why i'm scared of christmas
i was just thinking about how i have like at least 3 days off from work in a row! maybe i will have four. which leads me to realize i should probably make a schedule for my staff next week. i always hated that boss who never got the schedule up until the very last day... ugh, i don't want to be that person! and i'm sure they don't want me to be either.
since i'm thinking about work, i have to figure out what i'm going to do with the front part of my store. it's empty and looks rather tacky. and it opens right into the mall so everyone sees how tacky it looks. i'm feeling pressured to put out my christmas product. but i feel very adamantly that it's a bad idea. for starters, i'm in the mall, every other mall store has halloween product out, hence there are two holidays before christmas (probably more, but no one decorates for them). but i'm still feeling a pressure to do it. and with no gift product to put in the primo merchandising space, the pressure could make me cave in. however, if i do, i will put my foot down on listening to christmas music in the overhead until AFTER November 1st!
i guess in the back of my mind, i can understand the reason behind christmas starting on october 1st. it is the biggest retail holiday of the year. and i fear i'm going to get all wrapped up in the worst part of christmas--consumerism. but how to maintain the true purpose for this holiday is rather difficult when all around you there is pressure to buy and sell product.
since i'm thinking about work, i have to figure out what i'm going to do with the front part of my store. it's empty and looks rather tacky. and it opens right into the mall so everyone sees how tacky it looks. i'm feeling pressured to put out my christmas product. but i feel very adamantly that it's a bad idea. for starters, i'm in the mall, every other mall store has halloween product out, hence there are two holidays before christmas (probably more, but no one decorates for them). but i'm still feeling a pressure to do it. and with no gift product to put in the primo merchandising space, the pressure could make me cave in. however, if i do, i will put my foot down on listening to christmas music in the overhead until AFTER November 1st!
i guess in the back of my mind, i can understand the reason behind christmas starting on october 1st. it is the biggest retail holiday of the year. and i fear i'm going to get all wrapped up in the worst part of christmas--consumerism. but how to maintain the true purpose for this holiday is rather difficult when all around you there is pressure to buy and sell product.