08/30/2024
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It has been a long time since I have been on and posted! I have just been living life, working at an actual job I love, and spending quality time with Family! I have been going back and forth for months on what I want to do with my business...options are keep it, sell it, and completely walk away, do it part-time just more for fun, and maybe find a love for it again. I have prayed on my knees about it a lot and spent lots of time discussing it and thinking it over. I realized my business was taking over my life, everything was about business, making an order and making money to meet the needs of my family. That became so overwhelming I didn't really even know myself anymore. I would just burst out in tears, lay on the couch all day just to put it all in the back of my mind, and had some even darker moments that I didn't speak to anyone about. I spent lots of nights awake with a racing mind about how to do it all. I was failing myself, and my family and most of all God for not giving it to Him at first and holding on to this burden. When I didn't make ends meet each month I was frustrated, anxious, crying, and just in a dark dark place. I was completely exhausted & burnt out.
I decided to apply to a few places and see what God was telling Me to do. I interviewed a few places that didn't fit and I felt it right away. I applied the night before for this position, and I interviewed the next day. It was for a job at a local small expanding doctor's office & I got the job the same day. It is one of the best places I have ever worked. I haven't stopped talking about everyone and the environment I work in. God is in the middle of this office, and You can absolutely feel it. We have devotions in the waiting room, verses on our paystubs, women talking about bible study groups, etc. GOD SENT ME HERE!!! Most of all I connected with the lead office manager right away because she was going through a situation like my Sister. We have had some deep talks and hardly know each other. I can't say I'm blessed enough with this amazing place.
I have decided I am going to be downsizing for the majority of my business. I am however going to still do some things on a very, very part-time schedule. I love my customers and don't want to completely give them up, but need to focus more on the important things in life. I think I have found a medium where I can work, enjoy family, and enjoy the talents that God allowed Me to have. Fridays are my day off from work so I may use that day to work when available. I will for now still be doing embroidery, some lasered items like engraves, and small things, maybe faith-based shirts, requests from locals but at a minimum. I will not have an Etsy shop anymore. (It's just too much work and shipping is outrageous!) It dragged Me down, having timelines and not knowing the daily amount of orders for Me wasn't worth it, plus all the crazy fees! I may take custom orders for gifts, etc but they will have time frame and I will be sticking to it so I can still enjoy the small things!
Thank You for your time. I hope Y'all can understand with me being so transparent about the situation. If this doesn't work then my next option will be to sell everything and walk away completely. I am going to give it through the holidays and see how I feel, being the tax year will end. In January I will either close up shop or keep it like this. This is my plan.
Love Y'all and Have a blessed day!
Heather - owner and operator of Rooted Wood decor & More!
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Jeremiah 29:11
