I’ll admit to being selfish… I knew our town missed the bookstore, but I always focused on my loss. There was a piece of my heart (which I carefully kept silent) that thought, sure they miss it, but they can’t understand completely… This was probably fueled by the few who said, rather bitterly, “You know you [...]
Archive for November, 2008
More Than a Bookstore…
Posted in After the Fire on November 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I sold books yesterday.
Posted in After the Fire on November 20, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Last night, I had a moment that reminded me of those first days after the fire.
In those days, I kept finding myself explaining to non-bookstore people how I felt. I’d tell friends or family what had happened and they were concerned about my job. What!?! I could always find another job. I was talking about [...]
We are open!
Posted in Uncategorized on November 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We are open! We are open! We are open! We are open! We are open! We are open! We are open! We are open! We are open! We are open! We are open! We are open! We are open! We are open! We are open! We are open! We are open! We are open! We [...]
What’s in a name?
Posted in Fun Fridays on November 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One day this week, I was having one of those Charlie Brown rain cloud days. Walked into a room and the light bulb burned out. Walked back to the other room, that one burned out too. After months of tedium, we finally have something important and time-sensitive to do and the computers crash. Then… one [...]
The Books are on Their Way!
Posted in After the Fire on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
While exciting, the last two weeks have been a bit stressful. Since the sale, while we kept the same staff and name, due to the nature of the purchase, we are in the process of establishing new accounts all around.
The temporary store was not in any of the plans under our previous owner, but Dawn [...]
The Cat Who Went to Heaven
Posted in Kiddie Mondays on November 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s getting crazy here… we had to finish up our book order for the temporary store today (hooray! Now if only I can stop second guessing myself), we’re getting in all our supplies, setting up computers, and are a flurry of activity.
But I promised myself I could write about kid books every Monday, so despite [...]
Blurb This! (part 2)
Posted in Fun Fridays on November 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There is one specific category of blurb that fascinates me — the author quote. On rare occasions, I see an author quote that convinces me to pick the book up. More often, I’m picking out a book and I see a blurb that’s from someone I dislike, or certain specific authors–Oh, they liked it? Next! [...]
SHELVES!
Posted in After the Fire on November 6, 2008 | 2 Comments »
We’re working hard at getting the temp store going.
For shelves, we’re just going less expensive, because we want to do this quickly, so we aren’t getting shelves that will be going into the main bookstore yet; we’re just getting temp shelves.
So Dawn took a u-haul to IKEA Tuesday and we spent the day yesterday putting [...]
Monday Monday
Posted in Kiddie Mondays on November 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’ve spent a large part of my adult life wondering what the big deal is about Monday. Why all the whining?
For years, I have worked outside the standard 5 day work week. I’ve been in the retail or service industry where my weekends fall randomly on the calendar. Monday, Monday; Just Another Manic Monday; 9-5… [...]
