Sunday, April 1, 2012

Newly inspired


Looks like I put this dream on hold for a bit to pursue another one.  I'm in an accelerated Bachelor of Liberal Arts program at University of Richmond, and between that, trying to maintain some semblance of a social life, and rounding out my day with the appropriate amount of lazy, there isn't much time for daydreaming about River City Sweets.

But last weekend I was feeling especially procrastinatorial <-if that's even a word, and trolled the internets for a site that would print mailing label-sized stickers with my logo on it.  I told Dave what I wanted the logo to look like last year, and he designed it for me.  It's perfect!

I ordered from Vistaprint because they had the most user-friendly upload-your-own-design process.  I ordered one sheet1 sheet that contains 4 stickers - I didn't want to go overboard and order more than that since I had a specific need in mind when I ordered the sticker.

When I was in Staples ogling the Martha Stewart office supply line, I picked up a pink spiral notebook with a very subtle design on the front.  I thought it would be perfect for jotting down business ideas, recipes, decor, and other RCS-related dreamy things, and instantly knew I wanted to personalize it with my logo!
You can barely see the design, which is good so it wouldn't compete with the logo's polka dots too much :)

Here's my new dream book!

I can't wait to fill it up with ideas that have been swirling around in my head and on random post-its all over the house!  Contain that paper mess all in one place!  To help me organize my ideas, I also picked up some tabs from the same Martha line:

Once I sit down and think about all the categories I want, I'll add the tabs, but here's what I'm thinking so far:

  • Location type - crafty house, strip mall <-ick, home business?
  • Recipes, favorite cake/frosting combinations, and other sweets
  • Pricing
  • Decor - menu display, flooring, furniture, etc.
  • Business ideas - what do I want RCS to be to the customer?  
  • County/city small business requirements

Oh, somehow 2 ink pens, also sporting the logo, found their way into my cart at !  How'd that happen?

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