International Tea Sippers Society » Where’s Amy? http://www.teasipperssociety.com An opportunity for tea lovers to discover fun, value and the latest trends in the World of Tea. Sat, 03 Apr 2010 19:20:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 Where in the heck is Amy? http://www.teasipperssociety.com/resources/where-in-the-heck-is-amy/ http://www.teasipperssociety.com/resources/where-in-the-heck-is-amy/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:14:06 +0000 Amy Lawrence http://www.teasipperssociety.com/?p=640 I know you all have been wondering what happened to Babette and I.  We sent out an e-mail explaining what was going on, but for those of you who don’t know, we’ve had some exciting changes for both of us.  First of all, I decided after my wonderful trip to the World Tea Expo this year, that I was ready for a change.  I started my tea room in 2003, built it up to “The Best Small City Tea Room in the U.S.” My tea room received many awards and recognitions and I published 6 cookbooks during that time.  However, after my adventures at the World Tea Expo this year, I knew I was ready for a change.  This year at expo, I  judged the iced tea competition, taught a class with Babette Donaldson on “Increasing Your Sales Through Publishing,” and ran two booths-my own ATR Publishing Booth and International Tea Sippers.  I had so much fun!  When I returned to my tea room in California, I knew it was time to close the tea room.  My heart just wasn’t in it anymore. I wanted to be able to do move on in the world of tea.  At first I tried to sell the tea room, but after long deliberations with an interested party, I began to have doubts about selling it all.  You see, if I sold An Afternoon to Remember Ltd., I would have to sell the entire company including the on-line business.  The Sunday before I was to find out, I realized I didn’t want to sell it all.  I wanted to keep my on-line business of selling tea, accessories and cookbooks.

I am a firm believer in, “Things always work out for the best.”  So when the interested party called to say that they had decided against buying the tea room, I was actually overjoyed and relieved -for it meant, I was able to keep www.afternoontoremember.com and my on-line business.  So I closed my tea room on June 12th with a big sale on the 13th.  After that it has been 2 months of cleaning, reorganizing, restructuring the new on-line company and readjusting my life.

What does that mean for the International Tea Sippers?  Well, a lot!  I now have more time to dedicate to finding and writing interesting articles for you, connecting with tea businesses and tea lovers across the world and finally some time to sit and enjoy tea!  So get ready, there’s lots more to come!

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