Day 1

Today was the first official, in-house day of the 2013 ice cream season.  For those in the back benches, it's not my first day working this year. (Hold the snickering please.) But it's the first day I scrubbed a shelf and ordered stock AND spent 9 hours at the building.

I also did a lot of shovelling. Damn there was a lot of snow this weekend.

Anyways, all I wanted to say was that today was a good day. It was a great way to start. I talked to all our suppliers (except for the guy from Coke who always seems too busy to call back little old me), service people and even a few neighbours.  Everyone was happy to chat and share a laugh. That's the kind of "day one" I like to have.

I also had lots of help and enthusiasm from my staff. That's good too. I NEED their support.

I'm excited to go back for Day 2. I have high hopes for Day 3. Four is a good number, so I'll be there too. Five is my lucky number so I'm going to shine that day.

Don't you just love that new season optimism? I do.