12/22/2025
I started SWBB when I was 21 years old (I’ll be 30 in a few weeks), early into my Bachelor of Commerce at MUN, with very low expectations.
The year after launching my website, I started doing markets, and things really began to grow. During my entrepreneurial work term, I opened my first pop-up shop in Gander for two weeks. Shortly after, I spent a semester in the UK and traveled Europe for four months — sparking one of my greatest passions in life. Fresh out of university, we opened a storefront that ran for four incredible years, working alongside staff who impacted me for life. Eventually, I made the decision to close that location to right-size the business and find better work-life balance.
Alongside all of this, life was happening too. I met my now-husband, we got a second dog, bought our first home, eloped in California, bought our second home — and now we’re here, preparing to welcome our first baby in just seven weeks.
None of this would have been possible without you. Your support over the past 8.5 years has allowed me to build a life I’m incredibly thankful for. SWBB has been a ginormous part of my life, and every year I’m overwhelmed with gratitude that I get to do this as my career.
This will be my last post for a while. As we prepare to welcome our daughter, I’ll be stepping away on maternity leave to rest after an extremely busy holiday season. The website is closed, auto-responses are on, and I’m officially checking out.
Stepping away was scary. When you’re a one-woman business, if you stop, everything stops. But after 8.5 years, I trust that the community I’ve built will be here when I return in the fall — many of you have been here since day one.
As entrepreneurs, letting go is hard, but I work to live — not live to work. This time with my daughter is something I’ll treasure forever.
Thank you for supporting me, my family, and my dream. This is what supporting local truly looks like.
Love always ♥️
Candice