Retail Sales Fall in April… And I’m Moving Again

By: Pamela Leavey On: May 13, 2009 at 10:24 am

As a wholesale supplier of natural bath and body products to small retailers, I wasn’t at all surprised to read the news this morning that “Retail sales fell for a second straight month in April.”

The Commerce Department said Wednesday that retail sales fell 0.4 percent last month, much worse than the flat reading economists expected. The April weakness followed a 1.3 percent drop in March that was worse than first estimated.

Cottage industries like my own have taken a big hit in this recession. My clients are all lagging in sales, as am I. Which brings me to another piece of news…

I moved to Maine about 7 months ago, hoping to save some money living in an area that is cheaper to live than Los Angeles, where I had lived for nearly 19 years. Unfortunately my daughter has been out of work since we got here, and there isn’t much opportunity here for her, or me for that matter. I find for the first time in 12 years, I need to find work to help supplement my business income. So… I am moving again — on May 22.

I’ll be packing up and moving to New Hampshire for a bit to stay with friends and then the ultimate destination is Massachusetts (the Newburyport area).  The good news is, we’ll be back in home in Massachusetts in short time and I’ll be officially a constituent of my 2 favorite Senators — Kerry and Kennedy!

Stay tuned… I’m taking all this change in stride — it’s the next chapter in my great Mid-life Crisis Adventure, fueled by the recession!

[Originally posted at The Democratic Daily]

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2 Responses to “Retail Sales Fall in April… And I’m Moving Again”

1. John G in Ohio says:

   May 13, 2009 at 1:48 pm

   Pamela,

   You will be fine and You are so lucky to be going back to Mass. with the 2 greatest Senators alive!
   Good Luck and keep up the great work.
2. Pamela Leavey says:

   May 13, 2009 at 9:53 pm

   Thanks John. It will be nice to go home actually, however I do love it up here in Eastport.