Slow Season

taking a vitamin D break

Since I started With Love, Libby at the end of 2020, I feel like I’ve been busy nonstop. It started with candlemaking: thrifting glassware, prepping for events, packing and shipping orders, and making candles, of course. In 2023, things shifted to be more design-focused: working with brand clients, making websites, brand shoots, content creation, the list goes on.

I spent almost five years being so overwhelmingly occupied with my business and my clients, that I have a hard time knowing what to do when I’m going through a slow season, which is what’s happening at the moment.

my mood lately

I have been fairly caught up on design work as of late, and I feel like I’ve been able to breathe and actually relax. However, if you’re a business owner, or an ambitious person in general, you know that a period of stillness makes that voice in your head go, “Should  I be doing more? Am I forgetting something?” It’s sososo silly.

Because of this slower time in my business, I’ve been able to focus on my health a bit more. I go on more bike rides, I started going to physical therapy again, and I sleep in a little longer and take more breaks throughout the day. As my Friedreich’s Ataxia symptoms progress, having the ability to take things a little slower becomes increasingly essential. I hope to keep working and serving clients for as long as I can.

I’ve also been taking advantage of this season to do a long overdue brand refresh for WLL, which you may have noticed already! I’ve been tweaking the website and socials, next up is a brand photoshoot later this year (eeek!). It’s been so nice to really rethink the branding I created back in 2020, before I fully knew where this path would take me.

getting plenty of miles in on my trike!

I guess I’m wanting to say that I’m learning it’s totally normal to have ebbs and flows when it comes to running a business and life in general. It’s allowed me to take a step back and re-evaluate the future of my business. I’ve been starting to feel more inspired by the every day and create completely new ideas and concepts.

If you’re interested in working together, please reach out! I’d love to get you on the books for early 2026. Let’s create something amazing together.

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