This coming weekend I will be attending the International Housewares Show at McCormick place.\u00a0 I love this show for so many reasons.\u00a0 There is a Gourmet Food section, which lets me find new products. There is the tabletop area \u2013 fun mugs, teapots, trays, bowls \u2013 I always find something that I want to try as an alternative container for a gift package.\u00a0 The organization area \u2013 I am both organized and terminally messy.\u00a0 I describe my workshop as an organized disaster and despair of ever being able to keep my desk neat.\u00a0 The electronics area\u00a0 – a few years ago there was a massage chair in this area that wrapped around you \u2013 you felt like you were being swallowed by the chair, but I can\u2019t deny that the massage felt great.<\/p>\n
That said, this year I have another reason to be excited to attend – I will be doing one on one consulting to small business owners on \u201cPlanning for Profits.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 This is the second year that I am doing this, but last year I was a last minute fill in for someone who had to cancel.\u00a0 Apparently my ratings were good and I was invited back this year for another round.\u00a0 I find this to be incredibly satisfying \u2013 I\u2019ve received so much help from others in my business that I can never fully repay, this allows me to pass those gifts forward. \u00a0And I have found that I really enjoy one on one consulting with other small businesses.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 So win-win.<\/p>\n