PROCESS OF REOPENING & RELOCATING
to our new home at

15150 Municipal Dr.
Madeira Beach FL
33708
(next to Dollar Tree at the Winn Dixie Plaza)

Day one of relocating: November 24th
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Opened the door to Colette's New Home and went inside to start the cleaning process; started by sweeping the floors and mopping them. I don't need to do any aggressive remodeling to open up although once open, I will periodically work on improvements. 

​Below are pictures of the space.
​I think I will enjoy decorating it.

I don't have Electric yet. Long story. 

I have to get up early tomorrow morning to wait for electric to be turned on and my electrician to come in and make sure everything is working well. Many of the outlets are lose and old so they need to be replaced. 
​Day Two: Nov. 25th, 2024
Was at the shop by 8:00 waiting to have power turned on.
Brought in a rack for sorting hangers and built it.
Brought in cleaning supplies and storage baskets.
Cleaned the door window and the mirrors; there are a lot of mirrors!
Partially cleaned the bathroom. (couldn't see too well without light.
I waited and waited for power. They were supposed to come at 12:00. Finally, around 1:00 the power was turned on. 
Then I walked around trying to figure out which switch went with what light. I couldn't figure out how to turn off fluorescent lights in ceiling so I called my electrician (who is the best by the way) and he will be over tomorrow morning to figure it all out for and with me.
Ordered "EXIT" lights which will also be installed tomorrow.
Went to Home Depot and picked up ceiling tiles. Store had many missing from Hurrican Milton. It will make the new store look so much better!
Definitely getting closer to moving in...

​Days from the 26th to December 2nd....
The last week has been busy. Electric has been sorted.  I had a plumber come in to take out all the remnants of a what used to be a salon. I used the best AC Guy in all of Florida to restore the unit and fix some minor electrical issues and install my EXIT signs and some spotlights in the window. 

Made a Post on Facebook about how helpful this company has been 

Slowly every day I am bringing in more stuff and sorting. 
I had a great day shopping for used furniture. I needed storage and found an old TV stand to put under counter. Found two lamps, a display table and a cabinet for the sink in the back. 

I Designed my first window!

On December 2nd I had a great group of ladies come in to help. The ladies who came in the morning helped me clean displays, take out trash and demolition debris, go to old shop to pick up racks and other items.  
Later that day, I had another volunteer stop by and we started working on ceiling tiles; that went a bit wrong on my end. Long story. 
 

Later in the afternoon some of the clothing was delivered from my house and at the same time my last volunteer of the day came by. (Who says the early bird catches the worm) She had the fun job of helping me unpack boxes. The first box we opened contained the "Storm Top" I had featured on Facebook. I had a lot of ladies interested in it but unfortunately it was packed away and I couldn't sell it. I called one of my favorite customer a couple of minutes later to see if she was still interested in the top. Of course she was. The top is so her. So, today I made my first sale out of my new shop.
​It was a very good day!