Welcome to Lemon-Love
Today is a huge day! Hopefully not only for me, but for my family, friends, and anyone else whose ever had a dream and wasn’t sure if they had what it took to fully see it through. Today marks the launch of Lemon-Love, a community dedicated to one simple purpose—to aspire to inspire.
Simple, uncomplicated, and sweeT. Yet a lofty goal in such a saturated modern lifestyle market.
Nevertheless, here we are on this beautiful day, and I am beaming with immense pride at what has materialized, and the people who have believed in and supported me every step of the way. When I thought about the best time to launch LL, it was months before COVID-19 entered and completely wreaked havoc on our lives. I wanted to pick a date that—like the site, was purposeful and had some meaning. And as fate would have it, it feels kismet that this is the time to launch a site, when the world is hungry for uplift and encouragement.
May 5th for the majority of people brings forth images and memories of overflowing margaritas, chips and guac, and mariachi music. It’s also the day that Coco Chanel launched her iconic Chanel No. 5 Perfume, and the day she always debuted her fashion collections. As legend has it, she was obsessed with the number 5, and thought it brought her luck. My research also turned up that the fifth of May was the day that Meghan Markle launched her now shuttered blog, The Tig. But the greatest significance of the number 5 lies within my own life.
It’s the representation of the news station where I worked, and where the seed of wanting a more purposeful career was planted. It was there that I hit an emotional low--questioning my skills, talent, and ultimately my worth. It was the place where depression became synonymous with ‘waking up,’ and where I was in constant battle with who I am versus who I thought I should be. But of all the meanings that place held for me, the standout is that it’s the place I courageously—or for the less risk averse, unadvisedly left—without a Plan B in order to discover what I knew would be waiting for me once I freed myself to blossom.
So with the spirits of Coco and Meghan holding me up (having a built-in reason to throw a party every year in conjunction with Cinco De Mayo isn’t bad either), and in celebration of claiming my purpose, this will forever be the day that Lemon-Love was introduced to the world.