Packing The LAST Orders CLOSING MY SMALL BUSINESS
so hello welcome to a studio vlog so if you follow me on instagram and if you watched my previous upload i'm gonna reverse so you can actually see me there we go if you've been following and keeping up to date you will know that i am closing soul and fire i have a video talking all about it so i won't go into it but i'll leave that video linked in like the i button thing today i am packing the first bulk of orders so i announced that yesterday and i feel very grateful because so many people have placed final orders and i've got like a big pile to get through so i'm gonna do them now it feels weird already all i've done so far is make up the boxes and like sort out the orders and i'm sort of feeling i'm feeling really sad like it's the end of an era and it's making me sad but this is what's happening um i know it's the right decision but seeing so many orders coming at once has sort of like reignited a little bit of something because that's how it always used to be but i need to remember this is a one-off these are just everyone's last orders like yeah it's just it's a little bit strange but yes we have a pile of boxes on the windowsill we've got the tissue paper i've got my laptop ready so i've pulled pulled i've pressed my desk higher so i can use it from standing i've got my laptop there this is a box of like filler like let's show you just i call them noodles paper crinkly paper then on the windowsill i've got tissue paper the smaller boxes the larger boxes and then these are the spares i've realized though i'm literally very close to being out of all my boxes like this is my last stack i'm sort of hoping it works out somehow that the boxes run out at the same time as the stock does otherwise i'm gonna have to buy a new load of boxes when obviously i'm not going to need them in the future i don't know how i'm going to work that one out but we'll figure it out anyway i'm going to stop rambling i'm going to pack i'm debating also doing like an instagram live as i pack so we'll see but yeah this is all very strange i am currently on instagram live so yeah if you tune in to watch this you'll know when this happened and i'm packing orders i'm feeling a lot brighter since basically going on instagram live and having people to talk to you so i'm very thankful for that so if you did tune in to instagram live thank you very much i'm going to continue packing and i hope you enjoy it let me know if you spot your order we do have some things left as well so if you want to place an order now's your chance i haven't really vlogged much today because i ended up on instagram live for like three hours i have done a lot let me let me quickly show you so there's a big pile down here and then there's a little pile there these are the orders that need prints or like mirror decals add into them things that need to be made to order so what i'm gonna do i'll do them tomorrow hopefully however my printers run out of ink and it hadn't told me so i haven't ordered any and i have so much spare ink turns out none of it is the color i need i need the cyan which is the blue and that is the only color i don't have it seems in fact i don't think i have any of the colors but i replaced the magenta the pink let me show you look at this so many inks this is for my other printer but these like long ones are all for the printer that i use and none of them are cyan so yeah that's fun i've just ordered i've just ordered a replacement i'm trying not to be too frustrated with it because the order should arrive really quickly last time i ordered it did it's just annoying because i was on a roll and i was like i'm gonna get all these orders done and then i'll get them all shipped out tomorrow because it's not like 7pm however this is now uh thrown a spanner in the works but yeah it should be okay what i'm gonna do now i'm gonna pick up each order and i'm gonna weigh them and write the weight on them just so we put the weights in correctly because did i mention it in the vlog basically recently the weights on my orders have been sort of out and i've been meaning to fix it obviously now i don't need to fix it because we're closing the shop so it adds an extra step to the process and it makes it like a bit faffy but i want to make sure that they're all right because i don't want to be told off by romeo royal mail and i also don't want you guys to be charged if i've like underpaid because they will withhold the orders if so so we're going to sit and weigh all these maybe watch a youtube video and my boyfriend's cooking lasagna downstairs which is exciting that's my reward we're gonna carry on my back is killing but we're doing it here is today's hard work oh my gosh my back is killing but i'm feeling very happy that i've got this many done everything is stamped ready to go i'm gonna drop them off at the post office tomorrow but yeah we're all ready to go hello it is two days later and i am packing up another batch of orders so we're still waiting on the ink to arrive so i can't yet finish those like previous orders it's been dispatched so hopefully it doesn't take too long however we've had some more orders which is very exciting as i am posting this vlog you have you've got three days to place an order the shop closes on the 22nd of april which is a friday i'm going to close it at 1pm so if you want to grab anything now's your chance uh we have chlorine books in stock we have planners in stock and little notepad list pad things in stock they're the main things we have in a minute so have a look grab it where you can ideally we want everything gone i thought i would chat you through some packing today and my little office buddy is also here with me in his favorite spot so i'm sure he's very happy that i'm stood up and not trying to kick him off that chair will this work sort of obviously the windows behind me so the lighting is a bit funky but i can't really do anything about that well i could i could get my lights out but i can't be bothered so hopefully this is okay i think let's see how many orders i have to do 20 orders today okay hopefully this won't take too long because i am desperate to get back out in the sunshine it's so sunny right now it's actually bank holiday weekend let's just move you i'm gonna have to get a lighter anna is that better that's the best i can do we're just gonna have to deal with the ring light owner number one two balloons celebration greeting cards and a warm yellow tote bag and i've actually put the tripod right in front of everything that i need two balloons a warm yellow bag and