Thoughts of Pow Wow - It's Time to Build New Outfits

So, my brain has taken a holiday. It's Tuesday, but it was merging Monday and Tuesday schedules in my head, so I ended up cleaning the shower and taking a shower this morning before I reminded myself that it was Tuesday, not Monday, and that I swim today. I normally don't take a shower before swimming, only afterward to get rid of the chlorinated water. Silly me! Oh well, I have a cleaner shower now, and I still have enough time for a quick blog post. 

Oops! I was truly on auto-pilot this morning, to 
just jump into the shower on a swim day. Oh well, 
I'll just be super clean for the pool - LOL. 

Yesterday was the first day of our Inventory Reduction Sale, and it was totally odd. I actually sold quite a lot of items - but not a single tube of what was actually on sale. We had a very nice sales day, but it wasn't according to plan. Still, I'm not objecting to the day's end numbers, and I really don't mind selling jewelry and beads over selected Delica beads. The sale goes on for another five days too, so it wasn't a schedule crunch for those of my customers who want to take advantage of it. 

I didn't get sales for the inventory reduction sale, but I 
had a very nice sales day from my Native American 
customers getting beads for this year's outfits for Pow Wow. 

It's an experiment - a type of targeted sale that we've never tried before. As with all experiments, it has to run the course to see if it works properly or not. Frankly, as long as I get customers through the door and sell product, I'm fine. And I had some really fun customers yesterday. It's January, and my Native American customers are thinking about the upcoming pow-wow season and what they want their outfits to look like. People buying for their regalia were the majority of my customers yesterday. It's always fun to catch a bit of the excitement from these customers who can't wait until they hear the drums and singing once again. 

There's nothing quite like a Pow Wow, and we have a lot 
of them up here during the warmer months. Now is the time 
to start putting together the outfit for this year. Many people 
make themselves a new outfit every year - a lot of work and 
money. Here you have male "Fancy Dancers" entering the 
ring. I can hear the beat of the drum and the singers in the 
back of my mind. I miss Pow Wow, but DH doesn't care 
to attend any more. 

Of course, since my day started out a bit on its' side, I'm a bit tight on time. So I'm going to wrap this up here, and get over to the pool. Perhaps a "relaxing" 45 minute swim might wake up my brain - LOL. Have an excellent Tuesday and I'll be back tomorrow. Slava Ukraini and חיים למען ישראל.