Saturday, March 15, 2014

New adventures

“Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love.” ~Rumi

As mentioned in earlier blogs this year, I envisioned big change in 2014.  This is not only true for free to be yoga tees®, but for me personally as well.

I’m excited to share with you all that I recently went back to work full time for an organization that is near and dear to my heart.  As I venture into the world of non-profit, I will no longer have the time to dedicate to the free to be yoga tees® line.

Some styles will remain available online at freetobeyogatees.com for at least the next few weeks, so be sure to check them out (everything is on sale!), plus we’ve committed to participate in some local events this April!  These include VegFest at The Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi on Sunday, April 13 and the Michigan Earth Day Fest in downtown Rochester Friday, April 25 through Sunday, April 27.  We hope you can make it out!

As always, thank you for the support and for being a part of this journey.

Namaste,
Julie

Saturday, January 25, 2014

So Long Art Is In Market

“Above all, be true to yourself, and if you cannot put your heart in it, take yourself out of it.” ~Unknown

As I mentioned in my last blog, this year is all about reinvention for the free to be yoga tees® line.

After much thought, soul searching and number crunching, I’ve made a big decision--I am leaving my retail space at Art Is In Market.  It’s been a wonderful experience, and I am so grateful for all that I’ve learned and the amazing people I’ve gotten to know--but it’s time for a change.

This is the last weekend you’ll find free to be yoga tees® at Art Is In Market’s Laurel Park and Partridge Creek locations.  Free to be yoga tees® will still be available at the Twelve Oaks Mall location in Novi through Feb. 26th.  Be sure to check out free to be’s Facebook and Twitter accounts for details of a BIG sale, coming very soon!

2014, a year of change--excited to see what’s next! :)

Until next time...

Namaste

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Reinvent

“It’s not enough to be busy.  So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?” ~Henry David Thoreau

Welcome 2014!  Granted it’s halfway through January, I’d still like  to wish you all a very Happy New Year!

When I came across the Thoreau quote above some time back, I don’t think I really “got” what it was saying...but more recently, it really struck a cord and made me think about the direction of free to be yoga tees®.

Over the last year, free to be yoga tees® continued to grow, and like many small businesses, started experiencing “growing pains”.  The workload grew significantly, things started to become a little overwhelming and well, way less fun.

That’s normal...that is business...at least that’s what I kept telling myself!  And then I realized perhaps I was stuck in a rut.  If I am so busy that I can never get caught up, can’t afford to hire help and am slowly losing the joy and passion that free to be used to bring me, what am I doing?  

That’s why I’ve decided to slow down and spend the early part of 2014 refocusing on my goals and the direction I’d like to see free to be yoga tees® go this year and beyond.  There is no time like the present to reinvent, and I think that’s a great word to describe the year ahead.  More to come soon! :)

Until next time...

Namaste