01/09/2026
Reflections of a shop keeper while the world is in a state… I’m in the throes of year-end paperwork, and trying to plan the coming year, while in a new year marketing challenge for reflector business owners (human design - iykyk). Im always exhausted every January, and I honestly have a somewhat spicy take about content creation. Which might be seen as failing this marketing challenge about visibility, as this is my first post this year.
I’m feeling like I have absolutely zero interest in posting, especially feeding in to the meta system. I just want to find a “check this box if you’re human” social media platform, or have real in person conversations. I don’t want to swim through the slop of what the AI regurgitated inauthentic digital world feels like to me these days. I want to give hugs and wrap up in blankets, and and most days not dig through my phone to find a cute photo to use or make a video, and write something clever - it all sounds exhausting. But, today, I felt inspired by some images from last year, and felt like sharing them, as a reminder of the beauty in the little things. Will they even be seen by anyone? If you found this post, thank you for being a part of this adventure!
As someone who has used AI to help me write a couple posts in the past (usually to get inspiration but disliking what they try to feed me), it’s almost like I now see them everywhere in my feeds and they feel lacking in humanity. Not sharing at all is the opposite of the marketing that I should be doing, and not great for my shop sales, especially as a product based tangible goods business. I hope to shake this funk soon, and I am in awe of anyone, finding your voice in the digital world right now. Everything is so loud right now, and there’s so much to be loud and outraged about. But I’m observing, and calibrating. I see each of you, and you’re amazing. I’m hoping to find collaborators for community activation and support, and at this moment, I’m all about personal conversations (and dreaming of naps and the old social media where it was more people, less bots)! Have a cozy weekend, my friend, and thanks for bearing with my ramblings 💖✨💖