Whew. It’s been a busy few weeks. Not only have the coat orders been coming in steadily, but also bigger orders for cards and other promotional items. On top of that, I’m launching Linty Fresh China in March, so there’s a lot of prep work to get ready for that, including advertising campaigns on college campuses in Beijing and Shanghai. Advertising to a Chinese market is going to be an interesting challenge, but I have plenty of reason to believe that this venture is going to be even more successful that the original. Excited!

I was also pleased to recently find out that China has it’s own line of Chupa Chups, the lollipop brand that I’ve included with outgoing Linty Fresh orders in the states. I still have yet to track down a candy wholesaler, but I have some good leads that I’ll be looking into next week. I’m also currently working on packaging design and production for the orders here. Like I said, a lot is going on.

On top of all that, I’m working as a substitute English teacher at a local private kindergarten. It’s just a couple of hours each morning and pays really well.

Anyways, that’s what I’ve been up to. Still alive, and busy. By the way, if you’re thinking of getting a coat made, get on it soon. I will probably stop doing them once LF launches here, just because it’s too many things to balance at once. (I may turn the business over to someone else, as well, haven’t decided yet)

And finally, check it out: Tintin comics! Just 10 yuan at the bookstore (about $1.50 US). And they’re in Chinese, so I get to really work on my character recognition, which I’ve been super lazy about…