04/12/2024
Announcement time! This is what my laundry room, garage, and house have looked like for 8 years! It's been wonderful! But when Covid hit, my business became non-existent. Obviously π Wife of a teacher and mom of 6, the income was necessary. I needed another job. And I got it. My dream job! Art teacher at my kid's school. At the same time, the business started picking back up. I was working ALL THE TIME. It was too much and my family was suffering. I debated ending the business or quitting my dream job. I knew I could not do both. If I was going to keep the business I needed to update so much, but there was never a spare second. I even had to cancel my summer classes last year, which broke my heart. π I loved that part! But I knew I needed to focus on my family. I went back and forth trying to know what to do. It was so hard! I decided to end the paint parties. π’ I was going to announce it New Years Day, but something happened on New Year's Eve. I opened a fortune cookie and read it, "Put all your efforts into your business and you will have great success." π€¦ββοΈ My heart sank. Not saying fortune cookies are doctrine π but it was pretty specific and got me thinking I shouldn't stop paint parties. When I read it my 9 year old son grabbed it and said, "Here's what I think of that!" And ripped it up. That made it VERY clear. My kids wanted me home and I wanted that too. AND I was going to become a grandma! I wanted to make sure I didn't miss out on any of that. π₯° I went to my website to cancel but had a feeling not to click that button, but to see if somebody wanted the the business. I posted it to my Facebook friends and had a lot reply. One stood out to me and I knew she was the one. π₯° I will introduce her in my next post. She is going to be incredible! I am so excited for her. Just know that the paint parties are in very capable and amazing hands! I have LOVED painting with you!π¨Thank you for being such a great part of my life and blessing my family for 8 years! β€οΈ Linsey Holley