As you may (or may not) have noticed, I haven't written in a while. From Jamaica, to coming home and realising I had to move to launching Gem Stone Love, and trying to get to grips with what is and isn't happening in my day job - I just haven't had the time.
I have been keeping up on my hair regime and I'm still making things left right and centre - most recent addition being a pomade with beeswax.
But unfortunately I'm going to have to leave blogging alone for a little while :( :( :(
I'll still be around but it will be in full Gem Stone Love capacity - you can catch me at any of the places below explaining it all like my name is Clarissa or something.
I really appreciated everyone who read and Google+ posts and I'm hoping you'll stay in touch and follow me on my new journey. This blog is staying open as there may just be room for me to return later. But until the next time...
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Sunday, 6 August 2017
Sunday, 25 June 2017
29 ish
Not going to lie to you, this week was hard. Almost like as if the world knew I was trying to get to the next level in my own personal and psychological development and it just kept saying "are you sure, how about this?" Like walking on stilts while the ground is shaking, I strode.
I'm genuinely proud of myself, every single day there was something new and ridiculous for me to breathe about and then handle like a woman. And I blinking did, every last damn one of those things. All the way from a near technical calamity to untimely delays with the business, to just the most annoying and time consuming irritancies to deal with in the day job, to the emotional turmoil of having to actively not deal with a friend who is struggling because you know your 'help' makes them worse, makes them dependent, lets them continue being submissively controlling, and makes you not reach as far or as fast for what you want in you're life because you're afraid you won't be around to be a 'good friend' to them.
I did it all, I dealt with it all and I am so thankful. And I am so scared. Everything I do from this point onwards is to make room for the life I want. I couldn't go back to how things used to be even if I tried. There's a peaceful surrender in that, now all I need to do is work on the new normal. And even then 'work' seems like too strong of a word. It feels like the new normal exists and I just need to accept and relax into it.
Like yesterday, it was my 30th birthday party, which is 2 weeks before my actual birthday but I'll be on holiday so only right I celebrate with everyone now. It was great. I laughed a lot. I saw and had fun with really good people, I'm very thankful I have the friends and family I do.
I am 29 ish and I have only just begun.
My next post(s) will be from a different continent. See you then.
I'm genuinely proud of myself, every single day there was something new and ridiculous for me to breathe about and then handle like a woman. And I blinking did, every last damn one of those things. All the way from a near technical calamity to untimely delays with the business, to just the most annoying and time consuming irritancies to deal with in the day job, to the emotional turmoil of having to actively not deal with a friend who is struggling because you know your 'help' makes them worse, makes them dependent, lets them continue being submissively controlling, and makes you not reach as far or as fast for what you want in you're life because you're afraid you won't be around to be a 'good friend' to them.
I did it all, I dealt with it all and I am so thankful. And I am so scared. Everything I do from this point onwards is to make room for the life I want. I couldn't go back to how things used to be even if I tried. There's a peaceful surrender in that, now all I need to do is work on the new normal. And even then 'work' seems like too strong of a word. It feels like the new normal exists and I just need to accept and relax into it.
Like yesterday, it was my 30th birthday party, which is 2 weeks before my actual birthday but I'll be on holiday so only right I celebrate with everyone now. It was great. I laughed a lot. I saw and had fun with really good people, I'm very thankful I have the friends and family I do.
I am 29 ish and I have only just begun.
My next post(s) will be from a different continent. See you then.
Sunday, 18 June 2017
These books are helping
I'm glad I'm reading / listening to the books I am. They pretty much fall into two counts, business or personal growth. When I have a good list I'll post it here as there are some goodies I'm looking forward to in July.
And weirdly when I listen to books I like to listen to them twice through. Means I get all of the information, I also play them faster than their standard speed so that 8 hours goes slightly quicker throughout the week. Maximising that time!
One of the things the books have told me is that whatever I thought my initial spend would be - treble it. In my case treble plus a bit. And it's not just because of the website, but I was getting that little whisper at the back of my mind about the stock.
I bought the original stock I did (keyrings) because everyone has keys, and if the supplier turned out to be dodgy, then I love keyings and I have presents to give for a few years. The original plan for Gem Stone Love was to quietly sell them from ebay and Amazon and get a little pocket money, but things changed.
I don't mean it had a runaway scope, things really changed, all of a sudden I realised how much it could align with my life values and the ways it could expand into a holistic living hub. And so I started building everything else around the holistic living hub mindset, which is fantastic and feels so right. It was only last week during my marathon phone call with my friend that I realised I needed to widen my stock pool. The stock I had didn't synergise with my overall offering.
I didn't go out and spend several thousand pounds, but I did get a couple of items of jewellery and most importantly Tumblestones. Tumblestones are where everyone starts on their crystal discovery and I was only selling them in keyring form. That didn't sit with me. I only told my marathon phone friend that I was buying more stock because I knew no one else would understand, and even she was mildly disconcerted at the overall amount I've spent now.
I'm glad I listened to myself. The website is very nearly ready, I'll just have to do the usual neatening and choosing what to display for the launch, but I'm excited. Exactly one month until the launch and my baby is born - it does feel like my baby - yes I know, I don't have children and yes you can laugh.
And weirdly when I listen to books I like to listen to them twice through. Means I get all of the information, I also play them faster than their standard speed so that 8 hours goes slightly quicker throughout the week. Maximising that time!
One of the things the books have told me is that whatever I thought my initial spend would be - treble it. In my case treble plus a bit. And it's not just because of the website, but I was getting that little whisper at the back of my mind about the stock.
I bought the original stock I did (keyrings) because everyone has keys, and if the supplier turned out to be dodgy, then I love keyings and I have presents to give for a few years. The original plan for Gem Stone Love was to quietly sell them from ebay and Amazon and get a little pocket money, but things changed.
I don't mean it had a runaway scope, things really changed, all of a sudden I realised how much it could align with my life values and the ways it could expand into a holistic living hub. And so I started building everything else around the holistic living hub mindset, which is fantastic and feels so right. It was only last week during my marathon phone call with my friend that I realised I needed to widen my stock pool. The stock I had didn't synergise with my overall offering.
I didn't go out and spend several thousand pounds, but I did get a couple of items of jewellery and most importantly Tumblestones. Tumblestones are where everyone starts on their crystal discovery and I was only selling them in keyring form. That didn't sit with me. I only told my marathon phone friend that I was buying more stock because I knew no one else would understand, and even she was mildly disconcerted at the overall amount I've spent now.
I'm glad I listened to myself. The website is very nearly ready, I'll just have to do the usual neatening and choosing what to display for the launch, but I'm excited. Exactly one month until the launch and my baby is born - it does feel like my baby - yes I know, I don't have children and yes you can laugh.
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