my arms are numb, but it’s almost done!
Man, who knew painting the walls would be such a strenuous
job! After two coats of paint my wrists are limp and my hands locked into gnarly
claws. The following night I woke up a few times to find half of my body
completely numb, no amount of wild flailing could revive it. My mom thinks it
is because I have exercised parts of my body that I don’t normally use, I think
I was having a stroke, but whatever. Either way, I guess I need to start using
my body more. Good thing I’ll be embarking on a career where I sit indoors for hours
on end, that’ll help!
beginning of the day, robust and positive!
After ditching the terrible beige- peach colour on the walls
in favour of white, the space feels more….real. The menagerie of furniture I’ve
collected seems to look more at home. I would say 80% of the furniture and
fixtures in the store have either been sourced from my parent’s basement, assorted
garage sales or the elderly couple across the street that keep leaving awesome
stuff on their curb. Ain’t no shame in that game! Super neat industrial
furniture and church bazaar tables!? Don’t mind if I do. My neighbors have
unwittingly contributed significantly to the Lakeshore Superette aesthetic of
displaced furniture.
My father, aka head carpenter and chief executive builder of
everything, has been a real sport! The remaining 20% of furniture and fixtures
that we didn’t find for a dollar in someone’s driveway or in the trash were
made by him. Shout out! And shout out to my mother who has been working
tirelessly by my side since we were picking potential store names out of the dictionary
at the kitchen table months ago. It’s kind of an amazing thing when the visions
you have for how you want things to be become realized, you know what I mean? Amazing!
The excitement has kind of stalled for the moment, as the
mundane details need to be tended to. If I had a nickel for every hour I’ve
wasted this week waiting around for internet installation people, I’d probably
be able to pay off the charges I’ve racked up overusing the data on my phone. Word
of advice, never accept the 2pm-5pm waiting period, it is the most excruciatingly
tedious part of the day to be sitting around doing nothing. I have a diatribe brewing inside of me about
all the foolery I’ve experienced at the hands of an unnamed internet provider,
but I’ll save it for another time when they slight me again, which I know they
will.
With the way things are going, I figure the target opening
time will be August, just around the corner! I need to mentally prepare myself.
I guess I also need to brush up on my ability to talk to people, such as it was.
More updates soon!
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