Tuesday sees the culmination of almost two months of blood, sweat and tears of frustration (I have to say the tears haven't been mine, but there have been a few of our number who have let things get to them)....the opening of the new JALON VALLEY HELP (JVH) Charity Shop, in the neighbouring village of (funnily enough!) Jalon.
You may remember me mentioning in previous posts that we had been refurbishing the shop in our own village...that refurb was part of an attempt to bring both shops more onto an equal footing, as we knew the Jalon shop was moving to these new premises which would (after some serious hard graft) look bright, shiny and new!
Having finished ALCALALI'S 'facelift' a couple of weeks ago, it was straight into the actual physical moving of everything in the OLD Jalon shop which needed to go to the NEW one, and also of course the 'facelift' for the new premises!
And Tuesday evening is the BIG opening!......tomorrow will- hopefully!- see the last of the labels for the shelves and rails being put in place (typed, printed and laminated by myself...people are beginning to think I have OCD when it comes to ensuring everything is perfectly cut to size and MATCHING!).
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I am also responsible for the buffet being served at the Grand Opening.......my shopping list today included; Cava, Juice, Water,Olives and these fabby little bread snacks I've recently discovered:
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Hopefully, by 4.45pm(ish) tomorrow evening, I will have the trestle tables looking festive and all the lovely ladies I've
Wednesday morning will see me at the hairdresser's...a much-needed appointment I have to say, and the end of the week sees me re-organising the books in our (JVH's) new storage facility!
How is your week shaping up?
Thanks for dropping by!
Take care of you
Alison xx
Good for you...given the madcap schedule it seems to me you've kept over the last several months, it's amazing that you find time to volunteer as well. Good luck with the opening!
ReplyDeleteWhen they see all those beautiful matching signs/labels they will be glad you are a little OCD! ;o) I think, anyway!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a lot of work but also rewarding. Glad to know the tears weren't yours! xo
This sounds like a great project to be involved in and you are clearly giving it your all. Hope the little bit of pampering is a nice reward
ReplyDeleteGosh what a busy week Alison. Good luck with the opening.
ReplyDeleteI hope it all goes well xx
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the opening,Alison....sounds like you've put in a lot of hard work.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with it all - you will do a great job. I'm again laughing at the OCD comment as I am systematically going through every drawer cupboard and shelf in the hous and reorganising or sorting. OH accused me of OCD when I made sure all my CDs were back to alphabetical order.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your week xx
sounds a very satisfying project
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the grand re opening. Looks like you have everything under control!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the opening! can't wait to see the photos.
ReplyDeleteAll the best for a great grand opening - how exciting!
ReplyDeleteHugs, Estelle xx
Congratulations on the grand opening. You've put so much work into this!! ~ Blessings, Tracey
ReplyDeleteGarden of Grace
I hope the opening went well, you've certainly worked hard on it x
ReplyDeleteJust catching up with my blog reading. Hope all went well last night and all the labels are now in place! xx
ReplyDeleteWell, I'm late checking in this week & hope everything has gone well. I've been busy with get-togethers with my teenage friends this week since school starts next week - made a pie with a 15-year-old, scrapbook with a 14 & 17-year-old, took a painting class with another 17-year-old - it's been a FUN week around here! :>)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your good works!
ReplyDeleteRinda
Good luck with all that, how exciting
ReplyDeleteSounds like a very busy week. I hope all went well with the opening and you are now pampering yourself.
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