Still no bids.
We have spoken to 2 of the contractors and we should have something on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Pretty much I have been going like a madwoman since Thursday. I hit Dayton on Friday for some much needed girl time with Sherritta and her sister. This has also been my first baking free weekend in a while, I kinda missed baking though. I am going to wind down and do some Harmony furniture research.
Peace and Wisdom until tomorrow.
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Thursday, November 8, 2007
The anticipation is NOT killing me
Ya know, we have not received any bids yet but surprisingly I am OK. Maybe I am learning to be patient. Instead of worrying about numbers, I find myself dreaming about making cupcakes in my new location. I can not wait to test out the oven and the mixers when everything is done.
I can not believe that I am going to own a HOBART mixer!!!!!!! While most people dream about the day they will own BMW or Mercedes or Porches, I have dreamed of having a Hobart. I don't care if it is used or new, my life will be complete when I get that Hobart. I love my 2 kitchenaides, yep, I have 2 (one my parents gave me back in the 90's and my hubby gave me an upgrade last year) but there is nothing like the prrrrrrr of a HOBART. I am also looking forward to getting additional Kitchenaides in Harmony colors. Think sweet honey, chocolate and cherry. I know, everything is food related, even colors.
Folks, I can feel Harmony coming. I wake up every morning like a kid on xmas morning. I can not imagine what it will be like once we get keys for the location. I will definitely take pics to share. That should happen before the 1st of December. I have to send a special shout out to Mr. G aka (Touched by an angel) for being so patient. He has also shared a great deal of knowledge with Chaka and I too.
Anywho, Z-man is taking his morning nap, so I better get on the horn and make some calls.
I also want to start experimenting with some winter flavors since we will be open just in time for January snow.
Until later, I am out!
I can not believe that I am going to own a HOBART mixer!!!!!!! While most people dream about the day they will own BMW or Mercedes or Porches, I have dreamed of having a Hobart. I don't care if it is used or new, my life will be complete when I get that Hobart. I love my 2 kitchenaides, yep, I have 2 (one my parents gave me back in the 90's and my hubby gave me an upgrade last year) but there is nothing like the prrrrrrr of a HOBART. I am also looking forward to getting additional Kitchenaides in Harmony colors. Think sweet honey, chocolate and cherry. I know, everything is food related, even colors.
Folks, I can feel Harmony coming. I wake up every morning like a kid on xmas morning. I can not imagine what it will be like once we get keys for the location. I will definitely take pics to share. That should happen before the 1st of December. I have to send a special shout out to Mr. G aka (Touched by an angel) for being so patient. He has also shared a great deal of knowledge with Chaka and I too.
Anywho, Z-man is taking his morning nap, so I better get on the horn and make some calls.
I also want to start experimenting with some winter flavors since we will be open just in time for January snow.
Until later, I am out!
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Still waiting...........
Just a quick update.
No bids yet.
Maybe tomorrow.
I know for sure that we will have one on Saturday and hopefully 2 more before that.
Baked all day and Nalah-B was home with a cough. I enjoyed her company.
Out for now, Peace.
No bids yet.
Maybe tomorrow.
I know for sure that we will have one on Saturday and hopefully 2 more before that.
Baked all day and Nalah-B was home with a cough. I enjoyed her company.
Out for now, Peace.
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Brrrrr, It's cold in here........
Today has been a LONG day. The kids were home since it is election day(who know?) and old man winter has finally arrived. Today was the first day that we have had in the 40's since April. Boy was it cold. The kids pretty much relaxed all day while I made more phone calls and baked. Z-man is starting to get on all fours and rock, so I tried to get the downstairs in order before he officially becomes a human vacuum cleaner. Amari had a lot of work to review for school, so we spent much of the afternoon working on that.
All in all the day was pretty much un-eventful.
Chaka met with another contractor and we hope to have the first round of numbers in tomorrow. It is amazing how different each company has been. One particular company has been very attentive and thorough with their assessment of our space. They have also sent several follow up e-mails. It is nice to know that professionalism is not totally dead in corporate America.
Well, I am out for tonight. I have more baking to get done and Nalah-B went to bed with a bad cough so I bet she will be home tomorrow. I made her drink some throat tea before bed and gave her some herbs for kids, so I hope they work their magic so she feels better in the AM.
