A New Year

hexagon - lovely brass locket

It's a new year, and I feel the shop has a fresh start all over again. Opening the store in September was a huge breakthrough for me, and after sales began to take off, I truly felt encouraged in my new venture. It seemed God had planned it all out that I would begin the store just before the huge Christmas season. Tons of sales erupted on the Black Friday weekend, and the store truly took off in a way I never dreamed possible.

However, as the new year begins, I realize I must essentially start over and begin building up for the next boom. The store must be revamped, I've got to add more stock, work on new products. My etsy store is a continuous growing journey. The items and theme transform as my mind takes on new ideas. It's a process that is at times very difficult. It's hard. It's taxing. It's time consuming.

But it's oh-so worth it. It's helping me to realize what hard work is. It's helping me stretch my creative abilities. It's helping me to learn how to give my customers a good experience at Book of Whimsy.

It's helping me to trust in Jesus Christ, and just have faith that He has a plan for me and this shop. Whether it's just to teach me how to manage something, how to create, how to explore. I know I'm learning these things for a purpose He has for me in the future.

And I'm excited.