A Day in the Life: Boutique Owner

It's only been a year since we opened the brick-and-mortar version of Council, and already I feel like I could write a book. I won't bore you with lengthy sagas about the highs and lows of running a boutique; instead, I'll take you through a typical day. Every day is different, so that's hard to do, but for the most part, this is my daily life..

6:45am- alarm goes off; hit snooze

6:59am- snooze again

7:07am- My 2 year old wakes up, so I wake up. (If I can make myself get out of bed an hour before the rest of the house I am a much calmer being, so I don't know why but lately I just want every ounce of sleep. I think we go in cycles with how much sleep we need.. )

7:20am- COFFEE/ eggs and toast with berries, feed 4 pets, 2 cats, 2 dogs

8:55am- out the door to preschool and work

9:20am- grab second cup of coffee at one of my local favorites, get to the store, check emails (I've usually already done this a few times before getting to work/ trying to stop that because balance, ya know?)

10:00am - Open the store! Knock out some Instagram stories while the coffee is still working, try on any new items so I know how they fit.

11:00am- Weekly photoshoot of new products for the website

12:00pm- Talk about how hungry I am and what to eat for lunch...

12:02pm- Get distracted, print off photos of things I bought at market for Fall, organize them by delivery, help a customer, few more stories, restock sold merchandise, take sold merchandise off online store, move a couple pieces around to freshen up the sales floor, emails again..

3:00pm- Realize I still haven't eaten lunch, so grab a granola bar and the applesauce pouch I keep in my purse for 2 year old meltdown moments... because I am probably about to have one if I don't eat. 

3:15pm- Help a new customer with outfits for an upcoming trip, she raves about her new pieces, I make a new friend and remember why I started. 

4:15pm- Realize the time so I tie up loose ends and write notes for tomorrow, head home to relieve the babysitter.

5:00pm- Home. Playtime or pool time, quick supper for her..

6:30pm- Y O G A  to exhale all the junk. Ahhhhh...

7:45pm- Back home. Make a healthy-ish supper, pop open computer to knock a few more things off the to do list in efforts to make it stop growing. A few for work, a few for home. Pay bills, re-order things we are out of, make a grocery list.

9:30pm- A glass of wine and catching up with my husband on the patio. Watch Big Little Lies or Friends or just go to bed.

11:00pm- ZzzzZzz