Christmas in April...Or Why I Can't Get Anything Accomplished Some Days

I know I said the buying process was the best part of owning a store, but I have to amend that statement. The best part is when all the things you order finally arrive in the store. Take yesterday, I was all set to spend my cold and dreary Monday on paperwork and tethered to Quickbooks when UPS came and saved the day. Nine boxes of picture frames, signs and pillows. Adios bank statements, hello box cutter!

Tucked away in that pile of boxes was a pop of happiness, pinks and blues, pearls & starfish, just waiting for me to get my jewelry loving fingers on them. 

Chunky tortoise chains mixed with pearls, bright beaded statement necklaces, enameled bangles...summer came screaming out at me so fast I forgot that I spent my morning digging my Uggs out of the back of my closet so I could brave the 35º drop in temperatures from this weekend. As my mind raced to sandy toes and umbrella drinks a rumble and a dark shadow across the front of the store jolted me back into the reality of the pool of bubble wrap and cardboard I was knee deep in. It was the FedEx Freight tractor trailer. With 15 more boxes. 

I never mind seeing a pile of boxes like that when I'm excited about what's inside them. It's a new line for us called Fruits & Passions. We picked up their Cucina collection, just in time for Earth Week. It features kitchen accessories, hand soaps & lotions, diffusers and best of all, biodegradable dish detergent. Everything smells like coriander & olive leaf so it won't interfere with your spring cooking scents in your kitchen like those over the top flowery fragrances can.

Doesn't it make you want to clean everything? Okay, maybe it's just me, but trust me, once you smell and try this stuff you'll be addicted too.

You know what the best part of the whole day was? My mom showed up just to break down the boxes and haul them to the recycling bin for me. Patty's pretty awesome (in many ways)! So next time your Monday is looking pretty dreary, keep your fingers crossed that the UPS & FedEx guys might show up with 24 boxes for you to unpack, or whatever the equivalent of Christmas in April is where you work. And if not, just stop by TaDa and let us brighten your day with all of our new arrivals!
xo
Blair & The TaDa Girls