Starting a Baby Boutique & Clothing Line

Committing and over-committing but getting a fashion line DONE!!!

January 26th, 2007

Oh wow, the things I’ve committed to in the last couple of days! At the time I say “ok” it all sounds so simple in my head. And I think it all is - but a whole bunch of simple things only becomes complicated. How much of business is gut decisions? How much, oh how much, of my time is spent “listening to my heart?”. I have butterflies in my stomach even now.

I chalk these butterflies up to the day I’ve over-committed to, forgetting that my husband has an unexpected trip out of town. Now, I’m on the verge of pulling my hair out. BUT, I’m into the positive vibration thing, so instead of worrying about it, I’m telling myself it will all go smooth. Totally, 100% smoooooth. And then I’m going to make it through the entire day and tomorrow morning the kids and I are sleeping in…whew, deep breaths.

Last year, we learned at a conference about how your personality type flip-flops when you’re stressed. Questioners become doers, I think. At least that’s what happens to me. I’m the big idea-girl and the big “what if” girl. They say I’ll test forever and never launch - when I’m not stressed. When I’m under insane deadline pressure (like cutting all the fabrics for my samples by 7AM this morning, so I can have them to the contractor by 8:30), I kick into action. Like, really hunker down and kick into action. The catalog is ready for final revisions. The plans are made for this week’s round of samples (and I have to say, I’m incredibly lucky my sewing contractor is ’slipping us in’ this late - incredibly lucky) and all I have to do is cut them and prep the spec sheets. Bag em up and get through this day…

Deep breaths girl, deep breaths..

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