...best laid plans of mice and (wo)men...

...in the spirit of entrepreneurship, just hours after our first post
introducing our new theme, h and i popped over for some dim sum
at i love my laundry, when a new business opportunity was thrown
in our path.

a breath takingly beautiful space had come available in the royale hotel,
and the option for us to open a 'permanent' pop up shop arose.
h and i were vibrating with excitement and set up a viewing of the space
right away. it was awesome, and perfect and so exciting.

we called leila right away to get some advice on how the experts do it,
as the discussion progressed, it seemed we had not considered all of the
hidden costs, tax implications, friendship/partnership responsibilities and
of course the costs involved in getting set up and daily running of the shop.

all this info was a lot to digest and we had to do some serious calculations
to see if it would be viable, to not just cover the costs but to make enough
of a profit for the amount of work and responsibility it would involve.

so, after much excitement, think we had already designed the shop layout,
decor, logo, packaging (all in our heads at least), our 24 hours of hopes
and dreams of owning a fabulous designer pop up shop fell flat like a cake
without it's baking powder.

hmmmmmph! oh well, thats the thing about opportunities i guess,
they pop into your lives and you have to be ready, ready to grab them
and run with them, but don't forget in all the excitement to make sure
that you have all the ingredients before you slap on the icing and
get ready to serve it!

so, we'll wait, something else will come up, and while we're waiting,
who knows, perhaps we'll just create an opportunity for ourselves...