Change, Part 2
May 18th, 2009
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After many months of preparation, stress, confusion and doubt, it’s time for me to spill it.
Change. It’s here, and there’s no turning back.
Change #1: we’re moving.
I’ve been in NOVA for about 13 years, but my heart has always lived north of here. It’s not going to be easy to leave … Virginia has been good to me. That said, it’s time.
Change #2: I’m opening a little dog supply store in beautiful Doylestown, PA.
In this economy. Gulp.
It was Tom’s idea, and a darn good one at that. The brick and mortar “Life on the Leash” will cater to the training and behavior side of living with a furry best friend. I picture the store as a place for dogs and their people to come and hang out, get advice, and learn about the coolest and most helpful dog products available. My vision of the store has infected me, and I’ve only set foot in the space twice. I can see it, feel it, even taste it … (What does a dog store taste like, you ask? Cheetos and grass.)
But I’m still incredibly nervous. I’m leaping off a cliff. What if it fails? What if this is mistake? What if the dogs of Doylestown don’t want a community gathering place, thank you very little?
I hear those doubts. But then I hear something else. “You have to do this.”
So I will.
Stick with me, folks. I’m going to chronicle every step of the process here on LOTL. The joys (I’m signing the lease today), the traumas (I have to learn to use a cash register?) and everything in between.
I’m building the next chapter in my life … join me, won’t you?
