I wrote a post a few weeks ago about feeling a little 🔥 burnt out. Since I write content for a living, it started to feel like writing for fun wasn’t so much fun anymore. 🤷🏻♀️ What used to be a relaxing way to spend spare time became an extension of my workday. While I absolutely 😍 love my job and still have drafts waiting to be finished for this blog, I needed to slow down my pace on the 💻 keyboard. In that piece, I used a 🕯 candle reference, saying I would stop burning the 🕯 candle at both ends. That I would just burn one 🔥 flame for a bit. I’m glad I chose to do that. This self-imposed blog break is refreshing and invigorating, just like I planned. Stay tuned. I’ll be back. 👍🏻
Readers and friends understood, and I felt the love. 😊 One friend took my candle remark literally. She’s a 🕯 candle maker, you see. My friend knew exactly what I needed for this time of rejuvenation. After reading my post, she made sure that I was ready with the perfect 🕯 candle scents, hand-picked especially for me! 🥰
Along with her family, she runs a small business with an online shop and physical location specializing in, you guessed it- candles. Courtney’s Candles and Creations started from my friend’s ❤️ love of making candles in her kitchen to a 10,000-square-foot warehouse where they make candles and home fragrance items. 🙌 They also sell many other brands and products.
When we stopped by the warehouse for the goodie bag, my daughter and I toured the shop and learned a little bit about the art of 🕯 candle making. Like me, my friend gets to do what she loves and calls it work. 💕 She even gave my daughter a Warmie to take to college! (Not sure what that is? Check it out. You may want one!)
I wanted to take a moment to give them a shout-out. 🎉 If you want to support a small business that genuinely cares about its customers, click this link to see what you might need to up your 🕯 candle game. You’ll be glad you did. If you’re an Amazon shopper, you can even search Courtney’s Candles and grab a few with your next order. 💖
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