And The Winner Is...

I posted a giveaway last week, this time offering up a big mason jar full of my Christmas Blend hot chocolate.  The winner was just announced, and I'm looking for the perfect box...

I'm coming up on my last weekend at the Pop-Up, but we're probably going to put in some hours next week anyway.  I was pretty much convinced that I was not going to spend any time there during Christmas week because that's family time.  We'll see, but Christmas Eve is definitely out.  I hosted a private party yesterday with a few friends and family and sales were good.  I'm going to start bringing things home (some that I never really wanted to sell anyway, lol) and hopefully continue the online selling onslaught that's occurred over the past two weeks.  Overall, the sales were not great, but certainly not a waste of my time.  I made money, and that's a good thing.  More importantly, I connected with a few customers who I know will be repeats and a few business people that will likely provide opportunities that I hadn't expected.  Also, there is the experience of being in a brick and mortar (great) and the experience of working with a group of women who are at their core, good people, albeit a few have some deep seated "issues" that even they may not be aware of.  It's even worse than I thought now that I've learned that I have been the "go to" blame carrier for everything from the low inventory of cookies to the backed-up toilet.  I can't even get mad at this ridiculousness.  It just goes to show me that for some people, high school was the pinnacle and they just can't leave it.  I seem to get an extra dose of attention from one lady in particular, and I'm concerned about her motives.  You know how little kids will do anything for attention, even if it's negative?  Yep.  She comments on everything I do.  Even picks on me a little, which is hard for me to say.  But, it's true.  I do know how to get her off my back, but I'm all about peace and tranquility these days, and not expending my energy unless I really want to.  I don't.  But it is a little creepy...

In the meantime, I have seriously curbed my shopping, but still found some amazing things in the past two weeks.  Case in point:

Yes, I found these absolutely gorgeous sequinned dresses.  My daughter obliged me by trying them on, but there's no way she's wearing them.  That means they're up for sale, or maybe a lucky person will find one under the Christmas tree.  I don't generally give second-hand gifts, but seriously, who would complain?  No clothes loving girl that I know. 

And now I must go because my KIDS (ages 17 and 23) are bugging me about making cookies.  Some things never change.

And I hope they never do!