Growing Pains

So I got word this week that what I had been hoping for
was likely going to become a reality, should I so desire it.
But do I? Decisions, decisions. Be careful what you wish for....

Since opening my booth in the antique mall a couple of months back,
I've been located in a nice size booth on the second floor.
It's in an okay location, but merely by virtue of the fact that it's on the second floor,
it gets waaaaay less traffic than the 30 or so booths on the first floor.

 

Well, this past week I was offered a primo, high-traffic space in the mall
after the first of the year for only a smidge more rent. 
I already know that I'm going to take it, my husband and I have discussed it,
and it makes sense to see if what they say is true,
that I can expect my sales to probably quadruple after the move.

I know it's going to be more work, but it's another one of those situations
where you have to acknowledge "Okay, I'm stretched a bit thin here....
full-time job, booth stuff, an Etsy shop which keeps me super busy,
a household and a husband....am I nuts???"

But (and there's always one of those, ya know) maybe this is my time.
Maybe this is the natural progression of building my business,
of establishing my brand. Warrenton is in the Spring.
Then what? So many dadgum questions.

 Am I excited? You betcha! Afraid? Just a bit. Worn out yet? Absolutely!

But I'm walking through that next door, 

the one I referred to in one of my very first posts 

here way back in August.... Remember?

 

I'm still carting around a lot of the same insecurities and fears, 

but I'm bolstered a bit knowing that I can do this. 

It's not some top secret, ultra exclusive club to which I am not welcome. 

That was my fear in the early days, that the likes of 

Theresa and Mindy and Debbie,et al would laugh at my feeble efforts 

and tell me to get the heck outta Dodge. 

Shoot, I still feel that way sometimes, 

but less and less with each small victory.

So......wish me luck! The adventure continues, 

and it just wouldn't be the same without all y'all along for the ride!