What am I doing?

I hesitated a bit to publish this particular post, But then I thought blogging is about creativity, at least for me it is, and what I, what we (Hubby & I) do for a living requires quite a bit of creativity....So what better way to give you a glimpse of what it is we do & how we do it than to blog about it...Now I know most of you get freaked out at the thought of opening a business, and although I'm the first to tell you that business isn't for everyone, I like to think we give some people the jump start they need. 2 weeks ago we came back from opening the 3rd location of Patty's Closet in Hawaii, We basically start off with an interested franchisor, after all the agreements are signed, place of new location is established, and lease is executed we get started.......we basically set up shops for people, people like you & I that always dreamed of having our own store. I'm not going to make this post too long...Because then you won't want to buy the book in the future (dreaming...hey you never know). But here's a quick look at the process. ENJOY:)

This is the space we started with:

 AS you can see it used to be a cleaners......Until we moved in.

After some improvements done by the franchisee.........

                         
                                                             A fresh Coat of paint

and We're ready to make magic!

The hubby (Juan)& I arrive to the location usually 3-5 days before the scheduled grand opening, so really it's do or die....not much room for anything to go wrong, But usually when we arrive we already have everything waiting for us, BUT it's waiting outside.......Like, this......

Yep! That's right, everything we need is usually in the container...Juan and I arrived on the red eye flight to Hawaii at 5am on Wednesday, we jetted to the center and unloaded this bad boy in 80% weather with 69% humidity, We constantly looked like we had just taken a shower....But in sweat. Not to mention the container was at least 200 ft from the actual store, so we lugged everything in ourselves, To top it off.... the air conditioner wasn't working! Turns out the cleaners never used it...talk about sweat shop!

Anyway....we're always prepared for some obstacles, so that didn't surprise us, If you think I'm lying...we have witnesses.

and so, after 2 days of constant box openings & many drenching hours. We finished, take a look....

I have to mention we did have some help from our regional Manager Danielle, she came in after we had unloaded everything...lucky her:)

Then it was Grand Opening time!

 

 

The newest franchisees are an adorable family, we really love the fact that our shop gets to be a family affair in most cases. 

All in all we LOVE what we do,I get to travel to paradise, set up a shop with my name on the storefront,shop for fashion everyday....all while doing this with my best friend & soulmate! What else can I ask for? I truly feel like we're making everlasting memories...maybe we'll fail, maybe we'll fall....But you know what? we try, which is more than most can say at the end of their lives.

Thank you for allowing me to share just a glimpse of our lives with you, and remember that 9 times out of 10, it's only fear that stands between you and your dreams. If you are interested in possibly franchising, email us! We'd love to be part of you dream too. Contact us at franchise@pattysclosetstore.com for more info. or visit us at www.ilovepattyscloset.com

My Sinful must trys:

OMG it's 2 dessert places in Hawaii, if you're going soon, you have to try these places:

1. Leonards Bakery, try the Malasadas, They have filled ones and plain ones, it's basically like a sugared donut, but lighter & fresher. I tried the Guava filled, Since it's one of my favorite flavors.We also tried a cupcake, It was good...But the Malasadas were INSANE.

2. Hokulani Bake Shop, Try the Strawberry Shortcake, or Strawberry Guava cupcakes,I'm telling you it's the Krispy Kreme of Cupcakes! moist & tasty...Jeez I'm craving them now...ooh lil fun fact the were on the food network, as a winner for Cupcake wars! MUST TRY!!!!

Any who...Hope you enjoyed this post, Have a sweet day:)