I’ve been here 6 months now. Wow! Half a year. That is pretty crazy.

I like to think I’ve changed a lot in that time, but it could be in my head? I don’t know. I like to think I’ve gotten more patient with life, even though sometimes it still gets to me, some of those little irksome things that I run into each day.

Looks like another apology for lack of posting is in order. To be honest, I haven’t been on the internet at all lately, just to answer business emails and what not. Between the teaching job I was doing (which just ended) and running around like crazy with the coats and other export projects, I didn’t feel like logging into this and filling everyone in on the latest with Linty Fresh.

And I’m sure there are at least some of you out there wondering what the heck is going on with LF. 2 months and no new releases! What?!

Well, for now, I’m trying to focus on Linty Fresh China. I want to launch the store in just a few weeks, which means I still need to take model shots (which will be done back in the US), design ads, and set up an ad campaign for several big college campuses here in China. This kind of stuff would’ve been way out of my budget back in the states, but it’s a doable thing here, so I want to try it out. This first batch of shirts was pretty small though (just 500 pieces!), so I’m not certain that such extensive advertising is wise… But at the very least, high demand + low supply is good, right?

Yeah, I’m nervous about it. There can be SO much red tape here. Red tape and lack of efficiency. In a previous post I complained about the Post Office. I finally stopped going. I’m looking for another shipper now. Some of my customers in the states that ordered jackets have been waiting over a MONTH for their things to arrive. The orders aren’t lost. China is just slow like that. Some of the coats were apparently sent by barge across the Pacific for who knows what reason, since everything I ever shipped from the States abroad was ALWAYS delivered by air. Dark ages? My goodness.

Anyways, these are things I’ve been dealing with. I’m hoping to get out a new episode of LITM soon though. I find it to be a really good way to unwind, seeing my life through a lens like that. Suggestions? I’m always open.