Ever notice how it's the little things in life that amuse us so much? More to the point, ever notice how it's the silly little idiocies in life that amuse us more than anything else? Well, this is not as much ''the little blog that could'' as it is ''the blog that enjoys going up the down escalator in your local mall.'' Will it have anything of real importance? No, probably not. But enjoy the ride never the less!

 


Thanksgiving weekend is upon us, and I for one will be enjoying taking a day off to relax and ideally not do much of anything--aside from eating, of course. But all things in good time. For right now I'm still stuck in "most work on new store" mode. I've been in that mode for the last few days, as we've finally been able to start moving all the backstock (well, what little backstock we had since our backroom was the size of a pithy walk-in closet) and excess stock.

Unlike last year--and funny enough, we'll be moving again almost a year to the exact day from last year-s move--we've had more time and opportunity to prepare ourselves. Head Office hasn't been smashing us with new stock, and the new store is larger so we don't have to downsize our merchandise. Most of the effort is just figuring out how to arrange everything in the new set-up.

Last time around I pushed myself into near-exhaustion and gave myself a rather nasty cold in the process. This time around, time and experience are proving me right. True, I've been nursing a cold for the last few days, but the cold showed up outside of all the stock to-and-fro'ing, and I've been taking Buckley's as a preventative measure. (Tastes like ass, but oh, does it work so well!)

As of now, all that's left is to dismantle the wall displays and move the bunk displays. And we won't be doing that until Tuesday/Wednesday, since we'll still be open for most of those days and we kinda need something to sell. In the meantime, our stockroom and the back half of the current store are very sparse and empty. On the other hand, our new store's stockroom is filled with extra crap and still has ample space to spare.

Here is where the joy leaps in and breaks out into song. Our new back room is in fact 2 back rooms, and each of them are large and have shelves all over the place. Suddenly I don't have to turn sideways just to get around the door. Suddenly I don't hit the back of either stockroom after walking two steps. Suddenly our bathroom isn't hidden behind a mound of repaired luggage waiting to be picked up.

This makes me smile so very much. It also makes me worry, because I'm finding far too much joyousness in having large stockroom(s) again. I'm one step away from proudly declaring a Hawaiian Shirt Day at work.

Which reminds me: a few days ago was National "Walk To School Day," where we were all encouraged to walk not just to school, but to walk anywhere for a half-hour to promote physical fitness and well-being. I don't know how the weather was for anyone else, but over here it poured down rain the entire day. Somehow I can't exactly picture parents letting their kids tromp out in a downpour for a half-hour.

And yet, somehow I can almost see this particular parental remark occurring: "Hooray for physical fitness...now get your ass out there, little Billy, and don't give me any of that 'but I'll get sick with a cold' crap either! This is a national day. I let you get away with all that talking like a pirate, so you're going to march out there and you're going to like it no matter how soaked you are!"

Labels: moving the store, National Get Soaked On The Way To School Day, stockroom surprises

posted by Phillip at 7:44 AM