20/05/2024
Stay inspired 🤍🐚
Polly here…I firstly want to apologise for my lack of presence on this platform over the last few months.
In all honesty, I haven’t really known what to say…
The last year, has been a rather strange one for WLK (as I know it has been for many). Things definitely changed a lot post-covid for my business, which we all saw was coming, & for a business that was born in the midst of the pandemic it was a pretty tough transition (I am talking about shipping costs, importing, rent, business rates, packaging, product costs, cost-of-living crisis, spending habits…etc). It is stacked up against us.
With a beautifully big shop in the centre of Bath which I poured my heart into, the only solution to the ‘financial-stress’ I felt was weighing very heavy at the beginning of 2023 was to strip it back to basics again. At the time it felt like someone has ripped out my soul and stamped on it, but quite honestly it was the best thing I could have done. Pride definitely gave me some guilt-ridden moments which have lasted all year, but to make a living I saw the birth of another business which relied on only myself; a service, not a product.
What I am trying to say, is that whatever you carry yourself into, be proud of the pivot. Be proud of being able to swallow some pride and adapt when the pendulum isn’t swinging your way. That in itself is commendable.
WLK is always here, it’s my baby & an extension of me as a person. I am not going anywhere, just been taking a breather for the sake of my own head. So if you choose to stay with me through the quieter times, I promise it’ll be worth it when the flowers are in full bloom again 🤍
Polly x