Dreams REALLY Do Come True

Hi everyone!

Well I can finally say that my dream of having my own little shop has come true!!!  Thanks so THE most AMAZING friends, family & church family!

Curiosity Cottage officially has its own little place at the Washington Old Schoolhouse Antique Mall!! 

Michael & I will be adding new items EVERY weekend!!

And some of his AMAZING photography will also be added this Spring!!

In addition, I will be launching a website for the Washington Old Schoolhouse Antique Mall.

We also have a new site Louisiana Treasures, that will also debut in the next couple of weeks!!

This new site will feature businesses between Opelousas & Washington Louisiana.  

THE PERFECT "Day Trip" idea!!

So watch for GREAT deals and items to win, in the very near future!!

Reflections from a Mom

Hi everyone,

I had to take a break from my work on Curiosity Cottage, to just reflect on my heart from a mom's perspective.

The Heart of a Mother

I also think the important thing about any business venture is that one must never loose sight of what is really important.  Taking the time to tell your love ones how much they mean to you; taking the time to reflect and pray about all of the blessings in your life, thanking the Lord for those blessings - even when you may find that life is a bit overwhelming, is truly what life is all about!!

So as I prepare for the new chapter that lies ahead for Curiosity Cottage I find that the gratitude I have for what the Lord has already done for my little business and through my little business, if that is all that comes from this new chapter, will be reward enough!!  

He has already allowed Curiosity Cottage to show my friends and family INCREDIBLE God Winks.  I just cannot wait to see what else He has in store!!

From Jen's Heart

Hi everyone!

As I prepare Curiosity Cottage for the next chapter of business development, I have decided to use my blog From Jen's Heart to continue my writings, and save Curiosity Cottage for my creative business endeavors.

So take a second and check it out!  What do you think???  Both sites have pages that will link you to the other page.

I look so forward to hearing your feedback!

Home Away From Home

Hi Everyone!

As we continue to get ready to take Curiosity Cottage into the Old Schoolhouse Antique Mall, lots of cleaning and sorting is taking place.  So it only seemed natural to start this new chapter of our business venture with an updated blog look too.

As I look at all of the amazing things that vendors have to offer at the mall, it makes getting all of our inventory together an exciting task, not just work. 

 What is so nice too is that the lady we will share our space with has the same type of style that is what makes up Curiosity Cottage.  This will allow us to enhance each others booth and give the room a really nice feel.

For now, we will continue the tasks at hand, knowing that in just a few short weeks a life long plan will be coming together.  Yes, this dream has been in the works for 23 years, but the lesson once again...when things happen in God's time, they ALWAYS turn out far better than we could have ever dreamed!

Stars & Stickers

Hi everyone!

I must admit, I am such a "Stars & Stickers" kind of girl.  This is why I enjoy going to my Weight Watcher's Meetings, versus only participating in the program online.  When Mary, our leader, gives me a star or "Bravo" sticker, you would have thought I had won the Nobel Peace Prize.

It is the simple things in life that make me smile.  Though I have to tell you, when I saw yesterday that Nothy Lane from Aft Agley had nominated me for a "Liebster Blogging Award" you would have thought it was an Oscar.

So the researcher in me then proceeded to do several things.  First I went to Nothy's blog to find out more and second I went to Google to find out more about the award.  Okay, so there is not a committee that decides to bestow this upon me, but the idea is really incredible.   It is designed to increase the number of followers that an up-and-coming blogger have on their site.  Since Nothy is from Canada & I am from Louisiana AND this nomination did not come from an immediate friend or family member, I am thrilled.  What a GREAT way to meet new people in the blogging community and broaden this online experience.

As any writer will admit, even if it is to themselves on a cold winter night, we all like to know that people like to read what we have written...that we are on the right track...that we just may be on to something with this writing stuff.  So I will keep you posted and let you know if Curiosity Cottage becomes a winner.

  

Curiosity Cottage's Home Away From Home

Good Morning Everyone!!

While the sun may not be up yet this morning, I am smiling from ear-to-ear and have a song in my heart, as if I was dancing in the midday sun!!  While Curiosity Cottage came into being in 2010, my desire for a shop and business started many, many years ago at about this same time of year in Germany.  A detail I had forgotten, until my dear friend Suzie, reminded me not long ago.

I just had to share and show you what is going to become Curiosity Cottage in just a few short weeks!!  

As Michael and I prepare to make these rooms into Curiosity Cottage, I am reminded of my past moves with the military.  With each of those moves I would turn spaces, that often looked very much like this new space, into a home.  

That is our goal and vision for this chapter of our lives.  When you visit our little corner of the world, we want you to feel like you have come home.  You can let us know how we do when we reveal the finished product in a few weeks!!

LOVE what YOU do

Hi everyone!

Well it has been a week since I last posted.  It isn't that I haven't been on my site, I actually have, but creating new things to reveal to the world!!  Monday I started teaching a new course "Blog Creation" and my textbooks center around using a blog to drive business.  In this economy, finding ways to drive business have NEVER been more important.

For me, spending the time to develop this class is not work, because I truly LOVE what I do!!  

 It is also important during these challenging economic times for us not to give up, but if need be find ways to reinvent ourselves and our businesses.

And it is my hope, as a teacher, to let people enjoy the beauty of the blogging world so that it might allow them to take their hopes, couple it with effort, and then allow them to achieve things beyond their wildest dreams!!

Stay tuned, exciting things are happening for my little Curiosity Cottage!!