| The new graphic design company have sent through some awesome designs which capture the image I'm trying to get across. It was tough picking one to lead, but after much consideration, I now finally have the image - my image! I also shot down to the post office to buy a post box, to save keep using our residential address for business. Although its a shoddy look in the UK, over here its just a formality to use a PO box. We did ask for alterations to the design, which meant the costs went up, Steve was infuriated that he was able to mock up some designs in 30 seconds using paint. There's no comparison on quality! But of course, as these alterations occur, there's a jump in costs. Adament we didn't want to a loan and to keep our overheads down, I've already gone past the anticipated $2k on the design alone. Stage 2 is the design of the business cards and stationary, which will add another approx $1500k to the cost. Steve's starting to bleat about it, which makes me nervous. On the big plus I've already had my first family! They saw me advertising for nannies and I went and met her today. She's lovely, and her requirements are similiar to mine, so I felt confident. I've trawled through all the cvs I've received and started to familiarise myself with some of the nannies I've not spoken to before. We've set up Access with a database to include information about the nannies and easier search facilities. Its all coming together. Tomorrow I'm off to Rotorua in preparation for my 10km fun run! I've not had too much time to train this week, so I'm a little anxious. I'm not back until Monday lunchtime, so this of course poses a delay on my business. I'm getting used to this from having to chase the damn designers all the time! I know they think I'm an annoyance, but I need to get on! My phone rings a lot and I've got people chasing me for enquries I made two weeks ago in relation to advertising. Its very full on. Steve's put the eeby jeebies on me more this week with the pressures of mounting costs. Anyway, aside from this little worry, things at home are grinding by. My parents are out everyday in the rental car now, sometimes coming home for dinner, sometimes not. We never get asked and they don't offer any help with the children. I've asked them if they want to take Pip with them for the day, I always get a resounding 'no,' It strikes me as rather odd that my parents have not seen my children for 2 years, and yet they barely see them while they're here. I was so embarssed to get home the other day and find the nanny holding Egg, and helping the girls, while my parents sat in the garden reading books and not offering any support to her. We'd only been out for half an hour getting a computer and I knew we had to rush back to help the nanny, because I knew she'd not get any other help. Its really quite sad how the girls seek out their attention, only to get rebuffed for making too much noise. We're basically just running a hotel at the moment for them, they don't ask me about the business or my studies, instead I ask them about their day and tell me about all the wonderful things they've seen and done. Hmmm, bit strange really. OK, time to chill out now...maybe! |