The Brown Door

During covid I started attaching life observations onto my retail stores weekly emails. Since people weren’t out shopping, I thought this was a way to stay in touch with everyone from their homes. My motive at the time was to draw my customers attention to local stores around San Antonio so they wouldn’t forget about them & therefore wouldn’t close.

That turned into more observations about people, places, life etc. My weekly emails morphed into a paragraph about something that I had observed or learned or experienced or was just on my mind.

Anyone that knows me knows I loveeeee to analyze. I think I got it from my dad. Actually I know I did. He would always throw out little sayings and reminders while growing up:

Never let the lack of knowledge impede your progress.

Have you ever seen a King or Queen in a hurry?

If you’re not living on the edge you’re taking up to much room.

If you want to know you gotta go.

Is the juice worth the squeeze?

So on and so forth – this was my dad. He pushed us to question things & loved to give us little nuggets to chew on.

So I just sold my store – The Tiny Finch – that I had for 10 years. (Btw check them out – the new owner has phenomenal taste – www.thetinyfinch.com). I knew I wanted to start some sort of writing outlet – so here it is.

The Brown Door – because I loved this image & was inspired by it from the get go. Maybe my little weekly blurbs will inspire you.

Thanks for being interested ❤️

Love, Courtney

The Pickup Truck

I was walking the dogs yesterday.

No phone, very little distraction. I was in a zone. It was awesome.

Funny how things “appear” when you’re not distracted.

I was passing this cute house in my neighborhood when I noticed their sign on the front door.

It was a picture of a pickup truck with flowers around it & it said

“Enjoy the ride”.

I really needed to see that.

I don’t know about you but it’s very easy for me to get bogged down by things.

The littlest thing can allow me to forget so much.

And then the reverse can happen as well – such as the pickup truck.

This little sign reminded me to remember all that was in front of me and all that I had.

I’m on this amazing ride called life – at times the drive is smooth & at times it’s bumpy as hell, at times I can see out of the windshield & at times it’s raining so hard I have to pull over.

I need to remember that I get to have a car & I get to ride in it….

This little sign allowed me to push the restart button for that moment & see things in a different light.

I needed to see it & needed the reminder…

So put the phone down next time you go on a walk – you might see something you would have missed otherwise.

Courtney Beauchamp

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