Maddy's going as a cowgirl, with her treasured Toy Story boots that her grandmother picked up a few months back (so authentic, they've got 'Andy' scribbled on the sole of the right one) and a handed-down costume from her cousins. She had to dress up for her preschool's costume parade yesterday and just watching her and the other children play for a few minutes was pretty awesome. I missed a few Halloweens as a little kid with a pretty intense bout of tonsillitis, so it's nice to be able to watch Maddy experience it all (and free candy!). And tomorrow, a new month begins. And with a new month comes new goals and plans. Life has put it's foot down and is forcing me to make some pretty drastic changes (hello, 'real' job!)... but I'm not going to let it derail my plans. I'm going to find a job that lets me continue with nisseworks and grow it into a properly sustainable business. So what's on tap for November? A fairly intensive goal: one sale a day for the month. Not averaging one sale a day, but one actual transaction, per day, for the next 30 days. It's definitely a challenge, especially with the month kicking off with a trip across the province to be with Keith's family as his mom goes for surgery, but it's a goal that is very doable. Proper marketing, introducing the felt brooches I'm working on, building up my network, bringing back the much-loved Excel