The past week or so I have been in the process of moving out of the dorms at the University of Utah and in doing so I have come to realize that I have nearly all the inventory I need for my store. I have been storing the clothing in boxes and bags for 4 or 5 months now and hadn't really noticed the amount of merchandise I was acquiring. Even though there was a 4 foot pile that was taking over my living space I hadn't quite realized exactly how many clothes I had until yesterday when I moved them all out of my room and into the living area. Wow! I'll have to post some pictures later because most of the living room is swallowed by my boxes and bags. The roommates must be none too happy.
Hopefully I will get a location soon so I can finally put all of these clothes to good use!
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Great news
Remember that studio apartment I wrote about in an earlier post? Yeah...it's mine! I am feeling a kind of excitement I have never felt before. It is almost as if my whole life has changed and I'm a new person. Who would have thought that one rather insignificant (in the whole scheme of things) life alteration could make such a difference in my happiness. I think this feeling stems from the fact that even though I've been living "out of the house" for upwards of 2 years, I really haven't been in the sense of independence. My first time out on my own I was living in my mom's condo with some roommates and not my mom, it didn't really feel like I had left home at all, and the whole experience drove me crazy. After a year in that situation I moved into the dorms and well, let's just say I am not a dorm person. I haven't connected with anyone in my building and it's probably because they all seem so far from what I am that it hasn't been worth trying. Being in the dorms has also made me feel even less independent than when I was living in the condo. I don't feel like an adult here at all. I'm always having to report to someone and the roommate thing is awful. I guess I just must not be a people person.
Thus, having my own apartment is a dream come true. I have been having a hard time sleeping at night, ever since I found out the place was mine, thinking about how I will decorate it, what I will cook in my kitchen, where I will put the furniture, it is also so exciting! In fact, I have already gotten started on my interior design stuff and I don't even move in until May 1st...
My first design purchase was this print from Etsy seller Hidenseek
I cannot get over how darling it is, I think it will be a real conversation starter when people come into my place. Don't you think?
Well...that is all I have time for now so I will write more about my new place as things develop.
P.S. I looked at a building for the store on Friday, it was really beautiful but alas it was far too expensive. The quest continues.
Thus, having my own apartment is a dream come true. I have been having a hard time sleeping at night, ever since I found out the place was mine, thinking about how I will decorate it, what I will cook in my kitchen, where I will put the furniture, it is also so exciting! In fact, I have already gotten started on my interior design stuff and I don't even move in until May 1st...
My first design purchase was this print from Etsy seller Hidenseek
I cannot get over how darling it is, I think it will be a real conversation starter when people come into my place. Don't you think?
Well...that is all I have time for now so I will write more about my new place as things develop.
P.S. I looked at a building for the store on Friday, it was really beautiful but alas it was far too expensive. The quest continues.
Monday, April 7, 2008
The Horror House
This past Saturday my dad and I checked out a house up by the University of Utah. I knew it needed some work from the pictures included in the listing but I never imagined that in needed to be bulldozed and rebuilt...
When I arrived at the house I wasn't impressed. The outside was covered in icky blue shingles and had red paint on the trim. The shingles were crooked and it made the house look like it would fall down in a storm. I kept an optimistic eye hoping that the inside would fare better. When the Realtor arrived she took me inside and we were both in shock. There was junk everywhere. Old records, a bottle of ketchup, pieces of the ceiling had fallen off and were on the floor. The stairs were metal and seemed like they were made to be a crude ladder.
There was a hole in the floor and several in the ceiling. I climbed up the stairs carefully and walked around the top floor. The carpet was filthy and there was a carton of rotting soy milk laying upon an old desk in what I assumed was the master bedroom. As I walked I had to be careful not to fall through the holes or to cut myself on debris. In one of the rooms there was a door leading out to nothing. It seems that the owner had removed a deck and replaced it with an ugly, slanted roof. It seemed that the owner must have been a vampire because they had removed the front porch and turned it into an entry way with small windows that didn't let in enough light and covered a beautiful bay window so that it served no purpose. I couldn't imagine how a property in such a beautiful location, surrounded by beautiful homes could be so depressing and disgusting. The whole thing just gave me bad vibes.
