Let's Catch Up ...

So if you're familiar with the Love2shop Brand we have been around since 2015 with hand to hand sale and hand written labels operating from kitchen tables. Over the years I've been treating it as a hobby and truthfully over thought myself into either creating amazing opportunities for myself or overthinking myself right out of them. I've done amazing things without any schooling or mentorship just winging my way through my business . I've always considered myself a supermom so I've been very active in my children's lives and probably trying to work two or three jobs at the same time to balance paying for life and making risky investments. I've even rented out a few suites/ spaces/ had my own app / websites and so much more It hasn't always been easy but when I finally took those leaps of faith the have always become way more than my wildest dreams. With all the major ups and downs of business plus the ups and downs of Life and motherhood there was plenty of times my life got overly complicated and overwhelming. With those ups and downs sometimes it got hard being the strong mom and friend so a few times I've literally burned myself completely out usually with a smile on my face. Last year was the biggest burn out by far. I want to be completely honest that I heard a voice tell me it was time to take a break and I ignored it . Things only got worse of course and I was forced to listen. Depression actually kicked in without my usual distractions in the way forcing me to see I'd actually been depressed the whole time just on autopilot. How was I shipping self care worldwide and never took a real 10 minutes for myself. I do apologize to those who were affected within these moments but I knew I was forced to deal with myself for a second . Like really deal with me. I'd been a mom/wife/business owner slave my entire adult life.I truly didn't really know what I wanted or who I was to even turn the autopilot off unless I isolated the noise of all the other major things going on around me and learn self care. Within this year break I've traveled, fallen in love, did some schooling, plenty of rest/ learned boundaries/ the power of therapy/ prayer/ I've lost over 50 pounds at this point just by changing my diet and walking in nature. I've isolated from a lot of people and things that used to mean so much to me but getting me nowhere at all  because I realized that wasn't even what I wanted in my life , I was just attached. Detachment, Discipline, Meditation, Rest, Heath, Balance, Breaks, and Self Care were all scary words to me that seemed like rich people's luxury. Yet here I am selling it for $6 ? I can say with confidence that they are indeed needed for every man, woman, and even children and If I'm gonna provide products I need to practice what I'm preaching . Yes I took a year ! I had to show up for myself /my family / and my business a lot better . This quick sale site is a temp site that i'm using to get back into the grove of things as I rebrand & rebuild . Please be patient with me through this process I wear a lot of hats. I'll add updates here on the Love2shop blog