About

Empty nest syndrome hit me hard.  I was the "strong" one. I would never let the girls all being gone make me sad - at least that is what I told myself until it happened.
The year my youngest went to college, we moved from our hometown to where our construction business was located. I spent a good 3 years (yes I hate to admit that) really sad and just existing with very little LIVING!
I had all kinds of ideas, plans and dreams of creating a brand new business doing something I loved.  The weight of my sadness kept me from moving forward.

Weird right?! I tried to "get ready" every day during Covid as we worked at home. By "get ready", I mean I showered, put on make-up, put on something other than pajamas or sweatpants and did something to my hair. Then one morning I looked at my more expensive perfume. I thought I should not wear it just around the house. Why waste it? Then a POWERFUL thought hit me - WEAR THE PERFUME! Life is just too short. WEAR THE PERFUME! START THE BUSINESS! TAKE THE TRIP! GO WHERE GOD LEADS! It was overwhelming to me the message was from God. I started looking at my life and really not liking what I was seeing in myself. I had been so sad for 3 years - lots of life changes just froze me in my tracks. I have always loved an adventure, doing something new, doing crazy things and I lost that part of myself. I mourned the life I once had with all 3 of my girls at home, instead of looking forward to the freedom and the adventures I could now have. I always encouraged my girls to go after what they wanted in life, but I was stuck in wanting to live in the past. My life changed by looking at a perfume bottle and God showing me that I needed to "WEAR THE PERFUME!".

Top: My family; Above: me and hubby on Hilton Head Island; Left: Copper the Cavapoo, aka the boss of the house