08/01/2018
Hi ladies! It's been so long since I've been on. I want to apologize for my absence. I want to thank you all for being here and supporting me in my business pursuit. I've really enjoyed getting to know you, and having fun helping find clothes that make you comfortable and feel good about yourself. I've met some really amazing women while selling LuLaRoe. I really have loved the customer service side of this job, but I've decided it's best if I begin to liquidate my inventory so that I may focus on my family.
You often hear consultants share their "WHY," as to why they joined this business, but I thought I would share with you my why for needing to close up shop. As I have said, I have loved doing this... when I first discovered LuLaRoe, I was actually in a low point of my life. I had really low self esteem AND my husband and I were in the beginning of a separation. It was not a pleasant time. But I found LuLaRoe, and I found the clothes to be comfortable and flattering to my shape, and for the first time in my life I was finding fun and playful prints in MY size. I felt beautiful wearing the clothes and held my head high, and that helped soften the blow of my rocky marriage. I soon decided to start my own business thinking I could support myself on this, and spread the love of self that I had discovered with other women who were suffering like I was. AND I DID! It was great! I met wonderful people, shared personal stories with these women, and enjoyed the excitement of every new shipment with the other girls drooling to see them. After 7 months apart, my husband and I were able to work through our issues and save our marriage. We have been back together over 16 months now, and our family is stronger than ever.
I guess I just told you WHY I started anyway, but here is the reason I must now walk away. It's time to really buckle down and focus on my family. My husband and I are doing much better, but that's all attributed to both of us trying our best to not repeat the mistakes of the past, and taking the extra time to communicate and listen effectively so everyone is feeling equally valued. Marriage takes work, but it is oh so worth it. In addition, our youngest Jacob who is 2, was diagnosed with Autism earlier this year. We had countless appointments with numerous specialists trying to figure out why our baby started to change after the age of 15 months. It was an extremely stressful time not knowing what was going on. He was finally diagnosed in April at age 22 months. There are still so many unknowns with Autism, and each child is different, but I have received revelation that everything WILL BE OKAY. He was actually diagnosed on 4/16 and I experienced a rollercoaster of emotion, and regretfully feeling anger with God. But two days later on 4/18 I had a positive pregnancy test. And when I looked at that plus sign alone in the bathroom, I couldn't help but laugh. All of the anger washed away in seconds. I just smiled. God obviously has a plan for this family of ours, and He knows what He is doing, and that's when I knew Jacob is going to be okay. So with that, I announce we are expecting our newest little one, a baby boy, in December 2018. We wanted another baby, but when we tried last time it took almost 2 years to conceive Jacob. We figured the next one would take a while too... but nope, God has His timing.
So this, friends, is the reason I must fold up my racks and leave you. I've got this wonderful marriage, and these beautiful children, and a new baby on the way, and they all need my fullest attention right now. And I do not say this to take away from any other working mother/ consultant who juggles it all. I just know myself... and I want my family to get my best.
** That being said, I need the activity in this group to get busy again. Whether you end up purchasing any items or not, I would love any support you can offer me to get this done sooner than later. How can you help? Here are some ways: Purchasing items, referring friends to my page or bringing them by to shop in person, liking posts, commenting on posts, liking or commenting on images of clothes even if not purchasing, etc. All of these will help boost my shop's visibility to others still in the group. I appreciate any help you can give me!!
If you stuck through and read this whole post - bless you, and thank you for being true to the end.
