Stuffing Large Things Into Small Cars

Stuffing Large Things Into Small Cars

I’ve been busy since the last time I checked in. Of my ten ideas for growing the business, I’ve tried two. Instead of turning my car in for a van, I got a tow hitch installed. And I’ve tried selling things myself and putting them up for consignment,...
Ideas for growing

Ideas for growing

As you may know, I’m working on a side hustle selling Danish furniture.  I’ve been “practicing” – buying Danish or midcentury modern style furnishings for cheap up island or online classifieds, running them back to Victoria and/or...
Practicing

Practicing

Before I gamble a lot of hard-earned money to buy designer furniture, stuff it into a steel box, and ship it from Denmark to Victoria, it wouldn’t hurt to make sure I know the market. Can I sell this table? This chair? For how much? To whom, in what condition, and how...
We Made a Boat

We Made a Boat

Last night we built a boat. It's a viking burial-at-sea boat, and we're going to use it in the funeral for 2017 on New Year's Eve. This is a tradition now. It's traditional because I said so, and my friends agreed, and that's how a tradition...