Today I thought I would share a little bit about myself and how I got started. Realized once I started talking this would have to be a short series. đ so here is to 1 of 3! Tomorrow I will get into @stemsca and how that started and has grown and then lead into @weareneighborsandfriends and @neighborsandfriendskitchen
Just here trying our best! Reminding myself that Iâm doing what I can and giving myself so grace so hoping this helps out anyone who is feeling a little frustrated that what we are doing is good enough!
Opening something while dealing with grief was not on my bingo card this year and itâs been extremely difficult. I joked last time that it couldnât get rougher than it already was but whoa this one takes the cake.
Thank you @bstereo for asking me âwhat is bringing me joy at the moment?â And making me really reflect as I winded down for the evening and @turbotax for creating a space for the community to come together and share with one another.
Life happens even if you donât plan on it. And sometimes that means pausing. For me I always want to show up as authentically as I can and this week I knew I couldnât! With that being said I will do a couple of videos a day to catch up with less than 30 days to opening!
Tonight in Pasadena weâre gathering for something real.
An intimate conversation about community, building something that lasts, and how women lead the way when it comes to care, connection, and creating generational wealth.
Iâll be sitting down with the incredible @bstereo for a conversation that hits deeper than business. Weâre both Pasadena moms, founders, and women who believe that community isnât just a nice idea, itâs the foundation for everything weâre building.
Hosted by TurboTax, who continues to create space for conversations like this and amplify the voices doing the work.
Join us tonight
ďż˝April 18th | 6â8pmďż˝345 S. Lake Avenue
Suite 104A
Pasadena, CA
Light bites and cheese boards by Neighbors & Friends
Come as you are. Bring a friend. Be part of the kind of community we all say we want.
I donât have a job I can just âstep awayâ from.
I run businesses.â¨People rely on me.â¨Decisions sit with me.
And still⌠the expectation is that Iâll be the one to adjust.
Be the one to leave.â¨Be the one to figure it out.â¨Be the one to carry it.
Not because I have more time.â¨But because my time is treated like it matters less.
Thatâs the part no one says out loud.
Entrepreneur or not, a lot of women are building, leading, providingâŚâ¨and still expected to absorb the gaps everywhere else.
And when we canât?
It feels like weâre the problem.
Weâre not.
The expectation is.
Day 34 to opening.
I usually show the wins.â¨Or I find a way to make the hard moments lighter.
But today wasnât one of those days.
It felt heavy.
Opening a restaurant is a lot.â¨Being a mom is a lot.â¨And life right now, for a lot of people, is just⌠a lot.
Thereâs pressure, thereâs financial stress, thereâs responsibility that doesnât pause.â¨And sometimes it catches up to you.
Today it did.
And instead of trying to package it into something easier to consume, Iâm just going to say it as it is.
Mental health matters.â¨Even when youâre building something exciting.â¨Even when people are watching.â¨Even when you âshouldâ be grateful.
You can be all of those thingsâ¨and still feel overwhelmed.
If youâre in a season like that right now, I see you.
Weâll keep going. Just maybe not perfectly every day.
