My gut response is, “I wish I had known how hard it would be and how unqualified I would feel”. And yet, had I known that I never would have taken the leap of faith, with heart pounding and sweaty palms, and picked up the phone and dialed the first number one November afternoon, and started this incredible journey.
What started as a passion driven side hobby led to meaningful gifts that led to the start of a small business.
My husband is in the Air Force and was preparing to leave for a deployment overseas and I knew that if I could sink my extra time and energy into this project it would, hopefully, make the time pass quicker.
Girl Crush Company’s profits are used to mentor, educate, and employ Lancaster County, at-risk single mothers in a program called Second Grace.
My gut response is, “I wish I had known how hard it would be and how unqualified I would feel”. And yet, had I known that I never would have taken the leap of faith, with heart pounding and sweaty palms, and picked up the phone and dialed the first number one November afternoon, and started this incredible journey.
At first, I just made gifts and didn’t think it would go any further. I’m a teacher for goodness sake, everyone knows we don’t have time for side hustles. But the sister struck again and over the next few months kept putting the idea in my head that I really could start a small online shop. So, the next summer, I took the leap.
That dream of mine did not give birth into the physical until I had my beautiful daughter Esthanaïda Emma who was born at 34 weeks. At about 7 months old, I had a great routine down and I started to get my strength back. I really wanted to do something other than just “being a mom” which indeed is enough too, ladies.
I searched all around PA and couldn’t find anything close to me so that is when I decided to just buy a machine and do it myself. Well… the machine didn’t come in time and I was just stuck with this big machine and didn’t know what to do with it. I decided then I’m going to start Sugar Swirl Cart. I
So, when I found myself in an airport about to leave on my honeymoon, I picked up a book called "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up" by Marie Kondo and it truly changed my life. I found hope that I could change. I found hope that I didn't have to feel like I was treading water anymore. That feeling was so empowering that once I got my own life in order - I wanted to share it with everyone. And my clients can tell you, that kind of freedom is priceless.
We were both looking to change our careers and took this opportunity to begin training towards starting our own coffee trailer and business. "Good Day Coffee" comes from this concept: No matter what happens in life, it's our perspective that makes a difference! Waking up each morning saying, "It's going to be a good day!", can change our lives for the better.
