A business and a blog??

 It seems like everyone has a blog. I read a lot of blogs. Maybe I should start a blog?

I guess I'm really doing this!?! Let me just say, I am a reader and not a writer. I actually dropped classes in college because I despised writing... so this should be interesting.

I plan to document my journey as an Independent Stylist with Stella & Dot. The good and the bad not so good... playing with jewelry for work really can't be bad! While trying to balance the changes in our household, where I have been a stay-at-home mom for almost six years. Trading play dates for trunk shows and nap time for networking.

It was love at first sight...

My story is a little unusual. I NEVER attended a trunk show or saw the jewelry in person! A friend had an online show. I loved the jewels, the clothes that the models were wearing and the prices! As I perused the website, I added things to my wishlist. My wishlist was LONG... let's just say I should have made a list of the pieces I didn't want, because that would have been a really short list!

So the next logical step was to do a little research and find out the upfront costs. Article after article stated that Stella & Dot is an amazing company that is changing the direct sales business. They were No. 57 on the Inc. 500 list of the 5,000 Fastest Growing Private Companies in 2012. Impressed? I was... I heard opportunity knocking! So how much for my business in a box? Only $199... I almost fell out of my chair.

I decided in that moment.

Anyone that knows me, knows this was completely out of character for me. That's how much this company impressed me. I was more than willing to go outside of my comfort zone. Within a week I was in business! I ordered my samples (so much fun), set up my personal website, and started planning my first trunk shows, then I told my husband... oops! I'm having a blast learning as I go. It should be an adventure. Hope you will join me!



 Katie