Late Nights lead to Vacay!

Hey Readers,

Hope you are all saying TGIF. With the glorious weather and and stunning cloud free skies we've had in Toronto lately, its hard not to. The last week was so glorious its been hard to stay in and work. That has lead to late night conference calls and laptop sessions into the wee hours.

That's the hard thing about working for yourself. It is a self motivated labour. You make your hours. Yet, ultimately the end product is a result of how much you put into it. May sound like an obvious observation but the work doesn't just do itself people!

I had a very interesting dinner last Saturday for a friends birthday. This actually turned into a great networking opportunity. I talked PR with the Lucky Penny operator and goofed off with a fab blog owner and advertising exec. Meeting young professionals who are passionate about their pursuits is amazing and SO inspiring!

The PR advice seemed to be that Viral marketing is the way to go. Reaching people via all avenues of technology seems to be the way of the future. Lately we all cant get enough of talking/chatting/tweeting/communicating and posting. The web has really become a forum for thought, friendship and the pursuit of our interests and passions. Seems logical that if you wanna start a BUZZ you need to speak the language. Hence my delight in the re-assurance of starting a blog.

Alas, the late nights have been committed to talking retail on Skype and searching the web for new and dynamic vendors. This ultimately lead me to figure out that more trade shows are in the near future. Possibly New York again and maybe Vegas. Trade shows are great! Its a meet and greet with brand reps, but its also very inspiring. Looking, talking about and touching the merchandise that may soon grace my store counters. Like heaven, so many exciting, sparkly and shiny things to fall in love with! Its hard to leave even!

Due to the density of the coming months i have decided to take a week off and venture to Cuba. This may be one of the last trips i take for pleasure this year. So I plan to soak it in while i can. As usual i will be making a mission to Havana and Veradero, where as always i will be watching, observing and buying jewellery. Who knows what amazing tastes, flavours and unique designs i may find. I just cant wait!

Thanks again for the support and enjoy the coming warm weather.
Peace, Love, Roam and Treasure!
xo
-L