On a chilly mid-November morning, we blasted off in our new home |
We sailed along pretty well on savings for several months, but one day our desire grew bigger for a plentiful, fun flow of money coming in again.
i thought about going into town and filling out a job application somewhere, but that didn't ring my bells at all. For numerous reasons, i'm most-enjoying giving massages still, but just as a hobby and for fun, so, that didn't feel like an option for me either. Joel was looking here and there for something he could do web-wise, but nothing really called to him. "What i'd really like is to own or work for my own business." he told me one day. And he'd thought about doing private contract work, but he wasn't moved to take on anything yet. So, after several days of feeling-out some different options, i myself decided to give it a break and stop thinking about it.
Then something exceptional happened.
Joel's friends, Michael and Courtenay, have been running a small and successful rock-cutting and crystal-selling business here in town for 10ish years, called Copper Canyon Lapidary. One evening they suggested we meet up with them for dinner.
Mike asked Joel a bunch of questions about his web expertise, then went on to tell us about a huge business prospect he had up his sleeve.
He and his wife were seriously considering buying a colleague's 20+ yr, well-established, online rock-sales business, based out of Tuscon, AZ. Not only that, but they knew of another guy in the middle-of-nowhere, CA, looking to retire from his rock equipment-cutting business. So, they were looking to expand Copper Canyon Lapidary, BIGTIME. But they couldn't do it alone. Mike is a rock guy and just wants to cut rocks. Courtenay has little experience with online, tech-y stuff, and already run their little crystal shop at the local arts & craft fair on weekends. So they would need someone to manage a bunch of websites, photograph new inventory to put up on them, and learn to how to ship out the materials they'd sell. And of course, these new businesses would have to be physically moved: one up, and the other over, to Sedona.
They were asking us if we had any interest in maybe helping them.
blah blah blah, fast-forward a couple weeks, and we strongly felt "yes!"
stick a big rock in there! |
moving day, just before Halloween |
it can be a rather lengthy process. I now better understand all the energy that goes into the pretty little bits we all see set into jewelry, or sold at a crystal shop, for hobbyists and 'healers'. It's a delightful way to spend some time! And i can see why some folks have such a passion for doing it.
Malachite/Azurite cabochons that we cut |
Ginormous Quartz crystal at the Denver show |
YEAH, it's true, we're gonna be hunkered down here for a while, but i can't imagine a better place to be "stuck" (HA!) than this little town! I really love Sedona. I love and do miss my family, and friends.
I love my husband so much!!! I LOVE this opportunity we attracted (thanks, Universe/God/All-That-Is!). I love our new business partners, we all get along so well. I love our tiny home on wheels! We've been living in an RV for a full year now and i'm still finding so much satisfaction in it. It's just perfect for us right now! and quite a while to come, we both feel.
I'm really stoked we're gonna go to Quartzsite for our first time come the New Year. If you don't know yet, it's a HUGE RV/camping gathering that goes down every year in an area of AZ i havne't been to yet. There's also big gem show that goes on in conjunction with the camper event, so Mike and Courtenay plan on going to that as well.
In February we'll go to Tucson, where we'll buy up more inventory to sell at the local Spring show season. And every September we'll go back to Denver, to restock for the Fall show season. ...such is our ebb and flow of the crystal-sharing world.
What we sell at the arts & craft show is different from what we sell online, with the exception of Shungite products. Colorwright caters mainly to lapidary and faceting (rock-hound) folks. But we also offer beads, some polished items, jewelry, etc. (A whole LOT!)
If you ever see me post pics from the show and you see things you like, let me know what you're interested in and we'll figure it out to ship it to you.
Our latest hike/climb |
We get out on a hike much more seldom these days, but we did go last week on a trail we'd never been, made quite a climb, and caught a spectacular sunset view of Thunder Mountain. I told Mike and Courtenay that we ALL have to do a group hike once a month together. it will be great to clear our heads of business-y stuff, get exercise, fresh air, and bask in the energy/nature down here. They're all for it. The first hike isn't on the books yet, but it's coming. As are all good things! (For anybody, EVERY BODY! no exceptions 😉 ALL OF THE TIME! Well-Being flows to you~)
Hello! from the new Copper Canyon Lapidary :) |
TallyHo! 👋