Doors Close and Windows open is a term we have all heard many times in our lives. Life is funny that way and this seems to always play out when we least expect it. When I started this blog 4 years ago it was only a blog and express myself through art and to tell my restored life journey. I never expected to open a small business followed by adding a total of 5 stores. I love the concept of the emporium, antique mall or a specialty boutique. I love the restored art part of what I do not the business part. That is why this type of store is best for me. Greg and Heather take care of what business there is outside of these stores and I’m left to just create.
Doc Holliday’s Emporium was the first place I started. I remember walking in to ask for a booth. I was so scared that they would say your stuff isn’t good enough. It was right the opposite and I was welcomed. Blue Happy grew from this little store in Wylie into what all is happening today. Every day the sun rises a little higher for this little business and I can’t wait to see the full sunrise. Yesterday all Venders at Doc Holliday’s were told that the owners have decided to go in a different direction with life. They have sold the building that has housed Blue Happy and all the other venders for the past 5 years. As of the last day of September Doc Holliday’s will no longer be in business. Today I’m overwhelmed and sad. This is where we started and you all know I hate change. As I went through my day I found myself focusing on one of my favorite pieces of art in my home. My friend Stephanie gave it to me a few years back as a teachers gift. Stephanie was my teachers aid in art and knew me very well. This was the perfect gift for me. It hangs in my bedroom and I read it every night before I go to bed. I truly cherish this gift. It sums up my direction and reminds me that life is ours to create not hesitate. So where do we go from here? Well God is good and had already put things in action.
A few weeks prior to this news I was offered a large booth at the Rustic Warehouse in Rockwall. Monday September the 2nd will be another great day for Blue Happy. We will open up in a much larger booth. Our small booth has done very well so here we grow again. See this is how it all works in life. Those doors hard as it may be close and with nudging those windows open so we can fly one more time. I had quiet the little pitty party going on for a hot second this morning but decided to follow the above art quote. I got up and put on one of my favorite t-shirts and made the day happy. It’s all how you look at things I believe. We can sit in all that is going wrong with life or we can get up and move forward no matter the speed of movement. Just keep moving forward and create life!
UPDATE: My recovery is going really well and I should be back to projects very soon. It’s hard for me to be good and mind the Doc. Although I love order and control I don’t like to be told what to do. Heather has settled into being back to work after 3 years. Blogs will start flowing by next week.
