It has been awhile since a blog made a presence. I blame… life. Every time you think things are about to level out, something else comes up. I think there will just always be something. Recently, I was in a good friends wedding the weekend before we were supposed to be selling our house and buying another house which all was happening about a week before a huge program change at Quilter’s Hideaway. I’ve always said I would rather be busy than bored… 🙂
A couple Friday’s ago, when we were about to leave for my friend’s Rehearsal Dinner, Dalton and I received word that our seller was still lacking some paperwork and our move was postponed. I think it probably worked out for the better looking back. I was able to spend more time at Quilter’s Hideaway working on Millie and preparing for our biggest challenge yet—changing to a new point of sale system. We were also able to rest up more following the wedding before moving.
Our move ended up being postponed one week, two weeks before we are/were to go live with our new system. The move happened fairly uneventfully and we are now full focus on our new system.
Side note: This move symbolized so much! We were sad to leave behind certain things at our old house—a shed my brother-in-laws, father-in-law, and husband built, our “first” house as a married couple, the place we introduced our youngest puppy to our family. However, this move meant that QH was successful! (AMAZING) It meant that it was time to move closer to the shop and shorten my over-an-hour drive to work every day. All our hard work was paying off, and I could not be more thankful for YOUR support.
If you have entered the shop in the last week, you noticed it was a little chaotic.
When we opened the shop our goal was to merely open. The details were all slightly foggy. We were learning as we went and the Point Of Sale system we started with wasn’t handling our growth well. There were components of it that I loved, but mostly it was a pain. We have been blessed with incredible growth, and with that, we are going through a few growing pains.
We made the decision to change our Point of Sale system, which also means we are changing our website, newsletter process, and so much more. It is exciting. It is nerve-wracking. It is a learning experience. It might be a little stressful.
I have had more than one bowl of ice cream this past week; whatever it takes, right?
To say I am excited for this new system is an understatement. Do I like this conversion process? Absolutely not. Is the timing a little iffy? You bet. But I can see a light at the end of the tunnel. I also feel like it is time to make a change now, while we are still young. We just celebrated our 1.5 birthday, after all.
Stick around. The next few weeks are going to be pretty awesome. I might have an ice cream party at my new house if we all make it through this.
See you at the machine,
Care
Quilting With Care 