12/24/2024
As Christmas Eve begins to come to a close and the big day is nearly upon us, I wanted to take the time to reflect on this past year and communicate my appreciation to everyone who has supported my business.
First off, without all of your support, this business is nothing. I legitimately cannot do this without you all showing up every day, supporting new & old product designs and custom requests. So thank you all for both past and continued support. ❤️❤️❤️
This year brought change, both positive and negative, and throughout it all the challenge of running this business.
1st, the economy has absolutely sucked but so many of you have still stayed true to supporting local businesses and I could not be happier for the growth I have seen. That being said, we had a number of mandatory expenses increase this year including our mortgage and the biggest increase in daycare fees doubling. This led to a review of the business and were we weren't seeing growth/where we were dropping the ball with things and unfortunately that led to us withdrawing from Markets in Bowmanville. This is hopefully not a forever withdrawal but just a temporary one as we continue to grow our business
2nd change was with custom orders. Over the past few years, I have always been a "Yes" to whatever orders were requested and that inevitably lead to burnout and feeling deeply unsatisfied. This past year we have made the difficult decision to step back from the majority of custom requests, we still accepted orders that aligned with products we make, but not nearly to the capacity we have operated at in the past. AND THAT'S OK! We felt more satisfied this year, we had more of a personal life balance this year and we had way less burn out this year.
3rd Growth: we launched into a new store in Campbellford this spring and the town is absolutely loving the quaint vibe this store brings. We also grew in Cobourg! After 3 years in store we have seen substantial growth while only offering a handful of our selections/offers. We took the opportunity to expand within Cobourg to bring you more of what you love and showcase more of our products. While this space is still developing we should we fully set
