Still Dreaming ✨

I have to admit, I've never been someone with a particularly strong sense of self-motivation. But ever since I started this store, it feels like my drive has become stronger.🎀 It's hard to imagine the old me being able to do something like this. Yes, I did it to improve my work environment and cope with the fact that my room was gradually running out of space (because I've hoarded too many items), but I actually went out and bought a desk on my own. I also got these grid penals and hooks, then nailed them to the wall to hang some products. Surprisingly, it even looks somewhat decent.😍 After I hung up all the merchandise, my room somehow started to resemble a store. It's kind of magical! I can't help but think that if I had half of this dedication back when I was studying, I might have become a real bookworm, haha. Maybe I was born to do this (being a boss💪, haha).

However, while organizing these pictures, I couldn't help but wonder if I went a bit overboard buying so much inventory when I don't even have orders every day.😂 I realized that one's mindset can really fluctuate. 🌈Just a week or two ago, I felt like I was invincible and that I could excel at this. But this week, the almost non-existent orders made me hesitate a bit. It got me thinking if this is how people's grand ideals slowly get eroded by reality. It's like when we were kids, we used to wish for world peace on our birthdays. But as we grow up, there are always people who make us feel that achieving something as big as world peace isn't something an ordinary person like me can do. So, our once grand dreams get chipped away bit by bit by those around us, including our parents, friends, and seemingly authoritative figures like teachers. Our dreams become more and more practical, and in the end, they are mostly about attainable material things.

🏮Getting back on track, it's been about a month since I opened this store. I'll keep working hard and leaving my mark in this little space of mine, all for the dream. Friends, let's keep going together!✊

-Cecilia🩷