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Day 2 + 3: Names & Pietra

Day 2 (January 24, 2024)

 Admittedly I didn't do much work today if any because of my brother's birthday and the celebration that came with it. The most I did was think of two possible names and start questioning if I should make social media now to also start showcasing this journey. For the names I was toying with the names ITM (for In The Moment) Cosmetics or Mecca Aesthetics.  As for the social media debacle I suppose it would make sense to start with the hopes of getting a following to start with and to get the hang of it however since I'm just researching right now I'm not sure what content would be fun/work to showcase that.   

Day 3 (January 25, 2024) 

  Today I looked up specifics for starting a business in Oklahoma (cue yee haw noises). I found an article by the Oklahoma government and wasn't too surprised with what I found. There was lots of talk about fees and such but it also briefly mentioned the different types of businesses someone can operate and register under. Similarly the article also explained relevant things for taxes as well as including a few external resources. 

 A google search led me to a website called Pietra that seems promising (albeit almost true promising but I am suspicious of my own shadow). I've been enjoying messing around with some of its AI features and browsing the website. I need to explore it's vendors in addition to the business advice and tips that I will probably take advantage of sooner or later. I will leave links to the two pages I talked about in this update for future reference. 

-Thanks, Sienna R. 

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(There is also a google blogs version of this if that's more yo thang called Sienna's Store)

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Day 1 Intro And Very Short Term Plan

Day 1 (January 23, 2024)

To be honest I don't know if anyone will read this but I've decided to start this lil blog to document my journey or trying to start my own business. Maybe (hopefully) one day I'll look back on this from my big top floor office and smile at how far I've come. 

For a short intro- my name is Sienna Rosales, I'm a junior in high school and am enrolled in my city's vocational school for esthetics, my birthday is January 13, I  hope to go to college and get my cosmetic science degree and one day become a practicing medical doctor of Dermatology. 

Back to the business tho. I would like to create an "all things beauty" type store. More than likely starting with makeup and skincare and then later branching out into hair, teeth, glasses, fashion, ect. Really just anything you can think of when it comes to appearance. I don't mean to sound vain but seeing how someone's mood can change when they think they look good is really why I want to do this. I want everyone to be able to use/ find a product that works for them in my store no matter their background or anything. I also think it would be cool to have a brick and motor shop one day that doubles as a safe space- and a cafe. 

My parent's are supportive (tho it seems one more so than the other tho that's neither here nor there because they love me and I love them) and my older brother agreed to talk to a friend of his who he models for that runs their own business, I will be sure to nag him about that. I have lots of concept ideas on my tablet: I suppose I may have got tired of just concepting and keeping them to myself and hence we ended up here. I have some money saved up from when I was able to work although I suspect it is not enough. 

I have no clue where to start. At the moment I am signing up for free versions of website builders (Wordpress, Wix, Shopify, and Squarespace) to try and catch the vibes of them. Either later tonight when I am undoubtably up even tho I should be sleeping-shh don't tell my momma- I will start looking up how to start a business, what you need to start a cosmetic business, ect ect. I will try to update tomorrow/ whenever I work on this new big project of mine. I feel like this is something to big for me to do (especially mostly on my own) but the thought of having this come to fruition brings an excitement to my heart that I have truthfully not felt in years. If someone is reading this I would really appreciate any advice you can give. Maybe one day I'll even post some of my concept drawings here. 

-Thanks, Sienna R.  

(there's also a google blog version of this also under Sienna's Store)

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