07/12/2026
Sappy Sunday post ✨ (and the real reason the event venue isn’t open yet)
For the first time in my entire adult life, I’m choosing to actually live. Making the most of every day. Enjoying the priceless moments of quality time, and making memories. Slowing down, and not feeling guilty for doing so.
As small business owners, we often only share the fun/exciting/positive parts of our world. We make it seem ‘easy’, but that’s far from reality. Though I’m grateful everyday to be here, it hasn’t been possible without a price (and I’m not talking about the actual financial stress of business owning)
My entire adult life, I’ve always worked two jobs. Once I started my what I thought would be lifelong corporate career, I still always had a part time second job in order to live comfortably and raise my babies on my own. I kept my full time career for more than a year, while balancing also running the store, before making the terrifying jump in to the store full time. That is a decision I have never once looked back on and was the best thing I ever did. But ever since, my ‘work two jobs’ mentality has forced me to constantly be chasing the next opportunity for growth, to add more to my plate, to always stay busy and have projects going. None of those things are ~bad~ and all have helped create the best version of our store and pushed us to where we are today. But the cost has always been long days, missed memories with my family, burn out, and constant stress
This summer, I’ve been choosing to live, really fully live, and it’s been magical. The work will always still be there, but the short Maine season of outdoor adventures and sunshine will not. So I’m making the most of the days I get to be outside with my family, living in the moment. (I’m still also working on the event space, don’t worry, just not every waking free moment)
Last week my oldest said ‘this has already been our best summer, and it’s not even half over’ and that was all I needed to hear in order to know that taking time for me and my family has been the best choice I could have made
Use your PTO. Go explore. Soak up the sun. Live for today. Life’s too short 💖
