Five years ago I decided I wanted to own a used bookstore. Four years ago, I decided it should be both online and "brick and mortar." Three and a half years ago I purchased my domain name (and have renewed it twice with still nothing worth mentioning on the site.) Two years ago I registered my business name with the province. A year ago, I made an impulse purchase and picked up about 700 paperbacks for $25 (but now that I've sorted through them I think I may be able to break even on that deal.) In the past four years I've gotten married, become a step-dad to a teenager, assisted my wife through the birth of our two children, worked a full time job and picked up a seasonal job as a tax preparer to boot.