For a year, the response has been so much more than expected and very much appreciated! For that I thank GOD for all these blessings. 
Sharing with you 8 small wins put together that give meaning to almost everything I do
1. Maria customers turned friends. Such a delight to chance upon those with kindred spirits who echoes the same values and passion for tablescape. I am grateful for their helpful insights and the appreciative messages that warms the heart. These things spur me on to do better. 
2. VisMin Distribution. Even I was surprised myself that just this month of May, our store keeps on getting regular orders from different regions in the country that led to many new adventures and opened up many new doors for me. 
3. Meeting the Sales Target for the year that I set for me. As a previous Ad Sales in Media, I know that hitting the numbers/ quota in every business is the be-all-end-all. And with that, I give myself a pat on the back and a good bottle of wine. I am blessed for all the helping hands around me that made this possible.
4. Sourcing Out Imported Goods that used to be a mountain for me to climb is now as basic as buying from a nearby store. It gets easier the more you do it. 
5. Embracing the Online World and slowly growing in this vast industry is what makes every challenges exciting. I value the new learnings every day, the relevant skills that I update myself in order to be better, the system process that I improve to be more efficient. 
6. My newly built mini warehouse that allows me to acquire more and more goods for the growing demand and of course to keep things properly in order and well sanitized. (Credit to my husband for spearheading the construction) 
7. My Home Store mission applies to me as well. As I carefully curate pieces for my store, I would have keepsake of my favorite ones. Then I find myself creating and recreating spaces to make it more purposeful, more meaningful and all the more beautiful. It is after all the place you can express your most personal gesture to your loved ones or simply just by having someone over. We grow as a person along with the place we live in. Home should speak of you and to you.
8. and lastly, the TIME. While there may be extremely busy days, but it’s fulfilling that I can run everything in the safe haven I call home where I can be with the people I love most. It is those moments I gift myself with more playtime with the kids, good reads, some quiet time in the garden, more conversations with my husband, and over-all quality time the family. 
What I have aspired in the beginning is slowly taking its place. One step at a time. Doesn’t matter how slow for as long as I am headed to a clear purposeful direction. No matter how bumby the road ahead maybe for as long as I keep going- it will get me closer and closer to my Ikigai.
I will keep the faith in the heart always. Cheers to more years for AT HOME WITH MARIA.
