the world works in mysterious ways...

well, no sooner had i wrote my last blog post and sent a couple of emails to a couple of friends and/or contacts, did i receive back two separate emails with two separate business propositions. option A is for a brand new project in downtown portland that is in the planning/renting/soon-to-be-setup stages (ready to start business march 1); and option B is further out by a couple of years for an already established business looking to change hands. 

needless to say, i have not slept much this past week or so. i have so much to think about, so many numbers to crunch, so many ideas swirling, and a meeting to go to on sunday morning to discuss option A (which has two options within it! ha!) and get things rolling. i can't really explain either of these in any detail, but you should know that they both have to do with fabric, sewing, classes, and the public. are you freaking out yet? because i am! 

i can tell you that this option A, which is what i am currently focusing on (since it is happening soon - and by soon, i pretty much mean now!), won't allow me to quit my day job. it may not even see me making a large amount of revenue, but it will provide me with countless amounts of experience, and sometimes that is just as valuable as money. for option A i would be a partner of a smaller percentage - likely 30%, but possibly just 10%.

option B is incredible, but will require a couple of years and a lot of bank funding; plus, we may not even be living locally by then, so i really can't get into that project until the boyfriend graduates. i'll tell you, it would be a full-time all-the-time gig, and it would require some restructuring. in the meantime, i may be able to do a bit of work with option B that doesn't involve the initial pitched deal i received - namely classes. easy enough for now!

sighhhhhhhh... my brain is on overload. i did manage to do a bit of etsy sewing tonight. i didn't finish any one project, but bounced around amongst a few different ones.. i have plans to work on a bunch of it this coming weekend, and one night next weekend my bestie is coming over to help me cut out some zip pouches! slowly but surely..

i hopefully will have more news to share this weekend about things. stay tuned!! ♥