Yes, we went out to pick up more Christmas decor for the store this week – because they are now all on sale – at about 40% discount at the mall. I can’t wait to get some more Christmas stuff for both the store and home. This year – we’ve spent more on decor than other years, I think it’s because we are debt free – from credit cards and everything else – so I can spend money on things that I like to pretty up the store. I loved Christmas and have always wanted the store to look nice and Christmasy – this year – I have to say we are the happiest – with no employees to worry about – and a great help from Gary – who comes in to relieve us when we need to go home for supper. We really should have done this a long time ago.
We have many talented people in this town – and one of them is Kelly and her daughter – a customer of our store and a very good looking one too. She sings very well and plays several instrument – I loved her voice a lot – so when someone asked if we have any talent in Yarmouth, I think of Kelly all the time. And if I were Kelly, I would put out a CD and get someone to do her cd duplication service and start selling her cds. We’ve been asked many a times if we would do the cd duplication for our local talent here – but we don’t have the time nor the equipment to do it – but with a voice like Kelly’s, it would really be a pity if she didn’t put her voice on a cd and start to get some recognition for them. You check out the music yourself and let me know what you think.
Once upon a time – I loved to go to cosmetic counters and try new cosmetics and skin care products all because of the fashionistas @ the cosmetic counters. But after coming to this little town – I don’t really look forward to going to any cosmetic counters – because most of the girls there are – lets just say – don’t speak for the product. I guess now I know why in Asia – they want the young and pretty plus sexy ones on their cosmetic counters – because beauty and slim looking girls sells stuff. They give you confident – to promote the product. Which made me think of the way I dressed up our store many years ago – let me explain – if I had wanted to tell people that eyelash growth products here are the best – then I have to have the longest eyelash right? or put on fake ones – if necessary. But if I have a store full of computer parts – how am I going to promote eyelash growth products to anyone at all. Likewise, I dressed up the store in such a girly manner – with flowers and ponds – now how were people gonna take our store seriously as a computer and game store? So yes – coming back to the fashionistas at the cosmetic counters here – you can now understand why I don’t play dress up no more right? especially seeing a 200 pound woman wearing a tube in this town – I figured I won’t need to compete a lot with anyone – just as long as I don’t put on any tubes.
So it was a gaming day on one afternoon – because of the Annual Magic meet – and lots of players showed up – I think an all time high number of people for this gaming session and on a Saturday too. It was nice to see so many players so up for the Magic Game and yes – they did spend a lot of money that day at our store and it was pretty fun – with the suppliers giving out free cards and gifts. And even though we had plans to go shopping for a citizen watch that Saturday – because we didn’t think so many of them to show up – we had to wait till the next weekend to do it. Love the business – but sometimes when you need to run some errands – it has to wait – after all making the money is more important than spending it right?
Darn! darn! darn! shocking! i put on weight – i was at the doctor’s with my kid – for a rash – and since the family doctor had a new digital weighing machine – I had to try it out. And guess what! i put on weight – actually no surprises here – I knew i was putting on weight – because I had been eating junk ! So I’m going to be out there getting some weightloss pills and doing a lot of exercises! even the spouse is shocked that my weight went up – since he didn’t think i ate as much junk as he does – muahah! but truth be told I have been eating junk! well i better stop right now – this instant – else I’m going to be in a lot of trouble!
When I used to work for someone – I was careful of how I looked because I meet with customer/s all the time – I represented the company – so it was important that I am wearing make – up and look proper. Unfortunately, being the owner by association to the spouse’s business – you don’t have to look good for your employees right? but one still need to look good for the customer – so even though I’m not so paranoid or worried about my looks – I still bring some of my skin care to work – because the weather here is too dry and when you have hot air all around the store – all the time – it just dries up your skin so much more faster. Some of my other co-workers had used gratiae before and i read up a little more about it – to see if by changing brand – would help with my skin care – after all, I do like using organic skin care. One thing I know for sure is if you work – you shouldn’t leave your skin to take care of itself – especially those who work long hours like myself. So right in the middle of the day – I usually like to freshen up – and spray some cool mist on my skin and give it a little moisture. What about you?
