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13 years in review...

Sent: Nov 12, 2023

13 years in review...

Hey There, Farmgirl is officially almost 13 years old. If we’re talking brass tacks, our actual birthday is the 7th, but either way if the interwebs are correct and we were counting in medium-sized dog years (because why wouldn’t we be?), that would make us 74 years old. Which, if I am being honest, is what the last decade + has actually felt like. And yet, in other ways, it also feels like only yesterday that I was trading in my steady (paycheck) for the abyss of uncertainty that comes with starting your own business. And so started a very loud ticking clock that began counting down the dollars and cents dwindling - at an alarmingly rapid rate, I might add - in my bank account. The rest, as they say, is (Farmgirl) history, but in my usual fashion I couldn’t let this particular milestone pass without doing at least a little reflection. But when I got to thinking about what to write today about our “lucky” 13th birthday, I had a bit of writer’s block. Or really have a bit of writer’s block. I’m currently sitting on a plane drafting this, which is where I’m at much of the time now. And that, in and of itself, is so different than in years past. Truthfully, my life looks so very different than I ever could have imagined back in 2010 when a very scared 32 year old Christina finally had the courage to do what she’d wanted to do for at least a decade: start (and, eventually, scale) a business. So instead of something about how important every birthday is, or something about how we’re celebrating this one, I thought I’d write a LAE (that’s long ass email) to that 32 year old version of myself. And then fill it with everything I wish I’d known then - lessons I’ve learned the hard way, wisdom I’ve finally found through a lot of trial and error, and encouragement for the road ahead. This won’t be for everyone, and that’s OK - if that’s you you can scroll to the bottom and head straight to the flowers. But if you’re someone who’s just starting out with your own business, or somewhere further down the line and struggling and want to (hopefully?!) feel a little less alone, consider this letter to you as well.

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