Construction and Cups!
Good Morning! Happy Saturday! I'm listening to Boards of Canada's Geogaddi album, before zooming down to Orlando to visit Edge Coffee; I've been finding IDM music to be really productive, easy to zone out too and keep my head down. This week has been crazy busy. I had to get a new car and that ate up a whole day, but there were lots of other little things I'll outline below.
As mentioned last week, we began construction!
I met with the whole team on Tuesday, and we outlined a rough timeline. We're beginning this weekend with breaking up concrete for plumbing, next week is wall/bar framing, and the following week should be countertops. Sometime in there I'll need to bust out flooring, and after everything is done I'll need to paint the place and replace the ceiling.
The city also asked we get in touch with the Department of Agriculture while we work. So I sent in an app and talked to someone there who said to try again when it's time to open. I mentioned this in a previous blog but they're like the health department equivalent for cafes. I am ServSafe certified from a prior job so I'm somewhat familiar with everything we'll need to be up to code, it's just a matter of scheduling a walkthrough when it's time to open. On the phone he only really seemed concerned with sink placement. we have sinks :)
Cups came in!
We officially have hot and cold cups that I designed, pitch, bought, and redirected to my house! They look great, and they feel like a piece of art. I spent some time trying to find space for the boxes that now reach beyond my garage. Then I set up a lightbox and did some photoshoots. That was also a fun experience, it's crazy how much good lighting adds to a photo.
I also designed some business cards, since more often than not I'm verbally trying to communicate what and where the cafe is to strangers when it comes up. I'm stoked to have those come in too! It'll be way easier to guarantee an actual connection.
Personal organization!
I took apart my filing cabinet this week and reorganized all my physical paper from the last year, and did some more tax research on upcoming reporting. I went through all my emails and responded to some local salesman about POS, packaged food, and laundry services. I don't need anything right now but it was fun talking to them nonetheless.
I'm ready to take on new projects next week! Have a good weekend everyone! - Elias
