Busy All Week, and Not Much Done

It's been another one of those weeks that felt full of hectic activity: with very little actually accomplished. On the other hand, I did get Spiral Light Candle's Find a Retailer page updated. Here's how it looked on Wednesday:


Spiral Light Candle's Store Locator map, reduced to fit this blog's format.
November 28, 2012.

Those candles that burn in a circle are in over 200 stores as of the middle of last week. Spiral Light Candle has a pretty good online store, too.

My son-in-law and #2 daughter have been doing the heavy lifting, taking Spiral Light Candle from a good idea into a factory in North Dakota: but my wife and I own a piece of the company, too; and our son was 'on loan' this week, helping with the Christmas rush.

We picked him up this weekend, spending all Saturday with #2 daughter and son-in-law. I'll be astonished if we see them again before next year: but maybe they'll come to a family get-together here in Sauk Centre. Then again maybe not.

Either way, I'm glad we went to see them this weekend: and I'm glad to be back home.


Spiral Light Candle factory, south section: production floor and offices.
March-April, 2012.

Finally, my wife received her black belt in Soo Bahk Do this evening. This is the realization of a decades-old dream for her. #3 daughter has her black belt, too. Actually, the belts are midnight blue, and that's another topic.

Related posts:

• "Candles, a Store Locator, and Online Shopping"
  Starting a Small Business Without Losing My Mind (November 28, 2012)
• "A Busy Week, or, Christmas Season's Started"
  Sauk Centre Journal Blog (December 2, 2012)
• "Family, Candles, and an Online Store"
  (November 28, 2012)
• "Another Month, Another Unexpected Drive"
  (September 16, 2012)
• "Good Candles and Good Neighbors in North Dakota"
  Includes excerpts from the news
  Starting a Small Business Without Losing My Mind
  (June 16, 2012)