thinking my day-to-day business would be too seriously impacted. I don't think it would make a huge difference at all. We don't have a large mailing list, and since we only send out two emails a year (I'm really bad with marketing), people can change their contact information without ever notifying us. It's far from uncommon. Still, this is a sale that our customers love, and I'm still hoping it will be well attended with good sales. 

I used to love Black Friday. I'd be at the shops at 5:00 am, 
buying gifts for friends and family, then I'd pack everything 
into the trunk of the car, and head to the shop for our own 
Black Friday sale. These days, it's not as fun. Shopping 
on-line doesn't have the same thrill, and I'm tired of being 
on the inside of retail. 

Of course that also means that I will be working on Friday next week. I'll also be working on three Sundays during December - only four hours on those days, but still, working on a "day off". This is one more reason why I try to have my holiday cards ready to mail within the next two weeks (ideally). 

I use a pop-up tent and directed spotlights for 
my product photography. It's not the absolute 
BEST set-up in the universe, but it's actually 
pretty good. After the photos are downloaded 
to my computer, it's time to work with 
Photoshop to make the images clear and 
properly color-balanced. 

Today I'll be shopping and housecleaning and I hope to also get some photography done for Etsy. It's a lot to do and not a lot of time in which to do it, so I'm going to boogie and head to the grocery store. I'm adding a quick stop at Kowalski's Market today, and that's actually across the street from my Orthodontist. Too bad I can't combine errands, but I don't see him again until the New Year. Have an excellent Friday, enjoy your day to the fullest, and Slava Ukraini.