My pre-sale had just launched March 15th of this year, and various messages like these soaked into my brain. I was so hard on myself over anything and everything during the first 2 weeks of this sale.

If there is one thing I learned from pre-launching my business, it was just how mean I could be to myself. 

The feeling, the weight and the color had me sold. I kept it around (more on that next week) and somehow always knew it was the one.

This sandy rose fabric became my North Star as I began looking for fabric for Opaline Hue. 

My father died when he was 45. He and my mom were in the middle of raising their four kids. My mom lost her best friend, life partner, a planned future, the financial source, her parenting partner, as you know, the list goes on.

I watched my mom care for my dad while he was sick for 2 years. I watched her sleep next to his bed in hospice for 2 weeks. I watched her tell stories and laugh with his friends as they surrounded her at the party after his funeral.