Hello dear friends, and welcome to the blog today.

I hope you are doing extraordinarily well. As for us, we are fighting a winter-time bug.

Not all is lost, however. I’m using this time to remind myself that it’s okay to change plans sometimes. Okay to rearrange schedules, and take life as it comes.

I had to cancel an important appointment today, and I must admit that I’m a little bummed. I’m thinking about opening a small booth in town for my bows and books, and a tour of the facility was being held today.

Bows and Books. Perhaps that’s what I should call it. (I’m joking. My husband thought it was a grand idea, however. He’s actually who came up with it.)

Anyhow, I’m probably overthinking the whole day. I’ve been looking for “signs” as to whether I should continue with this idea. While I love the thought of owning a small booth, there are a few things I’m unsure about.

• While the town has been growing and improving, it’s still small. Plus, there is a history of thefts in the area, and small businesses closing down. I know this because I live here, and I’m a part of Facebook groups that discuss this type of thing all of the time.
• My items would be easy to steal, because they are small. Over a decade ago, I owned a booth in an antique store, and my items were stolen on a regular basis.
• I don’t know if the booth would be profitable. When the craft market announced it would be opening its doors, the smallest booths (or endcaps) ran at $50.00. The market hasn’t opened yet, and the price now sits at $75.00. I would want a very small space, and I just don’t know if I would make any money with it. It would be pointless to own a booth that isn’t profitable.

But, my heart loves the idea of supporting our community and this project.

I’m just so torn.

For now, I’m not going to say that my son’s and my fever starting just before the tour was set to begin was a sign that I shouldn’t be involved, but I can’t help but think that maybe it was.

I’m thinking super logically about this, if you can’t tell!

I guess we’ll just have to wait and see. I’m trying to keep my heart out of this, and think of the ramifications purely from a business standpoint. We shall see what happens!

But for this afternoon, I’m parked on the couch. It’s very nice, actually. I started homeschooling a couple of my children who are well this morning, before my fever began. We accomplished a few things, which was nice.

Today, may you go slow, and remember that sometimes things happen, and life can wait.

This sickness is simply a part of this beautifully slow January I planned to have.

We are still in the dead of winter, friends. It’s okay to rest and relax.

That looks like what I’ll be doing for the next few days.

I hope you have a lovely week!

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