I ended up caring for my mom for just 5 years. She passed away in 2013 and I was devastated. Honestly, I don’t remember much of 2013 – it was a blur. In 2015, I made a tough decision to sell everything I owned, put up my childhood home for rent, and moved to Kauai – yep, small island in the pacific ocean.
I moved here not knowing anyone, but knowing I could make a difference here too. My business was non existent, I had to build up a reputation again, and prove my value.
Then Covid Hit in 2020!
I actually did ok for most of 2020. I was working with a local non profit and was able to get in on some grant money for CARES Act and paid my bills from August to December with grant work.
2021 – everything dried up as business owners were figuring out how to survive. I had dropped my business to help this non profit, and when that ended, I had no business.