#2. Robin: Opening My Shop Near The Beach

Robin Caruso is now a successful but still struggling clothing shop owner along California Beach on the Pacific coast in San Diego. Here she tells the story of how she and her heart-throb Tom Melchior (when they were both 26) helped each other gain a footing in a new life. For Tom that meant starting his fledgling chauffeur service in a shiny (used) van. For Robin, it meant finally reaching her life's dream of becoming the owner of a stylish, jazzy, edgy new clothing shop.
Robin likes to browse in the many great malls around Greater San Diego, absorbing fashionista ideas from hubs like Milan, Paris, New York City, and Shanghai to name just a few. What caught her eye was that she, and so many other young women, were into wearing ripped jeans. She and Tom don't recall exactly who came up with a word for that, but the idea stuck and became the name of her new store: Shipwreck Pants.
Starting a new store takes everything you've got, as Robin knew ahead of time (she's a sharp young woman). But even at that, you never know what you're going to run into - including ghosts.