My good friend Candice from Brow Therapy in San Luis Obispo, gave me the great privilege of inviting me to her shop's Artisan and Rummage Sale last Sunday in order to benefit fellow gal pal Kristin Hight in her fight against breast cancer. Candice and her amazing shop-mate Emily, know Kristin well and wanted to do something tangible to help their friend not only win the fight against breast cancer, but also engage in a fun way to do that. I learned that Kristin's attitude is very "can do" and that her sense of humor is very much intact so hashtag's like #gonnakickcancerinthebooty and #HightFight would be ruling the social media posts drumming up excitement for the event.
There were approximately 6 Artisan vendors and around 8-10 rummage sale vendors all out for the same reason - to help a sista out and enjoy the beautiful day that San Luis Obispo so often has to offer. There were Raffle Tickets offered for $1 a piece and the prizes were phenomenal - I mean, we're talking about an event sponsored by the Brow Whisperer Herself and an Esthetician! Let's be real the prizes were B.A. (that means Bad Ass mom)! The rummage sale items ranged from designer jeans, to baby gear to an super cool mermaid fountain that got snatched up early in the day! The other vendors we some seriously cool chicks and I had a great time chatting with them in between waves of people. Sarah Martin Ink (located in Paso Robles, Ca) was there and I had my eye on a design for my sister who loves to travel, and right next to my booth space was a mom and daughter duo from Santa Maria specializing in artisan cupcakes - that aspect was rather unfair since my waistline had to answer for those temptations. Candice and Emily also had donuts and coffee for $1. Our booth space fee was a donation to Kristin's Go Fund Me account for any health care that doesn't end up being covered by her Health Insurance. The link to that account if you would like to help in the #HightFight is https://www.gofundme.com/mt42n4ec
All in all it was a great day in the sweet San Luis air with truly great people, all out for the right reasons. Oh did I mention the DJ?! No I almost forgot, he was so. freaking. rad! I wanted a playlist of his mixes throughout the day for my own personal yoga practice so badly. On top of that, I couldn't help but look around several times throughout the day and just be in awe of the amazing women around me - seriously, women rock! Especially when we come together to do great things. There were some pretty cool and supportive gentlemen there as well - can't leave them out, but for a moment I want to focus on the strength of a singular woman, then multiply that by all her loving friends and friends-of-friends network. Our lives are truly comprised not by the things in it, but the people. And when you are able to surround yourself with the best tribe you can find, only great things are in store.
The day was fantastic and I was able to meet some really cool people and was told we made a nice amount to contribute towards Kristin's Go Fund Me account. Again, please visit the Go Fund Me link listed above if you'd like to help out.
