Something old, something new, something striped, something blue!

I've wanted to redesign my windows for about 3 years. First, I didn't know what to put on them, and then I didn't know what I wanted them to look like. So, I contacted my fabulous graphic designer, Heather, over at Heather L. Myers Graphic Design. We'd recently spent a lot of time working on my business cards, so we had a few ideas for the windows to make them all match. Here's my card design:

We all know how much I love stripes! As soon as we finished the design, we looked around for some quotes, and I was ASTONISHED at the price. I had no idea vinyl was so expensive! I saved up, found some other quotes, and eventually went to Cypress Instant Signs. I sent them the designs that we came up with...

...and when I pulled up to the office yesterday, I saw this:

These are just the front windows. They also did my side windows along Tivoli, my door, and the windows by my door. I love them so so so much for the following reasons.

#1: The vintage-looking typewriter font that we used is my way of sneaking a little something old into my office.

#2: The logo is new. It's something that I paid for, something that I love, and something that soooo represents my business. I'd used up some favors having my other logos done, and they weren't quite right.

#3: If you know me, you know I love stripes. They rock my world.

#4: The blue matches my business cards, my website, my blog, and my walls in the office.

#5: I started off doing one-on-one tutoring, and because of the wonderful families that I've met, I've been able to do so much with this business. They are my inspiration, they are a joy to work with, and they are the backbone of this business.

#6: We are now (finally, proudly, anxiously) offering group tutoring. If you know me, you know I love stripes, and also that I fought negotiated with the city about my business license FOR-EV-ER. A wonderful man named Robert at City Hall (yes, I used 'wonderful' and 'City Hall' in the same sentence) finally granted my request, and I can now have up to 6 students in my office at one time. It's a Christmas miracle, really. If you live in Long Beach, you know about our business license division. I set up the office as a place to do group tutoring in the first place, and I'm so happy that we can now offer it to our students!

#7: I have an office phone number. You know you're legit when you don't have to use your cell phone number anymore. Most people have it, and I still receive many calls on it, but it's not our primary phone number.

#8: We have a website that isn't free and made from an out-of-the-can template. I designed it myself, I edited a bunch of fluff, and I think it captures our spirit here pretty well.

#9: We have a Facebook page and a blog that have been sorely neglected. Click here to view the blog about that. I'm excited to get those rolling again.

#10: I love my windows because they represent a new beginning for us here at KUC. I'm so excited about what the future holds, and I can't wait to share all of our new happenings with the 3 or so people that possibly read this. Haha, j/k...I think we're up to 8. J/k again.

So...when so many of you liked and commented on our Instagram photo yesterday, these are the reasons that is meant so much to me. They're not just windows; they're a new chapter. Happy Wednesday all!