Wednesday 6 April 2011

So much to do.....

Each day there is so much to do! It's a matter of deciding where to focus on today! I never realised how much there is to do as a mother, wife, small business owner!

There is so much that goes on behind the scenes before you even sell one product! The amount of times you view, transport, photograph, organise, fold, display a good before it even sells blows my mind! Below our house is a two car garage and some more. It acts as a warehouse for us and my job is to......keep it under control!

I don't know what it is. Maybe as a Tibetan who is not used to so many possessions the idea of organising like with like, categorising, filing, sorting is sort of foreign!

I never thought of myself as the anal type (you should have seen my desk at the office. I liked to think of it as a creative mess - but I knew where everything was!) but relative to my husband - I am organised in the extreme! I like to know how much stock we have, see it easily, count it, look at it neatly stored.

I guess Lodhen is running a lean, mean, one man show & focusses on the selling - poor guy can't do everything! That is his excuse anyway!

Then there are the things to do to sustain my beautiful family........I am not complaining, I wouldn't swap it for anything. It's just busy that's all! Anyway while Norbu rests, I will run downstairs and try to regain some order! Lodhen is on dinner duty tonight & I am looking forward to being able to stay and watch Tara at choir practice (that is 1 1/2 hours of beautiful, melodious singing as opposed to talking!)

Hope you are enjoying this blog - give me some feedback please - what do you want to hear about - what is not so good........

Tuesday 5 April 2011

Awaiting......

At the moment we are waiting to hear back on whether Lodhen has got a shop that he has applied for in Garema Place. It would be perfect - its small and cheap and in a good location. Its next to coffee shops..... I am really looking forward to Lodhen having a fixed location. He says he doesn't mind being a business nomad. He thinks its good to take his goods to different locations. But personally, all the lifting and packing and carrying. I couldn't do it! Fingers crossed we will hear back soon. Lodhen says not to get attached to this shop or to rush into it. There are plenty of shops out there he says! But me in my Western ways - I like to have a plan! I like to have some things that are fixed! I guess that it good not to have fixed costs though! I am enjoying the fact that Lodhen has this week off - after working last year pretty much without a day off - it sure is nice to have him home for the week. I am off for coffee with a friend so that father and son can spend some quality time together!

About Tibet Gifts

Tibet Gifts, a family run business, was started by Lodhen Ngui, a former monk & political prisoner from Lhasa who now lives in Canberra.

Business PhilosophyOur business aim is to support Tibetan culture & artisans through showcasing their unique goods. We provide a long-term sustainable income to Tibetan populations by purchasing their goods.

Our GoodsLodhen will tell you the significance of each of his goods – where it was made, its original use, the meaning of the Tibetan symbols! He loves to keep Tibetan culture alive & breathing! All Tibet Gifts goods are ethically produced! They are NOT made in China and they are NOT made using child labour.

Where they come from - Lodhen imports and picks all his goods making yearly trips to Tibet (where all his family live), India and Nepal (where his old monastery Jamchang Lhakhang is). 


Lodhen buys from members of his own Tibetan community.Goods are purchased from Tibetans & are hand made by Tibetans living in exile in India & Nepal. Many goods are made from Tibetan wool which provides income to Tibetans inside Tibet.







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