So what has he been doing?

It seems that I've been running around like the proverbial "chicken with the head cut off". I've actually seen a chicken with it's head cut off. It's rather disturbing.

Let's see.
It all started on January 8th when we found out that our other business, Eastern Shore Kids Market, may be written out of existence by a new federal law. You can read about the CPSIA law on our Kids Market blog. In a rush to hold one final sale, we quickly got our ducks in a row and launched a sale that was held during the last week of January. While in the process of preparing for the sale, the CPSC issued a guidance statement for consignment sales. We were off the hook for required third party lead content certification. But, the ball was rolling and we had to press forward with the sale. As it turns out, we learned a lot. It wasn't our best sale, but new challenges require new thinking. It's times like this that cause you to get out of your box and consider new solutions. I would say that we came up with three new process ideas that we will implement in the future.

Then, I decided to leave my current "real job" and go back to patient care in the home health arena. I can give more details about this later.

Lastly, we just returned from our second annual ski trip to Snowshoe, West Virginia. It was an awesome trip. But trips like this are epic in nature. They take more than a week to prepare and at least a week to recover once you return. We did snow mobiling, tubing and skiing. Things of note: There were more major accidents on the slopes than last year. We arrived on a Sunday afternoon. By Sunday night, the resort looked like an ambulance parade. Maybe it was a full moon?

What to do now? I have two more weeks before starting the new job. It's a bit surreal. I've been here 15 years. Moving on to something new is bittersweet.

Most importantly, I need to get back on the bike for some serious training.