Whatcha doin' during the closures?
We have a HUGE list of projects to get done which we have tried and tackled during normal business hours but could only make a small dent.
We have so much to do that we are pretty sure we will not have it all done before the mandatory closures are lifted in NJ.
I finally did a live Facebook video of me painting a piece as people have been asking me to do so for awhile. Why anyone would want to watch or listen to me is beyond me BUT I got that done as well as finally trying the new-to-me powdered milk paint for the first time. I was so happy nothing went wrong during the filming, I was able to use the paint without issues which was worrisome since I never had used it before. I say 'during' because afterwards, I turned the music back on and while dancing in my chair while finishing the painting, I knocked my table over with the water so I had to grab a bunch of things out of the vendors booths because as you know, even though it was not a lot of water, items which can be damaged by water were of course in the path of the small little river...
As soon as I logged off, I got a call that someone wanted the piece I was painting as soon as we were back open. I really did not want to sell it so soon, I even mentioned in my video I would be pricing high so I would have the sample on the floor for a little bit to showcase the paint and help sell more paint.
My husband who helps me a lot at the shop managed to get the newish PC hooked. I say newish as we bought it in Dec. 2018 to replace the 2011 model which has the original POS on it that came with the shop and lost all technical support back in early 2018. It does not work on Windows 2010 so we never downloaded it BUT the POS has had a few glitches so we have been wanting to get that up and running. So we popped the new POS onto the new PC and have some time to learn it and get comfortable with it whereas before we did not know when we really could sit down and do it.
Stuff - we have TONS of stuff waiting to get tagged in our shop's garage, the extra space we rent in the basement at the shop from our landlord, a storage unit we throw money away at, our house (can tackle that later) and most importantly, the bathroom at the shop with the slop sink which I really need to get to!! That bathroom has been inaccessible for a few years due to STUFF!
I also have a lot of signs I have to make, custom orders as well as filling-in my sign walls at the shop.
As for our vendors, we will figure out a fair compensation for all parties. We have a few things we will do including some rent credit spread out over a few months and being open extra days and some extended hours when this all said and done.
I am hoping we can all survive this unprecedented ordeal. It is unchartered territories for all.
I for one am sort of glad that we are closed as I am high-risk and also, if I had it and didn't even know, be the one who got someone else sick.
Best of luck to everyone. Stay safe and healthy, may we all come out of this with our businesses intact as well as our sanity!
