09/28/2026
This spot.
Notice the totally worn away paint perfectly removed where thousands of dresses have been steamed over the past 1/2 a decade or longer since we moved into the warehouse.
The endless hours standing here where so many amazing staff have come and gone. Not because of being let go.. simply because I tell them “I am your placeholder until you are ready to grow in your career”.
The never ending conversations that have been had while steaming collections. Where Audra would watch the news 8 hours a day, 5 days a week as she inspected dresses and sneak my points from Subway for cookies 😂 and her twin Ashley would steam and give me ideas of how to improve things around the warehouse and dresses, where Anna Katherine would fill me in on her life every single day while we got ready to work, when Katie would always surprise me with Starbucks then tell me she was using her points so I wouldn’t know she actually paid and Venmo her back, where Anna and Deja helped me move here then we spent weeks pressure washing and making it “our space” now that we actually had a place to work other than my living room, and even where all my team came when I opened the store to plan out window designs, pick up inventory or get a break from the store here by switching to steaming for a week.
This warehouse has served me so long and made me so many amazing memories and connections I do not know the people even realize they meant to me. Being here alone is so lonely, but a must as I navigate my journey for my children for now. I started this business as a way to survive… but over the years I have gone from surviving to thriving thanks to endless hours but ALSO to each and every person that has had their season here.
I planned on painting the floors when I changed out the decor, but this “imperfection” is just a reminder of what I managed to create in the now over a decade into this journey.
Thank you all for being here and thank you to every person who has been here along the way making my journey also possible❤️
Grace