01/07/2021
I wanted to share with you the faces behind the Sesame Gems brand that I’m building and am so grateful you’ve chosen to join us on our journey.
I’m Sam and this is Willow (scroll left for my uber cute assistant 😉). When I first started my SG Insta and FB accounts I posted about my journey with crystals, reiki healing and how I came to make Sesame Gems.
Today we’d like to share with you an update on our progress since we started in March… drumroll please! 🥁
So far on Etsy we’ve made an amazing 86 sales to a total of 62 customers (some of you returning), received 35 five star reviews ⭐️ with 94 listings up and plenty more to come - including chunkier bracelets that my partner is way too excited about (if he allows me to actually sell any since he keeps claiming them all 🤣).
It’s been incredibly exciting and I do a little internal dance each time my Etsy app goes ch-ching with a new sale.
All this during a rather hard three months of suffering from a chronic illness. I finally got a diagnosis of Vestibula Migraine (I’d never heard of it either… *goesofftogoogle ) I don’t want to dwell on it or be a Debbie Downer. I’m on a preventative medication now, just trying to find the right dosage, it’s given me glimmers of hope that I will feel normal again, eventually. I’m trying to pinpoint my triggers (small screens being one I’m trying to avoid, hence the radio silence) but this episode was triggered after my vaccine 😬 which sent my nervous system into overdrive as it was already an underlying issue.
I’m sharing this with you in case you’re suffering silently with long bouts of illness, pain or in fact have VM too (please DM me - I need advice!), You’re not alone.
I’m immensely grateful to my partner, he’s been so patient and caring, my angel WillowTree for all the snuggles, the support from my friends and family, and for the understanding my boss and team have given. I’ve had two good days this week, so I’m focusing on that. Keeping my fingers crossed for July🤞
In the meantime slowly working on your orders, it’s keeping me sane!