It Must Be October

It's not the chill in the air that tells me it's so (though it isn't yet raining here in the Pacific Northwest so everyone's trying to enjoy every last day of sunshine before the rains come in. There's a reason this is the "Emerald City."). It's the fact that all of the sudden business has gone from 0-60 in five seconds flat. In addition to some wholesale orders - fewer than last year but for larger amounts - the two BIGGER orders I've been working on since June finally came through. They of course want all of their products by Nov 1. The reason I'd been working on trying to secure orders with them earlier in the year - even if they didn't take delivery until Nov - was that it's a ton of work on top of what is already a crazy-busy time. I'm learning that those BIGGER orders just don't play that way. Oh well, I'm grateful to have the business.

Speaking of which, did I tell you that I agreed to dropship for a third BIGGER client despite the fact that I hate dropshipping. But I decided that their brand was in line with what I want my brand to be so it could only help. And I honestly didn't think it would turn into too many sales because the last time I did this for a similar type company it really didn't result in orders. I finally gained access to their dropshipping system yesterday and there were already three orders waiting for me. Not sure if those were "test" orders to make sure I'm a legitimate dropshipper or real orders but either way I was pleasently surprised. Hopefully that will just continue as it's a nice little system.

So it's going to be a busy October. Which means maybe my husband and I will get to celebrate our late-October birthdays sometime...oh, mid November.