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tribune november 16 1988 c7 photosruce staplev uxbridge entrepreneur cathy christoff doesnt mind family the response to her new venture she says being called a basket case she turned her back on a has been positive she is planning an open house successful corporate career io start a small gift this weekend basket business and spend more time with her basket business brisk for former executive by bruce stapley it was late this past spring when cathy christoff was faced with perhaps the biggest decision of her life the corporate purchasing manager of a large company ser ving the automobile industry cathy was spending more time aboard the corporate jet than she was with her 22monthold daughter and her husband mark returning home from work after a meeting where she was of fered even more responsibilities she pondered her future caitlin their daughter call ed out mommy for the very first time and i knew right then what i had to do she said she resigned from her job and came home i just quit cold turkey she recalls mark and i both knew i had to do something so it was either help him out in his business or start one of my own which is exactly what she did cathy embarked on a gift basket operation that is starting to come on stream after several months spent lining up suppliers and planning a marketing thrust the resulting enterprise something neat incorporates cathys lifelong interest in crafts with a desire to have a unique business she could have fun with cathys baskets range from assortments of childrens crafts to romantic fireside picnic baskets and with a second child due in june she has been in spired to include new baby baskets along with new grand parent baskets the concept has caught on big with real estate agents who want to give their clients a present upon closing a real estate deal she claims cathy is staging an open house to showcase her goods and crafts made by local artisans at her home this friday and saturday at 55 centre street in uxbridge while she hopes the business develops cathy intends to keep it small enough to allow her not to lose the point of why she established it in the first place i want to always keep in mind that the whole idea of leaving my career was so i could spend more time with my family she said f couldnt be happier she concludes gamble when it counts returnjohh gamble to ottawa ori nov 21 st toromark why pay more for your home furniture why pay more on roxton furniture come and see our roxton gallery why pay more on sklar- cooper- crestline- kroehler- strathroy- hespeler- craf tlinevogel buy at toromark we are 38 years in markham we undersell everybody we ship at no extra charge all over ontario and as far as sudbury we offer 6 monthly payments at no charge by post dated cheques we are not the biggest store but one of the very best we beat them all in price toromark furniture iga plaza on highway 7 in markham monday wednesday thursday friday 9 to 9 open tuesdays and salurdays until 6 phone 2942581 or 4772055