Until mañana, paz.
All in all the day was pretty much un-eventful.
Chaka met with another contractor and we hope to have the first round of numbers in tomorrow. It is amazing how different each company has been. One particular company has been very attentive and thorough with their assessment of our space. They have also sent several follow up e-mails. It is nice to know that professionalism is not totally dead in corporate America.
Well, I am out for tonight. I have more baking to get done and Nalah-B went to bed with a bad cough so I bet she will be home tomorrow. I made her drink some throat tea before bed and gave her some herbs for kids, so I hope they work their magic so she feels better in the AM.
Until mañana, paz.
Monday, November 5, 2007
Contractors, equipment, Health department, finances, OH MY!
I am really wiped. This weekend was TOO action packed. We met with another contractor on Saturday morning and I really got a warm and fuzzy feeling after the meeting. They seemed to truly get what we are looking for. They were informative and had a lot of insight to share that the other contractors did not even inquire about. My friend Jess referred them to us and I can tell that they are awesome people. Will they be OUR contractors, only the numbers will tell. But it really felt good to meet with people that GOT what I was looking for. We will start getting bids on Wednesday and hopefully by this time next week, we will be leaning towards someone. We still have another meeting this afternoon and another one tomorrow. I am trying to get at least 5 bids so we have some choices. The one thing that they all said is that we do not have a lot of work that needs to be done. We shall see, that statement is all about your perspective. I have heard the horror stories about contractors but I can not let that scare me off. I know that the universe has been preparing me for the last 15 years to live this dream.
On to equipment, we met with an equipment guy on Saturday too and he opened up a can of worms that I was not ready for. I have had my equipment list ready (brands and model numbers) picked out since July. I was completely set on a gas convention oven and a gas range which both require a hood and exhaust system. The equipment guy asked if we were interested in using an electric convection oven and perhaps using a commercial french style 2 burner hot plate (kinda looks like a half range without an oven but it can sit on a counter top) since I was really only getting the gas range to make ganache. He said that I could achieve the same results for my product and may not need a hood since we would not be dealing with noxious gasses. My hubby got a little excited b/c not having to have a hood would save us thousands of dollars. I was a little sceptical, so I have spend this morning on the phone with convection oven folks. I talked to reps at Moffat, Blodgett and Southbend and they all said that I could use an electric convection oven and achieve the same results as a gas oven. So now I am going to call the health department to ask more questions. I will let you know what I find out. If this works out, we are talking about saving $$$.
All of the weekends baking went well. I even got an inquiry about wedding cupcakes for the spring. I only have one order for Wednesday this week, so I should be able to make some headway with Harmony background business.
I will leave you with a quote from the Buddha "a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step" (I found this one in a red envelope catalogue that came on Saturday). These days, it seems like everything speaks to me about this journey.
Happy Monday, Peace.
On to equipment, we met with an equipment guy on Saturday too and he opened up a can of worms that I was not ready for. I have had my equipment list ready (brands and model numbers) picked out since July. I was completely set on a gas convention oven and a gas range which both require a hood and exhaust system. The equipment guy asked if we were interested in using an electric convection oven and perhaps using a commercial french style 2 burner hot plate (kinda looks like a half range without an oven but it can sit on a counter top) since I was really only getting the gas range to make ganache. He said that I could achieve the same results for my product and may not need a hood since we would not be dealing with noxious gasses. My hubby got a little excited b/c not having to have a hood would save us thousands of dollars. I was a little sceptical, so I have spend this morning on the phone with convection oven folks. I talked to reps at Moffat, Blodgett and Southbend and they all said that I could use an electric convection oven and achieve the same results as a gas oven. So now I am going to call the health department to ask more questions. I will let you know what I find out. If this works out, we are talking about saving $$$.
All of the weekends baking went well. I even got an inquiry about wedding cupcakes for the spring. I only have one order for Wednesday this week, so I should be able to make some headway with Harmony background business.
I will leave you with a quote from the Buddha "a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step" (I found this one in a red envelope catalogue that came on Saturday). These days, it seems like everything speaks to me about this journey.
Happy Monday, Peace.
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