The Filosophy Blog

How a Small, Home-Based Business Survived the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Story of Empowering Marginalized Artisans and Adapting to the New Normal

Undaunted, we refused to be defeated. We had just returned from our annual sourcing trip in Thailand and Indonesia with new designs we thought would be part of the epic 2020 summer festival season. But as spring approached, we watched our summer schedule of 30 shows cancel one by one. We had a choice to make: park the business until next season and hope we had enough savings to carry us through, build out a Schoolie and live minimally, or put on our big girl panties and create an e-commerce business with all the merchandise we had just bought.

Posted on May 19, 2023 By Katherine

Covid 19

Building a Business Around Your Passion: The Story of an Entrepreneur's Success

Are you tired of the daily grind? Do you dream of pursuing your passions? Look no further than my own experience as an entrepreneur who built a business around my favorite activity: treasure hunting in artisan markets.

Posted on May 19, 2023 By Katherine

Living A Fulfilled Life

The Importance of Fair Trade and Ethical Practices in Our Business

As a social worker turned jewelry entrepreneur, I have always been passionate about helping the underprivileged, underserved, and disadvantaged. That's why, when I started my own business, I wanted it... Read More

Posted on May 19, 2023 By Katherine

Manifesting Resilience: How to Create What You Want After Something Terrible Happens

The fire stopped us dead in our tracks, leaving us with nothing but the clothes on our backs. Literally. Our home, business, art studio, and all our possessions were gone.... Read More

Posted on May 19, 2023 By Katherine

Filosophy Burns In Marshal Fire December 30th, 2021

It was December 30th, and I woke up with a sense of excitement because today was the day I would get to cash in my 47th birthday present from my... Read More

Posted on Jan 12, 2022 By Katherine

Your Choices Matter...This is NOT Political

It seemed as though we had a few options: We could park the whole business till next season and hope we had enough savings to carry us through, we could build out a Schoolie, live in the bus and travel, minimizing our expenses and shrinking down as small as we could or we could put on our grown up pants and try with everything we had to build an ecommerce business with all the merchandise we had just purchased.

Posted on Oct 20, 2020 By Katherine

The New View of Our Reality

I needed to feel some peace after stirring inside all night about the condition of our country, our politics and all the fear, hatred and division going on around me.

Fear seemed to have gotten the best of me lately because I have resorted to yelling and arguing with people I consider close friends, defending what I believe to be right, just and fair for our country.

Posted on Oct 03, 2020 By Katherine

The Stone Of Transformation

I discovered labradorite is the stone of transformation. This stone is a companion stone when you’re in the midst of a huge change. It’s a stone to support you during a time in your life when you say, enough is enough, I’m ready to do something different. That’s when this stone becomes very valuable to you.

Posted on Sep 11, 2020 By Katherine

Keep Fucking Going!

Have you had this kind of conversation with yourself before? The one that scares you because you know the difference between quitting and winning comes down to a moment’s decision. You see how tired you already are, but you know you are nowhere near the end, and you worry all your work could be for nothing. You start to get caught in the “what if” scenarios of your life and find your mind spiraling down to where a shopping cart and some cardboard boxes under a bridge are your new living quarters. I know this fear well.

Posted on Aug 18, 2020 By Katherine