The textile show falls off the priority list
April 17th, 2007
I’ve been determined to tackle my priority list – in order, and that means that today I’m not going to make it up to the LA textile show. There’s too much to do before our next event (now only a week and a half away), plus aspects of running the business that got pushed back by taxes, and to wipe a day to go up to the show today doesn’t seem like it’ll happen.
But I really want to go. I love getting the color cards and seeing the trends, getting inspired. See, as I write that I’m tempted to jump in my car and get the heck out of here. Maybe I can swing it for tomorrow if I get some stuff done today. Anyhow, I won’t get to meet my friend from Baby Nika until the ABC Show.
This is a realistic business decision for me to make, I have the books from the last two textile shows, so I have plenty of contacts to call for swatches when I’m ready to get new fabrics. I did want to source some new types of fabrics, so I was hoping to find a few new suppliers, but by the time I’m ready to do that product development, I’ll have plenty of time to make phone calls.
Can you tell I’m going back and forth between need and desire? I need to stay here and hammer out a lot of the “to-dos”; I want to go play and go shopping, meet my friend. Ah, it’s like torture. Of course, I’d sit in traffic for literally hours before getting there. But, I could still make it.
If only I’d planned my time better up until now, so I could be breezing out the door worry-free. Instead, I’ve got a ton of stuff hovering over me.
Entry Filed under: Planning beyond the collection
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1. Canadianmompreneur&hellip | April 18th, 2007 at 7:57 pm
Hi Amber. We’ll see each other at ABC, time fly fast.
The show was fantastic, I got color cards , books and tons of source I couldn’t find before but still couldn’t find one fabric I was looking for. I think 2 days wasn’t enough for me….I wish I could stay longer. I’ll e-mail with the follow-up.
2. amber&hellip | April 19th, 2007 at 10:27 pm
Hi there!! I’m so sorry I couldn’t make it and couldn’t meet you. And I’m jealous. I really enjoy going to the textile show, and really missed it. But I’m learning the importance of prioritizing and really running a business – I have to do the most important things, which aren’t always the most fun things.
But, I keep telling myself, just keep working, put one foot in front of the other and it’ll pay off in the end.
We’ll definitely see you at ABC Show. Can’t wait to hear about the JPMA show – take a pic or too. Eager to see your new product on your site.
I’m going to email you a couple of questions about the textile show too!
OH – What did you think of America?
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