Needless to say, we turned it down. The Realtor did not seem at all surprised, in fact she mentioned several times that if they were going to get anyone to take this off the owner's hands they would have to bulldoze the house and sell the property by itself. If even a Realtor, who's job it is to find the good in even the dankest property, thought it was unsaleable then who was I to think any different. Maybe a home renovating show could take on the daunting task of fixing it up, but whoever was going to do it, it wasn't going to be me.
Now my search continues...I have less than a month before I have to move out of my currently living space and I really hope something happens soon. Wish me luck! I'll keep updating as new developments arise.
When I arrived at the house I wasn't impressed. The outside was covered in icky blue shingles and had red paint on the trim. The shingles were crooked and it made the house look like it would fall down in a storm. I kept an optimistic eye hoping that the inside would fare better. When the Realtor arrived she took me inside and we were both in shock. There was junk everywhere. Old records, a bottle of ketchup, pieces of the ceiling had fallen off and were on the floor. The stairs were metal and seemed like they were made to be a crude ladder.There was a hole in the floor and several in the ceiling. I climbed up the stairs carefully and walked around the top floor. The carpet was filthy and there was a carton of rotting soy milk laying upon an old desk in what I assumed was the master bedroom. As I walked I had to be careful not to fall through the holes or to cut myself on debris. In one of the rooms there was a door leading out to nothing. It seems that the owner had removed a deck and replaced it with an ugly, slanted roof. It seemed that the owner must have been a vampire because they had removed the front porch and turned it into an entry way with small windows that didn't let in enough light and covered a beautiful bay window so that it served no purpose. I couldn't imagine how a property in such a beautiful location, surrounded by beautiful homes could be so depressing and disgusting. The whole thing just gave me bad vibes.Needless to say, we turned it down. The Realtor did not seem at all surprised, in fact she mentioned several times that if they were going to get anyone to take this off the owner's hands they would have to bulldoze the house and sell the property by itself. If even a Realtor, who's job it is to find the good in even the dankest property, thought it was unsaleable then who was I to think any different. Maybe a home renovating show could take on the daunting task of fixing it up, but whoever was going to do it, it wasn't going to be me.Now my search continues...I have less than a month before I have to move out of my currently living space and I really hope something happens soon. Wish me luck! I'll keep updating as new developments arise.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
It's been a while
Man, it's been a while. I was sick with pneumonia this past week, which sucked. Anyway, I'm back and doing better. I guess I should give an update regarding the store location situation since it has been over a week...
My dad and I are looking for a house to use as both a store location and as a place for me to live. We came upon this idea when we were looking at a retail space for lease close to the University of Utah and realized the rent was so high that we might as well put that money towards a house. It would solve the need for a store location and a living location. I love hitting two birds with one stone.
It would make my life so much easier to be able to live and work in the same building. My ideal house would be close to a major street or shopping district, have an interesting exterior (in both color and design), a large front window (for inventory display), bamboo flooring, interesting architecture, a lot of natural light, white walls (I want to be able to paint them myself with little fuss, and a full, finished basement (for me to live in).
I don't really expect the place I find to have all of those things but a girl can dream right? I think the biggest things I will need to keep an eye out for are the location of the house (of course), the amount of parking available and a big front window (no one will even know it is a store unless I can display it to the outside world).
Anyway...my dad and I are going to be looking at a few places later this week and I'll make sure to fill you in if anything exciting happens. Cross your fingers.
My dad and I are looking for a house to use as both a store location and as a place for me to live. We came upon this idea when we were looking at a retail space for lease close to the University of Utah and realized the rent was so high that we might as well put that money towards a house. It would solve the need for a store location and a living location. I love hitting two birds with one stone.
It would make my life so much easier to be able to live and work in the same building. My ideal house would be close to a major street or shopping district, have an interesting exterior (in both color and design), a large front window (for inventory display), bamboo flooring, interesting architecture, a lot of natural light, white walls (I want to be able to paint them myself with little fuss, and a full, finished basement (for me to live in).
I don't really expect the place I find to have all of those things but a girl can dream right? I think the biggest things I will need to keep an eye out for are the location of the house (of course), the amount of parking available and a big front window (no one will even know it is a store unless I can display it to the outside world).
Anyway...my dad and I are going to be looking at a few places later this week and I'll make sure to fill you in if anything exciting happens. Cross your fingers.
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