What Was 2021 To You?

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Some folks got married, some people had loved ones pass away. Others started families, new careers or went back to school. Some bought new homes while others saw theirs destroyed by natural disaster. This year was something different for everyone.

2021, another year of the Coronavirus, of political divide, moral upheaval and social unrest. Another year of tech firms and media and their paid for scripted narrative.

It's hard sometimes to stay positive when all the negativity makes the front page but a lot of good happened too, sometimes you just had to look for it. Strangers helping strangers. People giving back to others. Someone finding their voice or passion. Someone reaching goals they thought weren't possible. Those things happened too.

2021 for us was a year of figuring it out. Of making it work. Of hundreds of hours of studying to complete my CPA. Of figuring out how to care for children not in school every day, of how to teach full time and run a business on top of that. It was reevaluating products, even successful ones, because inflation and supply chain issues make them no longer something profitable. It was still moving into our new home and new shop. It was learning that sometimes you have to put a hold on somethings no matter how much you don't want to. We had to do that. As a family it was the right decision.

I hope that we will back in full swing bringing new ideas and creations in the near future when the time is right. Helping to bring positivity and laughter in the lives of those we interact with.

No matter what happens for the remainder of 2021, remember to look for the joy, the laughter and the good. You only get one 2021, make it count!

We look forward to what 2022 will bring!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

The Chase Family

Matt, Holly, Wesley and Lily