This sign came in today.....Let the Sea Set you Free.....and it feels like a breath of fresh air when I read it....it reminds me of summer days by the sea.....Over the summers we give our awesome staff more hours as they are all in university and need the $$$ and we work on custom paint projects from home during the days popping in for a few hours, being in constant phone contact and tracking our sales on shopify we were able to do lots of workshops at night, we would not have time/energy to do evening workshops if we were covering the store all day every day..even though it's a super fun job!...another reason is we have 6 children between the two of us and time is fleeting. We also find if we aren't having downtime on the beach we lose our creativity and passions....We both took some holiday time away by the Sea this summer....even though camping can be a challenge, especially on this 43 year old body, I find being by the sea for 2 days very restorative....my breathing becomes deeper and rhythmic, my mind clears, healing happens emotionally and physically, the sea truly has set me free over and over again.... I feel more grounded and connected to the world around me and motivated for the future. Now that it's fall and we are working full days Monday-Friday I am thankful to see our regular customers again, meet new ones, help people complete their wardrobes, dust and clean areas that really really need it, and dream up new projects, order new treasures....its good to get back into the rhythms of the daily shop life and keep it moving forward as we are growing...but upon reflection, I do think us having breaks from being physically present in the shop are what makes the shop so great....we get out into the real world, we visit real beaches, we travel this beautiful island and all of these journeys are reflected back in the shop. I hope you were able to recharge by the sea this summer and go into this fall with a renewed vision as well....
This sign came in today.....Let the Sea Set you Free.....and it feels like a breath of fresh air when I read it....it reminds me of summer days by the sea.....Over the summers we give our awesome staff more hours as they are all in university and need the $$$ and we work on custom paint projects from home during the days popping in for a few hours, being in constant phone contact and tracking our sales on shopify we were able to do lots of workshops at night, we would not have time/energy to do evening workshops if we were covering the store all day every day..even though it's a super fun job!...another reason is we have 6 children between the two of us and time is fleeting. We also find if we aren't having downtime on the beach we lose our creativity and passions....We both took some holiday time away by the Sea this summer....even though camping can be a challenge, especially on this 43 year old body, I find being by the sea for 2 days very restorative....my breathing becomes deeper and rhythmic, my mind clears, healing happens emotionally and physically, the sea truly has set me free over and over again.... I feel more grounded and connected to the world around me and motivated for the future. Now that it's fall and we are working full days Monday-Friday I am thankful to see our regular customers again, meet new ones, help people complete their wardrobes, dust and clean areas that really really need it, and dream up new projects, order new treasures....its good to get back into the rhythms of the daily shop life and keep it moving forward as we are growing...but upon reflection, I do think us having breaks from being physically present in the shop are what makes the shop so great....we get out into the real world, we visit real beaches, we travel this beautiful island and all of these journeys are reflected back in the shop. I hope you were able to recharge by the sea this summer and go into this fall with a renewed vision as well....
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