I have to start this blog entry with an apology to you for being so tardy with keeping in touch. While we don’t want to be spamming you all of the time (we know we all get enough o that) we also don’t want to be neglectful. Unfortunately we have been on the more neglectful side of things and we apologise for this. We are aware we need to work on balance. Speaking of balance, I have certainly had a lesson about where lack of balance takes you. Most of you will know that By Bec is our “side hustle” and both Tristan and I work fulltime as well. My job has been kind of crazy this year and I...
Time flies when you are having fun. It's always great being on holiday but boy time seems to just disappear. We hope that you all had a fabulous time spending Christmas with those closest to you. Tristan and I certainly enjoyed our time away from our day jobs and also the wee break from By Bec (well in between filling orders and posting on social media). We have a tonne of new product planned for 2018 and are currently in the process of testing and sourcing supplies. Expanding our range is the next item on our agenda so keep an eye out for those updates. If you have loved our products we would really appreciate it if you could post...
I'm sitting here typing this on the 2nd day of December 2017 and wondering where on earth the year went. So much has happened for Tristan and I, the biggest of which has been starting By Bec Designs as a fully fledged business. It has been an amazing learning experience navigating setting up a company, getting insurance, trademarking, finding retailers, finding amazing jarware, making SO many candles, learning all about social media, setting up and running our website and meeting some of our customers and retailers in person - all which working full-time jobs. One thing is sure, we have loved every minute of it and are so grateful to our friends, family, our amazing customers and our retailers who...
With Fathers Day rushing upon us I have been turning my mind to my own father (who I will refer to as dad because lets face it – he’s “Dad” to my siblings and I. My dad is a plumber and has been working 6 days a week for as long as I can remember (and if I am honest about my age I am almost 40 so that’s a long time). Probably the thing my dad has taught me that has had the greatest impact on my life to date is that if you want anything in life you have to work for it – and work hard. If it means working 7 days a week to succeed or...