We are preparing to put some table out in front of our store and attract by – passser to come into our store – like we do every spring and summer. But this year – I’m well-prepared – with sun-tan lotion and youthology for my wrinkles – no way am I going out there to battle the harsh sun without both. People don’t know that working out in the sun even just sitting down and looking after a table of goods – can caused both sun burn and wrinkles if you don’t take proper care of your skin. Today, we had just gone to get sun tan lotion for the kid – for school afterall, it will get hotter everyday now from now on. But for old farts like me – I have to make sure I take care of those wrinkles as well – can’t got out there facing customers – without trying to look my best eh.
Did I tell you we have great customers? one just came back from a vacation from Portland and brought back a box of assorted mixed donuts for us at the store – luckily I know all aboutthermogenic fat burners – so that I won’t feel guilty eating them. How can one resist these colorful looking sweets right? Our customers constantly brings us food – and of course – the folks at the restaurant feeds us good too. I’m truly grateful – about having all these good people around us – but you can imagine – I looked quite the rolly polly these days – but you can’t say no – to the kindness right?
We do have a bridal store in town – and our store is like an information counter in the evenings – when the rest of the stores are not opened for business. People come in to ask for bridesmaid dresses and what time the stores are opened – we even had a guy asked where the pet funeral store is – because his cat of 12 yrs just passed away. But yes – we do have a bridal store in town – that not only do wedding dresses and accessories – they also do prom dresses as well. Get your shoes, your necklaces, your tiara – lock, stock and barrel from them – I don’t think they do rental though – only for sale.
I love my Wii Fit and we do sell them at the store – but some people think that the Wii fit and the board can do miracles – and I hate to burst their bubbles – because even though it does help with losing weight – you have to work at it – 5 times a week – 30 mins a day – and eat proper. If you don’t eat proper – even the the best weight loss pills cannot help you. Whenever I sell the Wii Fit & the board – i remind the buyer to make sure that they take the right supplement to burn their fats and if they are using weight loss pills – they should see results quicker – but to remember to eat proper and stop drinking pop ( pepsi, coke & orange)
Ever since I became a diabetic – I not only learned how to read labels for the sugar content – I also learn to read labels for how many calories are there in the things we eat. The problem with being diabetic is – when the calories is high – some food does not have sugar. But those with low calories have more sugar – how ironic isn’t it. So if you are buying a Wii Fit and the Board – trying to lose weight – yes it can help for sure – but make sure you eat proper – fish 3 times a week – baked or steam and never fried would be the best. Definitely make you lose some weight there – easy on the potatoes please.
Poor Zach Churchill – the new MLA for this town – after watching the video on Friday during the Question Period – where he tabled numerous facts how the leading party’s decision on not funding the boat from Maine to Yarmouth is affecting this province more than dear Mr Dexter is trying to tell everyone – may indeed need some anti aging product for Christmas presents. Why? well dear Mr Dexter is not letting up on his story either – and kept saying that tourism is up – while we all know here – that tourism is not up – people are not out looking for jobs because they are hopeful nor are rooms occupied in the hotels here.
I certainly applaud Mr Churchill’s attempt to bring the truth in plain English and facts – and like i said – he is not having it easy either. The NDP’s are bringing him and all of us on a merry-go-round – when will this end. In fact, if we don’t see a boat coming in Yarmouth next summer – we all know that not only Mr Churchill will need anti-aging products – a lot of us here will be needing it as well. Already lots of local business men are packing up and closing shop because of the lost of ferry/boat - so how can the Premier said it isn’t affecting us? We certainly didn’t elect the wrong MLA – Zach Churchill – keep up the good work!
We get many teenagers in our store and i wished I had some teenage acne products to sell to them. Why? because some of the kids sure need them and i could even make some money out of it. Which kid have you seen without an acne or two. right? So if can find a good acne product to carry – I could offer those teenagers a product that they can send other kids from school our way too. Best of both worlds – help some teenagers – and make some money – plus we know how acne can affect these teenagers self-esteem – and if there is a product out there that works – I would definitely want to be a wholesaler for it – as we do have a lot of teenagers come thru’ our store everyday.
