first week

well everyone, my very exciting first week is over! i am now enjoying my monday and tuesday "weekend"...by doing work. bleh. but i think i'll sneak out for a matinee tomorrow, or maybe shoe shopping. i now know that none of my shoes are adequate for standing in all day long! squishy clarks or danskos are in order.

just wanted to tell everyone to check out http://www.cribcandy.com/, it is a cool compendium of neat design things that are collectively contributed. it runs on Wists (http://www.wists.com) which is a free, awesome visual bookmark system. so, when you see something great as you are surfing around, you can add it to your bookmarks, which is actually a web page with a thumbnail of the item. it is so handy. i used it a lot while gathering products for my store, it is a good way to see everything at once so you can merchandise effectively.

multiple super things have happened already, PR-wise. first, designsponge wrote a great great piece about the store. then, Variety.com Stylephile did a blurb on the store opening the next day. and now, i think the store opening will be listed on the Lucky website later this month, and finally, someone from Daily Candy visited and i just did a little phone interview with her. yay!

locally, i bought a bit of advertising which should help sales. the Park Slope Reader quarterly is coming out this week and i have a quarter-page ad. the rates are surprisingly reasonable so i think it's worthwhile. and, there is a brooklyn shopping guide (brochure and website) called brooklynnow.com that i am on as well, which is fun.

i think i have picked a date for the opening party - nov 17. the week before i have to sell jewelry at Gen Art and then it's veteran's day, so i think the week after is a good time. i hope everyone who is local can come!