Weโre a boutique & gift shop. Everything we sell is American made or sourced through Fair Trade.
11/20/2024
Hey Friends, I hope that you are all well and getting holiday ready. Can you believe that Thanksgiving is next week! Where has the time gone.
I wanted to take a moment and provide you all with an update because I've been MIA over the past few weeks. Life has been extremely busy lately. I wish I could say that I've been traveling and going on exciting adventures, but that is not the case.
A lot of you have gotten to know me over the past few years when you've stopped by the store and we've had the chance to chat. For those of you that haven't let me fill you in a little.
I relocated to Myrtle Beach in 2020 to be closer to my aging father because he lived here alone. I wanted to be close by in the event he ever needed assistance. My dad is a strong willed, proud and stubborn man. He's almost 78 and has been going strong, riding motorcycles and living his best life. I honestly thought he was just going to cruise right into his 80's and then just slow down on his own. However over the past few months he has had some major medical setbacks with the most recent one happening this weekend.
For a bit my pride and fear of failure was running the ship and interfering with me making some difficult decisions. I've been trying to juggle the store along with his care and it's been challenging but I was making it work.
Then in October I was rear ended by a tractor trailer and I am now struggling with some serious health issues as a result of that accident.
I've been praying for direction as to what I should do with the store . Last week I became aware of the slave labor being used in the USA within the fashion industry. All of this time I've been operating from the perspective that I was doing what I could to make a difference by selling clothing that is made in the USA. Sadly I cannot confirm if the "Made in the USA" clothing that I sell is or is not being made through forced labor. It's heartbreaking to think that there is modern day slavery and human trafficking occurring within our own country. This has been weighing heavily on me over the past week.
So I've been praying more about direction and what I should do.
Then, my father suffered a major heart attack this weekend and things are now more in perspective.
I need to slow some things down. I don't want to miss the things that matter. My personal success is not what matters. It's being there for my family and those in my life that need me, including myself. Right now it's about family, friends and making sure I'm the best version of me. And if at the end of the day loving my family, friends and those I encounter is all I do, then that is a successful, beautiful life.
It is with a heavy heart that I announce that I will be pulling the mobile store out of the flea market in January. I'm not going to say it's goodbye forever, it's goodbye for now.
In the meantime, I have quite a bit of inventory that will make great Christmas gifts for someone you know or for yourself. I will be having major sales this month and next month. So stop by and see me at the flea market. Hudsons flea market is open Friday - Sunday from 9-4pm. I am typically there Friday and Saturday from 9-3 and on Sundays from 11-3.
I will update more as we get closer to leaving the flea market.
I appreciate everyone support and I hope to see you soon ๐
All credit to: lyrics:I saw an accident this morning on the interstateAnd the first thing on my mind was "running...
