Today I celebrated a huge milestone, mes amis!
Today marked
one year since taking over as the owner of
Tango, my clothing shop in downtown Peterborough!
I can hardly believe that an entire year has passed! This has been my busiest, craziest year ever of my life. I've worked so hard to make changes & transform
Tango into my own vision. A
big thank you to everyone who came out, brought me flowers, supported our indie biz, and came out to spread the love!
I'll have to admit, I'm pretty proud of our new Springtime window displays. So far, this is my favourite look! Thanks to one of my shopgals for helping out with a little window painting, and for making our
Gypsy Barn sandwich board stand out!
It's SO handy to have a
costume shop next door, filled with fabulous balloons for our special day!
Happy anniversary flowers from our neighbours up the street at
Hi Ho Silver!
Delicious food from
Black Honey -- another downtown favourite!
Sometimes I go weeks without REALLY looking at my shop from the outside, but every time I do, I'm excited to see how our displays look from a distance. It's a funny thing to be inside the shop each day, but to not always view it
the way others may view it. Does that even make sense? Either way, as I made my way home after our anniversary party this evening, I was so pleased to take a peek back, to take a moment and look at my shop. My shop. Even that is still a surprise sometimes. Perhaps I forget how big of a thing it is that I've done, or I forget that I'm in a position that not many 20somethings find themselves in.
And so I stood across the street and took a moment. A moment to breath, relax, and know that life is just incredible at times. It's so important not to let it all slide by. Enjoy ALL those moments, mes amis.
Many thanks to my friends, family, my loving & wonderful partner and to my little girl who makes life beautiful every single day.
Peace.
PS. The other day, my amazing daughter told me that when she grows up, she wants to go to work all by herself and she wants to work at Tango. Oh my heart. I love you, Gretchen. You make my heart burst with love & possibility.