To the Show

It is nearing midnight. I am wide awake but my body is completely fatigued and ready for bed. I have looked at my bed longingly with a strong desire to curl up and fall asleep. Gracie is completely wrapped up  in a ball, and every so often will open one eye and look up at me begging me to snuggle. 

I am preparing myself for my very quick trip to Atlanta for the Gift Show. For the first time I am going with my own intentions, and will not be shopping for the store at Camp. I'm excited because I love the pace of the showrooms and the excitement about getting a sneak peek into what is being pushed for the next seasons merchandise. I am going to Atlanta via Kentucky, which is definitely out of the way, but well worth the segway because I get to pick up Jessica and spend an afternoon lazily enjoying Lexington before we leave for Georgia. It will be a very short stay in Atlanta, but I'm excited about getting in and getting out as quickly as possible. 

I have continued to seek medical treatment for my ankle, and it is frustrating that this week I feel more discomfort and pain then I have in the most recent weeks. I am about to embark on a marathon on foot and I'm not very excited about the stress and strain the time at the Gift Show will put on the ankle. I have an MRI scheduled for Monday, so while I am excited to finally see what kind of damage I inadvertently caused myself, I'm anxious because it will be after this trip.

In other news, I'm getting my head together about my creative endeavor. I have had a few new ideas, and I have thought more thoroughly through the notion of setting up shop somewhere. There are moments I want to pursue retail space and just go BIG, and tackle that challenge. There are other times when I simply want to work from home and think that KBooBoutique.com would be the best way to pursue that. In going part time with the job I knew that I was going to go through days of ever changing decisions, points of view, and have to pray carefully about the direction I was going to go in. What has NEVER waived are the photos, and so I am continuing to work through what that will look like, and the processes behind getting them seen. 

So off to the SHOW!