Hi everyone,
I am taking a hiatus for an undetermined amount of time. Earth Alkemie will be closed starting the night of December 7, 2011 (11:59 pm EST). At this time, I am not sure when Earth Alkemie will reopen. I am very sorry for the short notice of this announcement: so much has happened this year to my family, especially the last few months, that I just feel extremely drained and worn right now. I wasn’t sure whether to just close for a couple weeks in December (for a short break, like I did last year), or whether I should take a hiatus for a longer amount of time. After much thought, I realized that it is best for me to go on hiatus.
These last several months my health issues have gotten progressively worse, and I continued to push myself working even though I did not feel well. I have had health issues for many years and I kept putting myself on the back burner, and put the business and other things before my health. I realized that I am never going to get better if I continue to push myself in this way, and that I really need to take the time to focus on my health and heal.
At this time I am unsure how long I will be closed but I will update from time to time on the blog, the forum, and facebook.
Thank you so much to all my customers and friends who have been so supportive and understanding. I appreciate it, and I hope to reopen my store soon.
So a few things to wrap up before I go on hiatus: my current sale will end Nov 30, 2011, 11:59 pm EST (see my blog entry for info on many of the products on sale). Then I will have a short sale with the two new masks/scrubs in December, since I promised that I would, and they are already made up. Here is the blog entry for the december sale. Then after that Earth Alkemie will close the night of December 7th. All orders made for the first two sales will ship by the end of this week. And I will finish shipping all orders from the december sales within a couple days of closing, and will work on giving any refunds I owe for shipping or discounts while I am closed.
I wish everyone the best for their families during the holidays and new years. I will still be around on my (personal) facebook and will occasionally post on forums during my hiatus. Take care.
Sincerely,
Li
Edited: to cross off the sales since they are over, and Earth Alkemie is now closed until next year.
