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Well... I officially made the call this morning that I won't be vending at 𝗙𝗔𝗥𝗠 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗛 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗚𝗔𝗘 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤 & 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘍𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭 this weekend. 😭 I REALLY wanted to go and waited until the last possible minute hoping the weather would cooperate, but it just isn't happening. I'm genuinely so sad about missing this one. 😞

Since I won't be at Reggae Fest, I'll be at my shop inside NewBo City Market Saturday + Sunday instead. Madi is there today while I finish up prep for National Cattle Congress next weekend... thankfully that one is indoors so I don't have to worry about the weather ruining those plans too.

This is not the weekend I wanted, but here we are. 😭💛

Over the last 3 days I have officially created 9 new kits. How?! My brain said LET'S GOOO. 😂 I only create kits when I'm in a good mood/head space so I leaned all the way into it. Music was set to random and played all the best songs at the best times. I was actually left alone to get things done, and I had everything I wanted to use. Apparently that's the magic formula.

If the rainy cloudy weather would stop for a min I could run outside and take pics of everything. I don't like having blank background photos and I won't use AI for them. I like going outside and taking pics in nature cuz it's where I am happiest and it fits Bumblebee Lotus way better anyway. Indoor lighting just doesn't do things justice. 🫶

Sooo until I can get good pics, you'll just have to trust me when I say I made some GOOD s**t. Some are completely new ideas, some filled gaps I've been wanting to fill for awhile, and somehow I just kept coming up with more. I finally had to make myself stop because I do, in fact, have other things I'm supposed to be doing. 🤦🏻‍♀️

I was up til 230 in the morning the last 2 nights working on all of this... got up at 730am both days and basically didn't stop. I started writing this post at 9am and it is now after 1pm, so that pretty much sums up how today is going. I keep getting distracted with other things and forgetting that I even started this. 😂🤦🏻‍♀️ Madi is holding down the shop today and Cody is taking over later so I can keep getting s**t done at home. Seriously don't know what I'd do without everyone helping me keep this place running while my brain tries to navigate the massive to do list I have yet to complete.

At this point I should probably stop rewriting the post I started at 9am and actually get back to the other s**t I need to do today. 😂

Happy Thursday!! Have the best day and make good choices!! 💛

Ok ladies... I am remaking the Postpartum Reset Kit because there are mommas out there who are allergic to or dislike lavender... and that's not gonna work for what I had before.

I have reworked everything that goes into them except for the candle scent... and since your opinions matter, and this is literally made FOR some of you, I need you to tell me your fave scents so I can get these online and in shop asap!! 🫶

Drop your faves in the comments!! 🙃

New kits coming soon 🙃

Ever wonder what I do when I'm not at the shop? I typically ignore the world and am busy all day long. Sometimes I'm lazy but mostly not. To prove that, here is what I have done on my "day off" today.

•Started laundry
•Printed out and cut over 500 pieces of paper for tags and box inserts. With scissors. By hand. Cuz my paper trimmer blade decided today was the most convenient time to die.
•Made 44 healing jars. I ran out of room for them to sit and dry.
•Designed new labels for holiday things
•Packed an order (shipping tmrw!)
•Planned and executed dinner for myself and the fam
•Realized my Sims are dying and I should maybe take a break for myself today 😆
•Ran thru my giant to do list and slightly panicked for a moment when realizing how fast things are coming up.
•Reassured myself that I got this and stopped the spiral.
•Came here to make a little post about how idk what a day off means as a business owner... and tell y'all if you wanna make my day annnnd make it so I gotta remake more kits... go check out my online shop and see if something is calling your name! 🙃🫶

I hope everyone is having a great start to the week!! 💛

Rant incoming because somebody just pi**ed me ALL the way off. 😤

People being uneducated is one thing. People pushing their non-education onto their kids is quite another. I am personally offended by what a lady just said as she was walking past my shop, and honestly, it takes a LOT to offend me. Her kids were looking at the Watchover Voodoo Dolls and she said, and I quote:

"Don't touch those. They aren't of God. They're devil worshiping things." 😡

FIRST OFF. NO the f**k they aren't. I don't worship the devil and I refuse to carry dark s**t in my shop. I believe in God. My f**king sign literally says SPIRITUAL HIPPIE S**T. I carry POCKET CROSSES. I have bookmarks with BIBLE VERSES on them.

SECOND, READ THE THINGS. They say WATCHOVER. They all have POSITIVE messages. In fact, there isn't a single evil-looking one there. I suppose to some, a doll made of string named "My Angel" that says "I will watch over you with my glowing light, guard you while you sleep tonight, and keep your future pure & bright" is absolutely terrifying and must be destroying people's lives. It also says "Heavenly Protector" in the top corner. Absolutely terrifying. Somebody alert the church. 🙄

I wouldn't normally make an entire post about something someone said while walking past my shop, but this one got under my skin and I don't feel like being quiet about it. I truly don't care who you are or what you believe... DO NOT CALL MY SHOP OF THE DEVIL. Are you f**king kidding me? I said absolutely nothing to the woman or her children after that comment, and I truly hope she goes home and prays about the judgment she just passed on something she clearly knew nothing about.

People don't have to like what I have. You don't have to believe in it. You don't even have to understand it. But making s**t up and confidently teaching your kids that something is "devil worship" because YOU don't understand it is entirely uncalled for. Maybe take five seconds to read what you're looking at before deciding what it is and passing that ignorance onto the next generation.

I own a mental health business, not a f**king dark witchcraft studio. I have a BRIGHT YELLOW WALL. COME ON.

I'm not here to be sunshine and rainbows all the time, but suggesting that I align with things I absolutely do NOT is gonna make it so y'all get to read posts like this. I made a reel awhile back about basically the same damn thing... yet here we are again.

EDUCATION, people. It's not that hard.

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