03/30/2023
Sometimes life shifts, that shift is either eye opening or sometimes it’s life altering. On March 9th I lost my dad. My mom and dad were the reason I followed my dreams and started Bella Mave. I had a passion for clothes that I wanted to just enjoy and share with other people. And they always pushed me to follow my dreams and at no point did they ever deter me or tell me that I was crazy. They both showed up for package drop off, packaging orders and counting inventory.
Bella Mave was life altering for me - I quit my job, I geared up, I had the craziest first 6 months ever. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would get the support I did as a new business… In that 6 months, I also… got a new job, got pregnant, was serving most week nights and still in my first year of being married. My life was turning in all the best ways, and I was on the path to finding the person I really was.
Flash forward to now… I’m a mom, a wife, I have the best job and co workers that have made me a better person and I live a wonderful life with my husband, daughter and pup! My priorities have also shifted, my family and the times we spend together will be more important than any side hustle, and giving them time is so important to me. If losing my dad showed me one thing, tomorrow is not promised. Money will always come, but you can never get this time back.
So my Bella babes, it’s been a fun and wild ride. This is one of the hardest decisions I have ever made… but I know I’ll look back someday and be thankful I gave my family all of me instead of an exhausted barely making it me 🤍
Xoxo,
Sophia
