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The cousin gets hitched

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Being a single child, my cousins mean the world to me. We’re practically siblings, only we don’t see each other as often, so we don’t fight and there’s always plenty of love (and noogies) going around.

Today, my cousin James got married and I had to bite my lip from crying my eyes out because I was just that happy for him. This is a man who together with two other cousins, Andy and Thommy, have always teased me, looked out for me, and loved me as their kid sister. And now he’s all grown up, starting a family of his own, and being that amazing protector to his wife and future children.

Exchanging of rings

Saying his vows

First kiss as man and wife

As I saw James going through the solemnisation, I couldn’t help being in awe of how much he’s grown. When we were younger, he was always the quietest among the boys, and was even kinda shy. Then he grew older and really came into his own. He started to find his voice and became more confident. All this time, he remained thoughtful, down-to-earth, generous and kind. I’m incredibly proud of the man that he is today, and I can’t wait for him to become a father.

I love you, James. And welcome to the family, Joana. ;)

James, Me, Andy & Brennan

Sidenote: I hate that we didn’t get Thommy in the picture and that I didn’t get a personal photo taken with the newlyweds!

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Song of the Day, because I’m reminiscing

To Be With You, by Mr. Big

A blessed beginning

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I feel so blessed.

In just one week, my little shop has gotten a bit over 200 Facebook “Likes” and even though business isn’t exactly taking off just yet (my friends are my only patrons thus far), having such response has sort of overwhelmed me, to say the least.

I really didn’t know what to expect. Would people like notebooks as much as I do? Would they like my choice pickings? Am I targeting my audience correctly with the Facebook ads? I had absolutely no idea. “Lord, please just let me do well enough,” I’d pray. And boy, did He answer. Instead of the 40, 50 fans I was hoping to get by the end of the week, God blessed me with 211 (at last count). I was astounded. Then I remembered that when the Lord takes charge, things like that can happen. So, THANK YOU, GOD. :)

I also have to thank God for blessing me with the amazing family and friends He has surrounded me with. They’ve been extremely supportive the whole time, showering me with great advice and words of affirmation. They’ve even been more than willing to help spread the word to their friends. I’ve since gotten a better sense of what people like, and I’ve been encouraged to order more products from my favourite brands. Now, let’s pray the shoppers will come a-knocking.

If you share my faith, won’t you pray for me too? Please pray that I’ll continue to honour the Lord in this venture. Thanks!

My humble shop

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It took a while for me to get it going, but I’m now ready to share my little venture with you. :)

I’ve been really fond of journals and notebooks ever since I was an adolescent. So when one of my dear friends launched her own online business late last year, I was inspired to say the least.

I immediately started searching for suppliers and boy, was that tough. Many did not respond, and the few who did, wanted credentials which (of course) I didn’t have, since I’m only starting out. Thankfully, I found a couple of businesses who were more than willing to wholesale their products to me and were very supportive too. :)

Then there was that long wait for the products to arrive. But I was in no hurry to launch the store, especially not with my crazy day job taking up most of my time. Besides, the next couple of months was hectic beyond belief because there was just so much going on at work. There was hardly time to think up plans for the shop. It took a pretty severe bout of viral infection for me to finally get things going, since I was doing nothing but sleeping in all day.

I’d originally wanted to launch a full website with the shop, but seeing how I didn’t have a huge range of products yet, I decided to keep it small first and see what the response is like. Thankfully, I found this pretty good shopping cart app on Facebook that seemed appropriate for my needs. Anyway if you ask me, I think Facebook shopping is gonna take over blogshopping. Just you wait and see. :p

I’m not expecting things to take off quickly but let’s hope it won’t be a massive failure. Hee.

You can follow the shop on Twitter too @anotebookaday or check out the site at anotebookaday.com :)