An Intriguing Tale Of Being An Owner

A few months ago – while we were up in Halifax – we visited another locally owned game store – and from what we saw – we came back with some ideas that we could use to revamp the store – with the little space we have.  From the beginning of opening the business – the boss had always done his own shelving – so when the other “Big” Movie Store decided to close its door – we bought some of their fixtures instead.  A lot cheaper than buying glass cabinets that we had originally planned.   Now some faux wood blinds for the back windows would be a perfect match for our new fixtures – if we could get the landlord to come up with the money for it.  But having dealt with the same landlord for the last 4.5 yrs – i think it would end up coming out from our own pocket.  They can’t even provide us with a spare piece of carpet.  I missed my old landlord – truth be told – if we could have turned the clock back – we would have done it differently – but for now – a small price to pay for the blinds that we want to pretty up our store.

I’ve always complained about the bad stuff happening around the store and in this town as a owner by association but there are perks with owning your own store – and that’s the joy of being able to sell the stuff you don’t need anymore in your own store – without having to pay a commission for it.  Just like the old  tv stands that we had – but since we bought a new plasma thru’ Aeroplan Miles – there were no need to have them at all because we even bought those to sell at our store.   Today, we sold the last of those tv stands and with the money we had gotten back – we are going to put it into savings again or pay some bills.  Yes – these are the perks we enjoy – as business owners and i guess that balances out some of the bad stuff that happens at our store time and time again.

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.

Of course, one can go onto the internet to find out more about it but what better way to learn more about living and working with your diabetes than from someone who have has it .. and living it.  Diabetic live covers most aspect of what one can learn about this disease, it covers topics like Diabetic Life Insurance, the complications you may face in the future, diet and exercises and many more.   I wished i had found this site earlier, because I would appreciate better the medication that was ordered for me – Metformin.  What side effects i can expect and what it does and so forth.  Plus Diabetic Live has recipe for someone like me who finds it difficult to cook food that suits my body now and it is absolutely free, if you are a new diabetes patient or a diabetic, check out the site for more info on living healthy and wisely.

We have been shoveling the snow where the doctor’s use as doorway for their prayer’s place.. because the entrance is just next to our store.  And like any good neighbour, knowing that they are not always there.. we shovel for them.  A few days ago, I had left message for our family doctor .. about the snow situation. .and that it would be nice to leave some salt for us to salt it for them.  A few days later.. no response.. !!!  Oh well.. guess who isn’t gonna shovel for them no more..  ???  no prizes for guessing correct.  Where is their social responsibilities eh…?? a bunch of doctors.. and no manners..!!

While other stores are strongly against having pets in their stores, we on the other hand don’t mind it at all.  Big pets or small ones, just as long as they don’t poop or pee, we are pretty much happy to have them in our premises.  We understand the special bond between pet owners and their pets and for some they like to show them off as well, so instead of having the customer/s rush off for fear of leaving their pets too long in the car, they can now shop leisurely.

Some customers even talk about the pet information they can get online and we find the Petwave is a complete source for all your pet information and someone thought about raising Siamese cats and i had told her that all the facts about siamese cats can be found on Petwave as well.  So if you are a pet lover, you should definitely check this online site out, it’s free eh.

Happy Thanksgiving .. Everyone..! Today is the day .. to give thanks..! May all your day … be surrounded with laughter.. happiness.. family, health and good food..!

What a busy day it was for us..! Going to the party.. headed to the store.. came home to feed the brat an early dinner.. because she only had fries and apple juice at the party. Afterwhich, PB had to go back to work.. while i stayed home with the brat.. and of course.. she was her usual silly self. .singing and jumping.. and doing all sorts.

And tomorrow is another very busy day for us.. too.. coz’ Godma Lynn is already here.. and Aunt Helena is having a big dinner.. at her place at noon. Hope Chloe sleeps the whole nite.. and not pee in bed .. like she did last nite.  So I won’t be blog hopping till Monday .. folks..! have a great weekend..!

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