CarlaPie.com - Baby and Childrens Boutique in Danville, CA Opens

Well I finally am caught up with the cool people. started my own blog !! Can you believe it ?

I have been meaning to set this up for sometime now but have been real busy with setting up the new store in Danville, CA, we hope to open mid sept 2006.

I have been running our baby and children's online boutique, http://www.carlapie.com for the last 5 years. We sell boutique brand diaper bags from Fleurville, Timi Leslie , Sally Spicer and 15 other diaper bag brands, custom photo purses, childrens clothing from Little Mass, Greggy Girl, LipStik, Sara Sara and baby gifts, strollers and blankets as well as some maternity clothing.

Anyway we realized finally that we really need to move the operation out of our garage. Most of the work has been done by me, some help from my husband and an occasional friend or two (although we hired some PT people in early Jan that really help to relieve some of the crunch).
Our 3 car garage was taken over and a few rooms in the house. My husband has been patient long enough as the business has slowly taken over the house. He is happy that we are doing well with the business but most of all to get all the stuff out of the house !!

We found a great spot in the Village Shopping Center in Downtown Danville, downstair from the trendy hair salon Tribez for a reasonable price. We moved in August 1st, we have been busy painting, buying furniture, fixtures and just setting up the store in general. Our target start date was September 1, but given that school is starting and last minute changes to the store it is now looking like mid-sept...I can't wait !!

We are in the process of hiring a few people to help out with the store as well. Interviewed a few people today that look promising, need to make some decisions soon though..

Well I think that is the most I can write at this point, nice long weekend ahead, unfortunately spend most of it at the store..the price to pay for having fun with your business !!

Not sure which direction this blog will go but if feels good to write a few things down as a history of sorts. If people read this maybe they will be entertained or maybe sympathize with my crazy life with two young girls, FT + job and the FT taxi service/shuttle that most of us moms try to balance with "me time"..beleive me you're not alone !!

Carla
CarlaPie.com
Danville, CA 94526
http://www.carlapie.com