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Life Lately at the Rios’

Time flies! Where has the summer gone? As we head into August, let’s catch up on what the Rios family has been up to lately. As we ended June, Ivan wrapped up his baseball season with a championship win in a two day tournament. Nothing says summer quite like a ball game under the lightsContinueContinue reading “Life Lately at the Rios’”

Thoughts from a Motherless Mother

My mom was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma right before my 19th birthday. I was a freshman in college and my dad had tried to convince me me to move out. Go off on my own somewhere and have a real college experience. I had chosen to live at home and attend the local community college.ContinueContinue reading “Thoughts from a Motherless Mother”

Our Entrepreneur Journey~ Part 2

It’s August of 2009. Chris and I married during a break in my nursing school semesters. I had finished my LPN year, and had my RN left. I wasn’t working. Nursing school was so hard and time consuming, there really wasn’t really time for me to work. I was also a primary caregiver for myContinueContinue reading “Our Entrepreneur Journey~ Part 2”

Where Do I Start…

Chances are, if you follow along on social, you are aware of some of the ups and downs that been happening lately with our business and life. Life in general is great! The kids are happy and healthy, we are looking forward to Christmas. Homeschool is going good, the kids keep us busy with theirContinueContinue reading “Where Do I Start…”

Q2 of Business for 2023

This one’s a hard one to write. Revenue for the 2nd quarter went from bad to worse. When I last reported, we were seeing a little bit of an up tick. It was short lived. Chris pulled some numbers and our revenue is down 50% from last year. It’s been rough. Chris and I haveContinueContinue reading “Q2 of Business for 2023”

Welcome to the Blog

If you’ve happened to find me in my little corner of the internet, you know I’m a jewelry designer. That title still catches me by surprise. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I’d design jewelry. But that’s another story for another time. Writing a blog is something I’ve thought about doing forContinueContinue reading “Welcome to the Blog”