SO, What's new, Jenni?

I practically freeze in my tracks when I hear that question.  My mind begins to spin. What do they want to hear about?  Do they really expect an answer? Where do I begin? 

A short answer, "Nothing and everything!" sometimes works and it's not at all that far from the truth.

Or there can be very long answer, "Want to sit down for a couple of hours?"

At times my head quickly tries to make one list of what's supposed to be promoted and another list of what's confidential.  (The first one is always much longer than the second one.) 

Rarely is any of it earth shattering news.  I think that's what people really want to hear, so I know I disappoint them.   They want to be able to run home from the grocery store and say,  "Guess what I just heard!"   Sorry, it doesn't work that way.

The fact of the matter is that most often, I'm the last to know!  It's much more typical for the people in the trenches, or those at the morning coffee klatches, or folks who are always close to the grapevine to find out what's really going on. 

New? Well, look around. A friend from high school stopped by my office after not being in town for many years.  Now THAT'S how you find out what's new. 

Maybe a better question would be, "What's in the works?"  


If you are looking for a long list and maybe a few surprises, that's where you'll find them.  Potential factory expansions?  Maybe three or four.  Retail businesses who might be moving to a new location or under new ownership? Probably three.  Places being remodeled? Quite a few. Potential new businesses?  Potentially three or four.  Opening soon? One for sure. But you already knew that. 


And remember, those are only the ones I know about.  I hope you know more than I do. Just stop me sometime and fill me in. I'd love to hear about it.