The stranger behind StrangerDays
Hi. Thank you scrolling down to the bottom to see if I actually wrote something here. These "about me" and "shop story" always make me feel put on the spot and I kinda freeze up. So I thought I would just start typing and talk to you like a friend.
You want to know who I am and how all this started? OK.
So when I was a little girl I wanted to be either an architect, veterinarian, or a writer.
I wasn't good at math, and I didn't want to put animals down because that is so sad!
That left me with writing poems, journaling my deep feelings, and writing endless short stories about a girl named Ruby. The problem was... I was way to shy to share, and didn't believe anyone wanted to read me. After all, I'm just a girl.
Flashing forward I moved to Europe on a wild adventure leaving everything behind!
(but actually I was just trying to prove to ex boyfriend that if he didn't propose I'd move on with my life). I was there.. alone, and with my two suitcases. I worked as a nanny, and barely had enough to eat. One year I discovered Etsy, and my life changed. I remember thinking... "if all those other people can earn a living by doing something they LOVE .. maybe I can too? " It took years of me thinking this before I actually went tried. Then one Christmas I was desperate to visit my family, but had no money. I never did get to see them that year. I had a plan though. I made a few posters that year and put them on Etsy. MAN were they awful! I didn't make enough money to afford that plane ticket but I did the next year! oh! and yeah. That boyfriend did come after me.. and I sent him packing.
As for me.. I stayed in Europe and spent years dabbling on Etsy until I found my "thing" (and SPOILER ALERT that thing turned into GREETING CARDS)! To my surprise there were humans in the world that actually wanted to give other humans that they loved - my cards, my words, my heart. BUT this was after trying a poster shop, an iphone case store, and even digital downloads..eventually, I found my niche.
I was so honored and blown away from my VERY first order to present day. Every single time I get an order .. I get a HUGE smile on my face and say.. wow someone bought my card!
I took a few years off to explore other dreams of mine but I came back to Etsy at the very end of December 2022. I missed being creative, and helping people express their emotions through greeting cards.
So I'm back! I can't wait to write more emotional cards for you... my new friend.
If I can make you smile, or help you make a loved one smile... then I'm doing exactly what I was born to do.
I may not be the writer I thought I would be when I was little, but turns out.. I am a writer after all... just in a different way, and I am so proud of that.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for allowing me to be emotional with you.
xoxo,
the no longer stranger behind StrangerDays
