so here it is…

our first own online shop! What a ride, from a spontaneous idea to an actual business. It’s been an interesting, learn-full and challenging experience as well as it was just a lot of fun executing a dream which has been there for some time…

The Corona pandemic has been an awful time and it seems still far from being anything close to over. It’s been a very challenging time and quite honestly at the very early part of it, all of a sudden it hit us - let’s just go for it! And it gave us this very positive vibe during everything else being let’s say not quite as positive. Our lives were somehow a little bit on hold, everything we normally do such as travelling the world, going to bars, meeting friends, having fancy dinners… all those really fun things were not possible anymore. And quite frankly living in the Netherlands we had it still really good compared to other countries where people were not allowed to go outside anymore.

Though through all that time and all the bad news and strokes of fate there was this little seed of happiness and something new on the horizon.

Things have changed, people have changed, we have changed - we all got forced to appreciate the very little things in life, things we normally barely recognise being caught up in our daily routines. Who would have guessed that as simple as the sun shining when waking up can make your day as well as heavy rain can cause a mature breakdown. The happiness which we thought for such a long time is coming from outside and what we experience, had to suddenly come from within us. Now that’s not totally new, but let’s be honest, knowing it and actually living it and by it are two totally different things.

I can’t remember when we were calling last time that much with our very best friends and family, sometimes daily and for hours. Did we talk about mature things? Sometimes yes, sometimes not - but it felt like you are not alone in this.

When we told them that we are finally doing this… they all were super happy and excited for us. Isn’t that also what life is about… the very little things you can make yourself and others happy with and the very big things like friends & family!

Your me & mia team