the Good and the Bad

I seem to have an awful lot of good in my life lately and I really appreciate that. We got the desk moved last night and got it all hooked back up and working properly and it looks great. The ladies all commented on how nice and warm and welcoming it looks. It should, I was up there till 9:30 last night and back up by 6:30 this morning. I had left a mess and wanted it cleaned up before anyone got in there. I wasn't happy with where we had the monitor and wanted to move it about a foot to the left. Went to cut the cable ties and cut the heck out of my thumb. It bled buckets! I am on an aspirin a day remember and I cut the fleshy part really deep with really sharp scissors. Finally, got it to stop bleeding, put about 5 bandaids on it and went back to work, but carefully.

Later while cleaning the back room, it started all over again. I had to have Paula cut the bandaids off and we had to stop the bleeding and wrap it all over again. It now has about 4 bandaids over top a good portion of paper towel. LOl, it worked.

Really didn't think I'd get my contact out of the left eye with it wrapped like that, I can't even get the thumb up to my eye its so fat. got the contact out, not sure how with my right hand.

I am off the weekend and hoping to relax a bit.

Disappointed

I am so disappointed. We did good sending all the paperwork in to Curves and they say it is perfect, however, we missed sending the articles of organization and the copies of the stock showing it had been transferred. Curves Int. called last week that they needed this. We just got it faxed yesterday, it has slowed us down and it could take another month or so before its final. Jan, who I am dealing with there, assures me there is not going to be a problem. That things are fine and it is going to be mine, then says officially though, she cannot tell me that. I just want this done and there is going to be a party at my place when it is.

I have signed up to participate in the health fair, family day at the high school in April and will be taking one of the machines, one board, and the body fat analyizer with me. That should be fun.

My computer guy is coming tonight or supposed to be, however, we are to be getting another real bad storm so its anyones guess. i am so excited about getting these things done. The carpet guy is coming Sunday to clean the carpets, I still need the locks done, but that is the final thing for these big expenses.

We are almost there and would have been if we had done those shares of stock, and the articles of organization. Darn it!

Going smoothly

Things are moving along rather smoothly at my place. I have now been there two weeks on my own. Hard to believe, it has gone so quickly. I am there normally 12 hours a day and come home still thinking of things I wanted to get done and that is with a list to do!

Curves International called this week and the paperwork is all perfect, thank Goodness, but they needed the "Articles of Incorporation" and to see that the stocks had been transferred to me. They are now at my attorneys office being prepared. I don't know how they slipt through the cracks, but as soon as they are done we can fax them down and that should be pretty much the last thing they need. They will then email us legal documents to sign and return. We are coming down the road to the finish!

Hard to believe this has all happened in one short month. I just looked at Curves a month ago this week.

Going well

The purchase of Curves is so far going extremely well. Curves International called this morning, they need the "articles of corporation faxed to them. So I called to have my attorney do that. She said the paperwork is all commendable and should go through very quickly. Yeah! She is a bit concerned about how low producing this club is, but I am aware of that to some extent anyways.

First week, My place

Well, it is hard to believe but the first week of being at Curves alone has already gone by. It sure went fast and so far, well. Hope that continues. I got the notice back yesterday, the papers all arrived at Curves International in Texas on Monday, the 8th. They are supposed to send pre approval within 10 business days if everything is right with the papers. I am keeping my fingers crossed that all is well. I do not want anything to slow this down. I want the locksmith in to change all the locks and am just waiting for it to be final.

Tomorrow we are doing free protein shakes at my place. I need to get to the store and pick up all the fixings, fruit, yogurt, milk, etc. Should be fun. I have added 4 new members this week. Bought my Miche bag and when I have 10 new members I am going to get a new Chelle for it! Yeah! How cool!

Quotes

I received this quote in an email from "Simple Truths" I loved it and want to share it here.

"Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass...
it's about learning to dance in the rain!"
-Vivian Greene

I have a magnetic board at my place and like to put motivational quotes on it, this is one I will save and have on there. I am planning on changing them weekly. Last week I had National Wear Red Day on it, for womens heart health and it was so neat to walk into a room full of women wearing red and beaming at me yesterday! They were so excited to have this little event.

I am not going in today or tomorrow, and my real test starts on MOnday, I will start working open to close on Monday. I am keeping one part timer, Paula, and she will work Tuesday night, the rest is up to me. I have enough to do to keep me busy when I am there. The back room still needs cleaned out. I am still trying to learn all the computer stuff and now have added quick books into that. Our first payroll will be on Feb 19 and the accountant will come down and help with that.

My first Curves order came in yesterday, so I have Curves shirts and a water bottle along with 2 bottles for sale. Things are falling into place. I also now have heat and hot water thanks to Tommy. If the paperwork goes as smoothly as everything else has we should be okay.

We wait

Ok, the papers and checks are in the mail as of this afternoon, sent certified mail and they should be there about MOnday. Curves says pre approval comes about 10 business days after receipt of paperwork if all is okay, if they have to return anything to be corrected it will be longer. Final executed legal documents should arrive approximately 3 weeks after paperworks is received if all is okay. We wait, and we wait!

Received notice that the sign shipped and should be here on Tuesday. Still waiting on my Curves clothes and business cards also. We wait!

Hopefully everything is going to go as smoothly as it has so far. Bank accounts are open as of today, have quotes coming in from insurance agencies and have some adds in the works.

Now, we wait. Darn, I hate waiting, I am not a patient person. Never was, never will be.

Sign

The open sign at my place died the other day. I ordered a new one last night, can't wait for it to get here. Its bigger and oval, its an animated, flashing Led light and I love it! Hope it looks really cool in the window! Supposed to be the brightest kind and can be seen in day light from a distance. I am so excited over the stupidest little things. The paperwork is with my attorney, who had some questions so is calling Sandy and the accountant and hopefully we can get that squared away and mailed out. Should take roughly 3 to 4 weeks once that is mailed. My ladies are all so excited about the changes taking place. They are so wonderful. I managed to catch one heck of a cold through all of this. Figures, I guess, haven't had one in years, but lately I haven't been eating my yogurt, or taking my vitamins. Haven't had any real amount of exercise either. Its hard to eat at 4:30 in the morning. Going to change all that starting today though.

I am thinking I may stay home after lunch today and take it easy, the girls are leaving after this week so it may be my last chance for a while for any time off.

Long day

Alarm is set for 4:30 am. I am up at 4:15. I recorded Brothers and Sisters last night and went to bed. Going to be a long day, we meet tonight at 7 pm to sign the paperwork for my place. Then hopefully within a month or so its mine. I think I am going to spend sometime today working in that back room. May as well do it while I still have the girls out front. Will see how that goes, I'd rather be out there with the people. May end up cleaning that up on the weekend after hours sometime.

I have some phone calls I want to get done, estimates on cleaning carpets, changing locks, insurance, etc.

Going to get moving. Make it a great day!