12/31/2024
Since this is the last day of 2024, I wanted to dedicate an entire post to my clients, my LOYAL, kind, understanding and amazing clients.
This year was quite a year. Many changes and ups and downs not only in my personal life, but also my business life. This year was the scariest I’ve ever had as a small and local business owner. There were many times I wanted to throw in the towel and give up, whether from the stupid IRS, the slowness of business in general, clients calling my phone and yelling at me, or people just being rude, unforgiving or inconsiderate in general, I can’t tell y’all how many times Rachel, Matt, James or my family heard me say that I was ready to give up. But I didn’t. Why? Aside from my people always boosting me up and not letting me quit, it’s because of my clients and their animals.
I made many mistakes this year and I fell down. While I definitely had clients (who are no longer clients lol) berate me or degrade me with words or just show no grace, I have ten times those who loved me, who understand me, who show me grace and even when I mess up or fumble, (late to a house visit or schedule something wrong) who make me feel appreciated and loved. I have clients who LITERALLY have followed me from Camp Paws (9 years ago!!!!) to a new house, through kennel cough, to another house unexpectedly, through hell and back. Those clients are now friends and family to me. I cry as I sit here and type all of this out and y’all would understand if you saw behind the scenes Laura who gets overwhelmed and cries in her bed because she doesn’t think she can take it anymore, but then remembers her “why”.
My daughter, my family, and my CLIENTS are why. Y’all, you guys carried me through the scariest months of my business owning career. I have clients who booked with me for no reason at all other than to just support me. I am able to provide for Lily and save towards a better future for us because of y’all. You all really just don’t understand how much it means to me. I’m so thankful beyond measure for each and every one of you.
As I go into 2025, my fifth year in business and my 10th working with animals, I am absolutely filled with gratitude and love. The good days ALWAYS beat the bad days and I’m so thankful to my team, my family, Matt and my clients for always reminding me of that.
To my clients, THANK YOU for your business and for supporting me, sharing my post and basically advertising for me for free, booking with me just because you want to support me, texting me to check on me, spoiling Lily, letting me be apart of your animals lives. All of it. I owe it all to y’all and I love you all so very VERY deeply.
All that said, SUPPORT AND SHOP LOCAL! 🩷 here’s to 2025, a better year and my fifth year in business! I’m manifesting greater things for Lily and I and I feel in my bones that I’m on my way.
With so much love and thanks, Laura Leigh 🫶🏻