It’s…2025!?
Happy Belated New Year!!
I hope you had a great holiday season- and got to rest some too!
What a wild ride 2024 was. I won’t dwell on it, but it feels like it was a doozy for everyone. That said, I am coming into 2025 with a renewed hope I did not think would have been possible a few months ago. In 2024 KAFJ was able to double our custom orders and increase sales at the store in the Grove Arcade significantly. And it would not have been possible without the support of my amazing clients and customers- friends turned customers, and customers turned friends! I am grateful and overwhelmed by your support- I am only able to live this dream because of you- so THANK YOU!
That was the first part of an email I planned out about how we are pivoting and working to be more resilient…then something really cool happened to me yesterday morning while I was out for a walk with Fred…
So a little background- I enrolled in a class here with an amazing local small business resource- MtnBiz Works. The first class was Tuesday night and I still glowing yesterday morning from the conversations with other local businesses going through the same trauma in different ways- but all of us refusing to give up.
So Fred and I were on one of our usual morning routes, not too far from our house. It was freezing cold (for me anyway, I do NOT like the cold) but a really beautiful morning- overcast but the sun was trying to come out so the sky seemed to glow. We hadn’t seen anyone else on our walk and I was busy thinking about the class and truly feeling how lucky I am that I GET to do this. I GET to wake up and run my own jewelry business- a dream come true! And a perspective I had lost sight of a little bit lately.
Just as this thought crossed my mind I looked down and saw a $20 bill! I picked it up and looked around to see if someone nearby had dropped it- but there was no one. I stood there for a minute looking at cars and doors to see if anyone was close, but nothing…so we started walking again…I always feel like I’m on one of those hidden camera shows when things like this happen…I stopped again to look back and just be sure I didn’t miss someone that could have dropped it.
I still can’t shake the coincidence of me feeling so hopeful, thankful and fulfilled about the path I am on right at the moment I found the $20 bill…maybe its woo-woo- but I do believe things happen for a reason, and we get nudges from the universe. So I’m taking this as a sign to keep going, to be open to new opportunities and to always keep my eyes open.