This is the week...

This is the week I release not one - but two - new products. This is the week I launch my largest ever direct marketing campaign. This is the week I sit on the edge of my seat hoping that all the work of the past few months getting ready for this week is not in vain. And this is the week I keep waiting for the phone to ring/email to fill up even though I know that people won't be getting the direct mail until later in the week, probably won't look at it right away (for those who evevn do look at it) and once they do will wait another few days/weeks to actually place an order if they're so inclined.

In short, this is the week that I am a bundle of nervous energy with no place in particular to direct it. Sadly, I'm also incredibly sore from some weekend workouts so my usual stress release of exercise is temporarily not an option which only serves to make me an even larger mess of nervous energy. My husband is contemplating stuffing one of the dogs' sedatives into a brownie and feeding it to me.

Insead I've decided to take over the shed. Let me explain...

I've been on a tear recently about office space mainly because having all the packaging, inventory, and other business-related accessories taking up every inch of free space in my house is driving me absolutely batty. I've half-heartedly looked into getting office space but the problem lies in the fact that most places in my area don't have air conditioning and for one or two weeks every summer my inventory will need it to keep from essentially being destroyed. Today I realized that with a little work I think I could rearrange the shed in our yard to that it could be 50% yard materials and 50% packaging space. At the very least I'm pretty sure I could set up a desk and some shelving units out there to hold all the packaging and have a spot to do the actual packaging that is not the dining room table. Best of all, if I actually get things rearranged just right I think I can also keep all my inventory in the shed as well which will free up so much space in the house. As for that week or two of really hot weather - I'll just move the inventory back into the basement (where it currently is) as that stays pretty cool year-round.

So that's my new plan. I have 101 things to get done tomorrow but I'm hoping to start to have some time starting on Thursday to get into the shed and start the rearranging. At the very least it will keep me from hitting the refresh button my email inbox every 45 seconds.