Geez, I don't even know where to begin! So much has happened and part of it has just been a whirlwind.
I've always had the entrepreneurial bug! Part of it may be because I'm a control freak, I won't lie....I am a Leo after all. But mostly it's because of the satisfaction of knowing you are building something for yourself and your family. You're not just devoting all your time and efforts to making money for someone else who could quite easily replace you on a whim. It's knowing you have the ability to earn a living while not sacrificing all the special moments we tend to miss out on very often because of someone else's schedules and dead lines for us in a regular 9 to 5 grind.
So this isn't my first time owning my own business. Many years ago I owned a much different business. I had moved from my hometown, went to school to become Nationally Licensed as a Massage Therapist, and had opened my own clinic. It was wonderful! A dream come true even. But sometimes life has other plans for us and our journey's get rerouted. A few years into my business my daddy was tragically diagnosed with lung cancer. It took hold of him quickly. Since my parents were divorced, and I was very much a daddy's girl, I gladly made the choice to take care of him through this experience. But my new home, my kids, and my business were almost two hours away. My daddy was very sick and had to go regularly for both chemo and radiation treatments, plus needed around the clock care because of the treatments. It took a toll on many things, and eventually the decision was made that it would be best for me and my family to move back to my hometown so I could continue his care and not be so far from my kiddos. The business was dissolved, and though it was heartbreaking to see it end, I knew I had made the right decision for me and my family. The time I had with my daddy was precious and I'd never trade that for anything. Unfortunately though, he did pass not long after. For a long while I struggled to figure out where my place was now. What did I want to do? What did I need to do? I did a few different jobs in between, but the nagging to have my own business again was still there.
A couple years ago I finally told myself it was time to stop dragging my feet and do something or just hush about it! I started reading and researching and watching and planning. I knew that unless I wanted to uproot my family and move again that I'd need to come up with a new business that I could make work in a small town. A massage therapy clinic was great when you were living in the middle of a decent sized city, but there wasn't too much of a demand for it in a small town. I had over 11 years in retail, management, and customer service. I knew I wanted to put these skills to good use. So more reading, researching, watching, and planning!! But again, life jumped in there and said "hey, watch this!," and began throwing a series of curveballs. And lets not even mention this pandemic! I had almost talked myself out of it. AGAIN. I had almost convinced myself I was making good enough money working for someone else. Missing out on family things or stuff I just wanted to do was all a part of life. But then that nagging came back screaming at me "NO IT'S NOT!" So smack dab in the middle of a pandemic and all, I set my foot down and made the commitment to myself that nothing was stopping me. This is what I wanted for myself and my family. This was worth taking the leap for even though so many kept thinking I was crazy. But that's okay, I've been called crazy before. That's just more motivation!
I'm not exactly a spring chicken, but I felt that I was pretty savvy when it came to social media and keeping up with all the things. Holy Cow, I had so mislead myself!! It's been a heck of a ride learning to build a website, learning algorithms and analytics, and what the heck are seo keywords, keeping up with what's trending right now, and the multitude of other things.....but here we are!!! And I'm not on this journey alone. This is a family affair. Combined we all have unique skills to bring to the table to make this a success. All the pieces are falling into place where they need to and our launch date is getting closer and closer. I can't wait! This is such an important moment for our family and we can not wait to share this with you! We've had the greatest time curating items and collections that we think people will enjoy and feel good wearing. Each of us have our own personal tastes and we are all a little eclectic in our own way, so we've spent an enormous amount of time searching out US vendors that we feel really represent all the things we love and hope that you will too. But style and looks aren't the only things we've been looking for. We've also been researching the quality of these products, the reputation of the vendors we have selected, and the best shipping methods to get the products to you. I won't pretend we have it all figured out. There are some things that only trial and error can teach you, but for now we feel pretty confident in the decisions we've made thus far. But we are always learning and we will always be looking for ways to improve your shopping experience with us. We encourage your feedback because we truly do want you to love our little family owned shop and the products and service that we provide. While we plan to start off a bit small, don't let that fool you or keep you from checking back often. We will be adding new products all the time and there's lots of things we have planned. Bookmark us because you don't want to miss anything!
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