29/08/2026
🌱 Seven months. 🌱
This week marks seven months since I opened the doors for the first time. My first official trading day was a Saturday, and it happened to be a Brampton Farmers Market day too.
Funny how things align sometimes. 🥰
I remember that first day: heart racing, legs shaking, worries on top of worries, and a to-do list longer than a Saturday morning queue. 😅
Yet somehow, it feels like it was both yesterday and a lifetime ago. Seven months have gone by in what feels like the blink of an eye.
And today, as I reach the end of another shop week, I’m definitely feeling those seven months in my bones. 🫠
Running this shop on my own means my working day starts long before the shop doors open, and it finishes long after the shop doors close.
Most days I just get on with it. One thing after another. But sometimes, usually by Saturday afternoon, I realise just how much energy has gone into the week.
But tiredness, stress and anxiety aside, I’m also sitting here feeling very grateful.
Grateful for every person who has walked through the door over these past seven months.
For the familiar faces, the new faces, the conversations, the laughs, the recommendations, the little stories shared over the counter and all the people who have chosen to support my little independent business.
Every purchase matters. Every share, comment, message and recommendation matters too. More than you probably realise. 💚
Seven months on, I’m still learning, still figuring things out, still filling those shelves… and still wondering where on earth the time went. 😅
There have been early mornings, long days, plenty of learning, unexpected turns, and even a few people who thought I should “go back to my country”. 😔
But I’m still here. Because this is my home.
And after everything these past seven months have brought, I can’t help but wonder what the next seven will bring. 🌿
With love and gratitude for you all
❤️ Irina
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