a d cal let's see if we've got them in stock we do the decals come with a little note card with information on how to apply them and then i'm going to put them in a stellar bag so they stay together a little full and fire sticker and the greeting cards need a sticker so a little preview this is the greeting card a little packed up mirror decal and also the good food good mood shopping bag so we've got a small box we're gonna put the cards and the decal at the bottom so they don't get squashed and then we're gonna fold this as neat as we can into a little parcel now my aim is always to try and make the most of the postage prices so i don't want anything to like stick up past a certain size otherwise i'll get charged like double the price to post it then everyone's getting a free sticker and a bookmark because it's the last ever orders i'm gonna seal it with a sticker and insert the little thank you note which also doubles up with a little print and if it fits through this gauge thing so you can buy these on like ebay and amazon i just like royal mail letter guides if it fits through there which it only just does squash it down a little bit if it's through there it goes as a large letter rather than a parcel and then i'm gonna write the name on it and we'll sort out the postage off camera and that's the first order next is for amy meston amy metzen from chelmsford she's ordered the pocket notebooks and the mini notepad and pen we have a few of these left too and i'm pretty sure there'll be a few of these so yeah a little set of three notebooks and a list pad these will fit in an envelope i actually need some smaller tissue paper so i'm just gonna cut some up my tissue paper by the way is from no issue it was gifted to me a long time ago and i absolutely love it i'm gonna be really sad because i've got loads left so i think what i'm gonna have to do is sort of like wrap everyone's birthday presents in it or something i don't really know what else to do with it if you've got any ideas let me know so we're gonna wrap this oh i'm gonna try see if i can fit these in in a way that makes the postage not too high free bookmark free sticker cute little parcel we need a thank you note and then these envelopes like squash let's see if it fits through the slot it does i'm happy about that next order is for catriona from reading and she's ordered the mini print pack and a pocket notebooks oh she's got the penultimate print pack so this is the print pack and the notebooks again the notebooks are actually really popular in a minute so again we need an envelope little bit of tissue paper free bookmark free sticker battery died but i thought we'd take the opportunity and change the angle so this order is for sophie rose and she's ordered the final mini print pack so they're now officially sold out and you've got this mirror decal so this is the final ever mini print pack let me know if you've got one of these on your wall these were really popular when they first got released so i know quite a few of you have these and the decal is a custom made thing so what i'm gonna do is write her name on this with the product and i'm gonna put it to one side and we'll cut cut the decal at a later date by later date i mean like tomorrow you know next up oh this is a big order oh i've got a no so this is from lauren why she says best wishes on your new adventure i've watched your videos for a long time now but never comment just not a me thing to do same girl same so i wanted to send lots of love your way you've always been such an inspiration to me keep doing you all the best a silent supporter viewer thank you very much lauren you've just made my day so lauren has ordered a note to self memo pad which is this 100 pages tear off pocket notebooks times two a to-do list and the planner bundle so this is the sweary panda planner bundle so this is the get [ __ ] done daily planner and this is the weekly planner this we're gonna need an a4 box big piece of tissue bit like that oh this is one of the like jengas we have to do to fit everything in gotta hit that postage side you know okay that looks good to me so then free post postmark free bookmark free sticker fold this up thank you note thank you very much lauren and thank you for the lovely note i'm hoping this fits in the post let's see i have a punch but it's not there's like a little lump there let's see now that's an example of it not fitting they will not take that so i need to write on here so i remember next story is for rowena oh another order let's see who placed an order katie pearson has ordered a to-do list memo pad thank you katie so this order is a mesh tote bag so we're going to use a small box i'm going to put the bookmark and the sticker at the bottom so they don't get squashed fold this up neat seal with a sticker thank you noob nearly forgot that one check it fits yeah thank you very much rowena this is for beth robertson and beth has ordered a little mirror decal that says you are enough so i'll package this like this with the cello bookmark sticker and cute tissue paper so thank you now and this can go in just one of these next order is for amy lancaster she's ordered three weekly planners amy is gonna be very organized now let's see i have no idea if three planners fit in this box they do hooray otherwise we would have been upgrading the box some tissue colors in there sticker thank you now oh this is a big order oh my goodness okay so this is for sarah bellamy sarah has ordered three greeting cards so we have and i feel like she's getting the last of a few of these balloon celebrations golden birthday cake this is definitely the last one of these i found this last night and added it to the website and also the very last one of these happy birthday also ordered a yellow shopping bag the get [ __ ] done planner bundle the shopping list and a colouring book wow that is an amazing combo of things thank you very much sarah let's see if i can get this to fit in an a4 box and this is the result of today's work minus the orders that need question making but these will be getting dropped off at the post office in the morning so i just wanted to take this moment to say thank you so much if you've ever liked commented placed an order or shared the love with solemn fire it means a lot it's very bittersweet but thank you for the support don't forget you can place an order right up until 1pm on friday the 22nd of april but a few days as of when this video goes live but yeah thank you so much and i'll see you next time for another video you
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