23/03/2026
soooo i accidentally (but maybe slightly on purpose) haven’t posted on here for a few weeks and i just wanted to apologise for disappearing 🫣
i had the best holiday in athens and when i got back, i honestly just didn’t have the capacity to post anything or be present on here 😅 i quietly reopened my website, added a bunch of new products and didn’t tell a soul (bad business owner, i know) 😮💨 i’m finding it harder and harder to show up on here at the moment, maybe it’s the current state of the world, maybe it’s my imposter syndrome, maybe i’m burned out from an incredibly busy start to the year or maybe i just needed a break but really i think it’s all of the above 🫠
running a small business isn’t always pretty. in fact, most of the time it’s absolute chaos, running on empty and trying not to cry 😂 i’ve been really struggling with keeping on top of everything recently and i think maybe that’s why i stepped back a little bit. i guess i felt a little ashamed because i feel like i’ve been a really bad business owner??? i’ve been horrific at replying to messages despite thinking and worrying about the fact that i need to reply to people 24/7 (thanks anxiety), and i am so sorry to anyone who’s waiting for a reply or has been ignored because i promise it’s not intentional 🫶🏻
i think a lot of people forget that my small business is literally just me, i don’t have a team of people waiting to help me pack orders or reply to emails or do any other boring tasks. and let me be clear, that’s not me saying i have nobody to help me if i needed it because i have the BEST support system and i have so many people who would come and help me at the drop of a hat but ya girl is 1. not good at admitting i need help and 2. a control freak who has to do everything myself so it’s done the right way or i get more stressed 🥴
i feel a bit more on top of things this week after a bit of a studio sort out last week, and getting all my open orders out today! i’m gonna ease myself back into posting on here as i have lots of exciting things to talk about and share too! if you made it all the way through my waffling, thank you for being here and listening ❤️
big love,
tillie ###