2 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: thejourneyco shop + upcoming Q&A!

TODAY IS THE DAY, Y'ALL.

What day is it, you ask?

TODAY IS THE LONG AWAITED DAY WHEN I GET TO TELL YOU ABOUT SOMETHING I'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR THE PAST 1 1/2 MONTHS.

ok sorry for the all caps but i'm a little excited, y'know?

SO...I have a little story for you.

Earlier this year, right at the beginning, to be exact, I had an idea pop into my brain.  Start an online business.  

At that point in my life, I was just feeling a little...meh.  So when I got this idea, I was like, "Hey, I've been doing this blogging thing for a while now, why not actually expand and try to start a business?" I had no idea how to go about it, what I'd do, or if it would even work.  (Still actually not sure if it's going to work, but that's fine ;) I mulled the idea around in my brain for a good few weeks, sketched out designs, and thought.  A lot.  I went through several different business ideas, but all of them were a little too time-consuming, complicated, or plain down just-wouldn't-work-at-this-time-of-my-life.

I kept the idea around for a while, when one day I stumbled across a YouTube video that talked about some business platform and bla bla bla.  I clicked on the link, shut off the computer, and went to bed.  The next day I went back to look at it with a fresh mind and ideas started forming.  What if...? What if...? What if...?

I messed around with the platform I decided to use, and discovered the world of designing your own apparel/decor/stationary/etc.  Let me just say, it's a pretty awesome world.

Fast forward to today, I'm telling you guys about this venture/idea I had and am now pursuing.  Is it completely set up and ready to go? No, not yet.  It's still quite a bit of a work-in-progress (sadly).  The online store isn't up yet, but I decided to tell y'all about it in advance, just because things are coming together and...well, I REALLY WANTED TO TELL YOU. 

I'm hoping to officially launch the shop in a few weeks, give or take some.  But, that's still tentative. 

As for the title, well, you saw it from the title of this post: thejourneyco.  Why the name? This year I've understood and realized more than ever how much of a journey life is.  We all are on a unique journey, and it's a story.  The story of our lives.  Honestly, life is such a journey, and I wanted to just capture that in the name, so therefore...thejourneyco.

There's a lot of things that I'm still finalizing and getting through (man...setting up an online shop is T-O-U-G-H. But I can't even begin on how excited I am and how fun it's been. :)

SO, I figured since you all might be a little curious about this whole proposition and idea, I CAME UP WITH ANOTHER IDEA.  (well, kinda, I mean this idea has been in the works for a long time) 

A few posts ago, I mentioned I might do a Q&A this summer. and I'm GOING FOR IT.  If you have any burning questions you want to ask me about the shop or just in general about blogging/life, go ahead and leave them down below!! I'm thinking of filming the Q&A and starting a YouTube channel this summer, so that could also very possibly be a real thing.  SO ASK AWAY, FRENS!

I hope you guys liked this post! IT'S A TON OF EXCITING STUFF THAT'S HAPPENING and I couldn't be more excited.  (also, I mean, I'm just overall stoked about starting a YouTube channel.  It's only been my dream forever pffft :D) ALSO: random, I finally fixed the font on my blog so I can use bold and italics!! YEAHHHHH

SO how's your life going?  Are you going to ask any questions for the Q&A? YOU SHOULD.  What's something you'd like to see in an online shop? 

xx

autumn