This town is pretty self sufficient when it comes to shopping but even with so much to offer, there are some things that I can’t get in this town. When I can get them – I get them in the city – so shopping in the city once every few months is a must for us. But you all know that owning your own business, one can’t up and go as and when we want – so when we do get a chance to go – I have to get my best acne treatment and all my skin products that I can’t get here. Shopping in the city is fun – I get to see and buy all the things I can’t get here in this town – I spend a lot too. But when it comes to my skin – I know there is just no saving on it – because it’s very important to get rid of the acne and pimples. Many asked me why I can’t use a brand here from Shopper’s Drug Mart – but I guess it’s because I’m confident with the brand I’m using and am quite use to it – so although it’s troublesome – I still get my skin products in the city.
I really think we need some sort of beauty store downtown – not another spa mind you – but a beauty store that sells beauty product – like natural wrinkle treatment. If I needed anything I had to get them from Starrs Road and for someone who doesn’t like driving – well – you know I’ll have to wait to Sundays before I can get anything. Now if they had a beauty store downtown – then I can just hop over and get them anytime – our store is not that busy. You know a woman does need all sorts of beauty cream right? from toner to night cream – so yes! I’m all for having a beauty store – preferably a natural or organic beauty store please.
There are quite a few good spa in this town – in fact these spa keeps sprouting up everywhere since I first arrived. The only one i knew was just near our store – some 11 years ago – but now – everyone wants to be their own bosses/entrepreneurs. I missed my natural acne treatment spa back home – and I’m still biased when it comes to my facials and manicure plus pedicure or even hair wash. Maybe, I am so used to it? or maybe the technique is just too different for my liking? I don’t really know – but I missed the massages on my face – from my local spa at home. Sure they do it here – but not exactly the way i like it – nor do they do the eyebrow shaping for free like they do back home. Whatever my skin condition was before coming here – it’s not the same now – I long to go home – because of all the things I am missing – but one must try to look her best eh? so the local spa in this town it its.
Ahhh! we all want to eat right even while working right? but how to when there are only fast food restaurants all over town – not easy of course. If you are wondering how so many people are overweight in this town including yours truly – now you know. Some people who are not are either walking a lot everyday – like Su Lee from the used book store across the road or some must use the best weight loss supplements. It is no easy feat to stay fit – I’ll tell you that – because there isn’t really anything healthy to eat around town – unlike home – where you can go to the hawker center and order fish bee hoon or kuay teow. Everything is fried, fried and more fried, sure one can eat subway – but how often or how many times a week right. So yes! I’m currently battling with keeping my weight down too – so besides checking on the calories – I’m also choosing my food properly and exercising. Wish me luck now!
When i first found out that I had diabetes some 7 yrs ago, and in a foreign country, since i migrated to the West, I was devastated. I seriously thought my life was over .. and then all sorts of thoughts ran around my mind and how a healthy and sensible eating habit person would get diabetes. There wasn’t many answers i could find with my family doctor because the first things he said to me was how complicated my life is gonna be from now on. Yes, I kid you not – such a charming physician eh.
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For someone who uses the spa very often because we know we have to take care of ourselves.. and pamper ourselves every now and then, I had consider owning my own spa or a beauty salon here.. providing facials, manicure and pedicures .. and other spa/beauty treatment.
But having no experience, I would have to look for a beauty school like the girlfriend of mine living in United States, beauty schools in kansas are listed with FindABeautySchool and it has the most comprehensive listing for all the beauty schools around United States. Just do your search by zip code and you will get all the information of the potential schools you want to look into. I certainly wished that they have a listing for Canada.. because I could use some useful information and a comparison.
When you are in business for 9 years in a small town you get to know just about everybody in the town. Whether they came to you first as a customer or business associates .. a lot of them do turn into friends. In this small town of ours it amazes me how so many people can be so overweight, you want to tell them how to lose the weight or recommend the best diet pills to take, but how does one really say things like that without offending the individual.
I usually start with telling them about detoxifying and then recommend them to a reliable website so they do their own reading instead of telling them directly. No one wants to hear that they need diet pills and need help, but I’m sure they would at least read it up and maybe order pills privately. After all, you don’t want to offend your customers/friends right?
Yes..! for those who doesn’t know yet.. we do sell quite a number of stuff. We sell computer and its software, hardware, computer games.. and dvds .. and even console games. We even sell knick knacks.. like batteries.. and cable wires .. and routers.. and music cds. Now one of the things we don’t carry are acne products and i have no idea.. why someone would come into a computer store.. to ask for that. This town really, really amazes me.
