If you have been a part of my journey for the past year & a half, you would know that i always put 110% into my business and even when i had barely anything in the tank i would still put in 13 hour days to ensure that my customers always had what they wanted on time.
The past 2 months i have been going downhill pretty quickly, and i guess im surprised that it took so long for me to burn out. I am only one person. At the moment i have 73 products in my store, that is not including the extra products i have curing or waiting for labels.
As well as my business, i am trying to keep a household going, and i home school my youngest daughter. I am battling my own health issues and throw a few markets into the mix and that brings me to today. I can no longer keep up the pace and i cant be everything to everyone and leave nothing for myself.
A few comments have been made to me from people that haven't purchased before, and I need to take a step back. Their fleeting comments about my prices, or my candles are too strong, or the person a few stalls down is cheaper ect ect wear me down especially when i pour everything i have into my products. I really dont understand why people that have nothing nice to say, dont just move along and take their negativity elsewhere. If i had just purchased the products wholesale and sold them on, it wouldn't hit so hard.
So, I have now moved my studio into one room and i am setting boundaries for my own health's sake. I will not be a 24/7 business, messages will be replied to within 48 hours, not immediately. I will be cutting some products. I started out with dessert candles, because i was passionate about bringing something different to Rockhampton. In all honesty I'm still not sure what the future holds for me.
As always i appreciate every single person that loves my products and can see how much love/time/effort i put into them. I just wanted to let you know how i am feeling and what is coming up for Carnation Candles. Thank you for reading x
Bec