The Shopkeepers Journal

One of my favorite quotes is by Roald Dahl and it goes like this: "A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always...

One of the reasons I started selling vintage modern clothing in my shop is because France really lacks women's clothing stores that share my same love for feminine and romantic aesthetics. Shopping for me in the city of France means going to at least 5 different stores and usually not finding anything I like. There is nothing wrong with the shops...

I'm part of a couple small business groups in France and in one of them I get weekly assignments I have to turn in. I also recently started my own small business group that caters to introverts...haha, it's called Kindred Plum. It may not seem like it, but I am an introvert, big time.  Anyhow, the point of this journal...

Hate to burst the bubble, but a typical work day at savadyblog doesn't take place in a dreamy field in England. Le sigh, if only! As a small business owner and wearer of all hats (preferably the straw ones) for my shop, I do a lot of little things to keep myself motivated to work. I love my job!...

Ok, you guys! Turns out releasing the feelings I've had inside in yesterday's blog post DID make me feel better. And also a FULL day of rest with intermittent stretching has done wonders for my back. Also, copious amounts of laying around with a heating pad while rewatching old episodes of Friends...  Actually, I wasn't super unproductive yesterday. I DID...

Can I be real with you for a minute? Of course I can, we're friends right? I'm not even sure to begin so I am going to set a timer on my phone and just write for a solid 10 minutes. Maybe. *sets timer* *sigh* Ok...as you may or may not know, I closed down a brick and mortar in...

I have just a little over a week left on Clinton. Half of the store fixtures have already sold at our sister shop, Chapter Mercantile. Some of the store fixtures sold to the new tenant taking over our shop space here in SE France. I will be moving back into the old AV HQ with bare bones as far as...

I don't get overwhelmed very easily and I usually keep my cool and wits about me under pressure. I haven't gotten to the tipping point yet, but I am aware of it all rising up from the pit of my stomach and sneaking into my chest, and bubbling out from my throat...and ugh...possibly leaking out of my eyes. I hate...

But do you though? Do you really, really want to? In the 2 years we had a shop in California and 3 years in France, I got to meet a lot of people who may or may not have heard about us through Instagram, that would come into the shop and with a dreamy look say: "I just want to...

All right, let me just preface that all these opinions are entirely my own and they are just OPINIONS. You might not like them or agree with me. And hey, instead of throwing hatorade my way, why don't we have a conversation about it? OK... my shopkeeper rant post! Arg! p.s. This rant/vent may be due to the hazardous air...

As I write this I have no exact direction of where I want to go with this or even what topic to talk about. Honestly, I sat down to write this because I felt my Shopkeeper Journal is a bit empty and thought, "Surely, surely, I have something to share with the world! Some sort of wise bit of business...

This year we've had quite the highs and lows, mostly lows of weather. It is amazing to me that it is mid June and I wore my winter coat out today.  WHAT!? You guys, this is not acceptable!  Of course once we are in the thick of summer (which lasts maybe a two weeks here at most) I will be...