Zimt gets shot down! 01/27/2012
Hi!!! Hope your week and a bit has been going well. Mine's been going pretty interestingly...! So, I am trying to get more accounts. Kind of an unfortunate week for that! Here's what happened: 1. I tried Choices. This is the second time around, though, because the first set of samples I sent in were apparently eaten by the wrong people...? (WHY???? So much love and work went into those!) Anyway, they will keep me on file. Right! =))))) 2. I tried... OrganicLives. Not totally surprised, I must say. But I was asked for samples and then... they were eaten... and then... I was told that they weren't really interested because they are going that direction themselves... that's wonderful. I think people just want to eat my chocolate. That's nice. Real swell...... ! This was a neat week, too, because I got to stay at the Pan Pacific for a couple of nights. There was no internet, so I got to fix up my files and things, in addition to escape from life for a bit. I 1 Comment Lots and lots. 01/21/2012
Hi! Thanks for stopping in- here is a bit of an update on the world of Zimt. Things have been really busy. So busy, in fact, that... I am really going to type up that employee manual and train people this week to be Oompa Loompas. It's just gotten a bit ridiculous, really- I can't be a production facility and expect to also do a decent job managing every other aspect of the business. Not possible, at least not for me. I had some prettttty late nights in the kitchen. The most extreme was til 4:30 am and then home to do an hour or so of computer work and then waking up at 8:30 to prep for deliveries. zzzzzz. My mom and Oma came along, and my mom even drove while I sat in the back and did Excel-y things. They're so cute and enthusiastic. Here's an example: They visited me and helped in the kitchen... yesterday, I think, and they saw a whole bunch of chocolate I had made that needed to be packaged and then my mom started crying and saying how proud she is of me and then Oma just kept saying that this is amazing and that I have a production facility. So neat! She was really not this stoked of me and Zimt at the beginning of the summer, when I was selling chocolate from the loft of a barn at a farmers' market. I can remember her face when she first saw me- kind of extreme disbelief and dismay. Heh. Things are changing! But this is just the beginning of the work, I am sure- good things take time and lots (lots) of effort, apparently. Some exciting news- Zimt is now available at 75% of the Whole Foods locations in the Lower Mainland of BC! Cambie, Park Royal, and, as of 1 hour and 24 minutes ago, Capers (!) on 4th Avenue all are in possession of Zimt! I didn't realize I had gotten a purchase order from Capers, but saw it this morning in the minimized windows of the things I need to print out once my printer starts working again. And then- here, this was my day:
There's lots more stuff, but I am really tired and falling asleep, so I will try to finish up tomorrow. Or within the next week. There are now truffle boxes, though! =) emma PS. I am really behind on my text messages and FB and I am sorry about that but will catch up asap! Fresh Start for 2012 01/04/2026
Stefanie and Zimt chocolatier, Emma wishing you all the best in 2012! Hi Everyone, Happy New Year! Thank you for checking out the Zimt website and blog! Previous blog posts can be found here. I decided to consolidate things and put the blog on the official Zimt website- this makes things seem at least a little simpler, a bit more minimalist. Thank you as well for making 2011 really quite incredible- it was a big, big year! I remember where I was at this point last year- my final semester of university before graduating, scribbling out ideas to bring raw chocolate to Vancouver. Now there are recipes and at least a bit of order, and a functioning website, packaging and barcodes and.... retail presence. Now I have a little chocolate company- and Vancouver has raw chocolate! Thank you very much for supporting Zimt. I'm really astounded at all the blessings Zimt has brought me- I've met some amazing people! Looking back makes me look ahead- if 2012 is half as unexpected and wonderful as 2011, I will be a happy chocolate-addict. Resolutions are popular and can help make wonderful, or at least good, happen- but again, it is more of the unexpected twists that can make things truly... awesome. I think many people have become a bit jaded and disheartened by resolutions at this point- we get our hopes up, set our intentions to be very high, but being human we are often left feeling failure-esque after succumbing to our limitations after a few days of great intentions. This is a great reason to have a flexible 2012- making flexible goals and celebrating when you achieve them. Much less pressure, much less "dooms day" if not all plans pan out precisely as originally hoped. Have a variety of goals and try them on and off. For example, say you are interested in veganism and want to live a more compassionate lifestyle. If you have tried to be vegan before and for some reason or another, have not stuck with it, try it again- plan ahead, take little steps, and be happy with your accomplishments, even if that means just having a vegan meal when you normally wouldn't. Any peaceful action has a big impact, especially in this case. I find that being successful with a goal even a couple of times in a row can help to create real momentum. Here are a list of my resolutions: 1. learn more about world religions and belief systems 2. juice more 3. keep working on sorting out life- to manageable levels 4. travel to Europe 5. travel to Asia 6. take up Krav Maga! 7. follow up on the to-do lists I make 8. donate chocolate to women's shelters 9. work through paperwork pile... 10. get trading (Forex, I am thinking.) 11. check my model mayhem account consistently... just for fun. 12. think really hard about what I say before any words leave my mouth. So if I don't respond to what you say for a while, but instead peer into the sky for a bit, this could just be me working on my NY resolution to keep from offending and/or confusing you and/or me. It may also be the ADD kicking in. What are your resolutions for the year? What are some unique resolutions you've heard of? ... leaving comments on the Zimt blog, perhaps? <3, Emma | Author: emmaFounder of Zimt Artisan Chocolates and maker of Zimt chocolate... with love. ArchivesMarch 2012 Categories |
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