Moving On

I got this little note in the mail and it said that she would like to be a designer at my store. She said she was battling brain cancer and wanted to be up front about it since some stores just did not want to deal with it. Her spelling was bad and it was little hard to read her message, but I was intrigued. So I responded and she sent me some samples of her work. She also sent me to her blog.

Well, I got confused as the samples she sent were not full size, then it hit me, it was tag art. To be sure I sent her an email and asked. Immediately she replied apologizing and thinking I did not want her in the store. But, I have just started putting tag art in the store and her work was great. So, we moved on.

Missie and I had some problems with communications, but she just kept trying and she would take all the blame, when I know some of the blame had to be mine. I really admired her for allthe hard work she put into her designs considering that some days it must have been real hard to just get out of bed.

Some tag art can be considered suggestive since the ladies where little to nothing and they have these awesome bust lines. I had to ask Missie to fix one of her kits she had in the store –it was hard and my heart was in my throat hoping she would not be upset with me over it. But, she was so generous and even offered to leave the store. Such a sweetie. I just wanted the one kit taken care of and she was willing to leave. But, you know she could have been just the opposite. She could have said that I was a prude and that I should not play the censor and could have been quite vocal about it all to the point of giving the store bad PR. I knew that but could not have let the kit stay the way it was. (Being a store owner is not all fun and games!)

Well, now Missie is in the hospital and her husband is preparing for the worst. Reading back through her blog, I see where she has refused more chemo. I also see parts where she was not able to get out of bed so her husband posted for her. Such a brave woman. Our prayers and thoughts are with her and her family at this time and I just want to say that I am glad I took the chance on Missie.

Missie