Founder Letter: Practical Things

Dear Rosies,

This week's letter is less philosophy and inspiration and more some practical things - although there's a LITTLE philosophy at the end.

One, our family-founded initiative has been growing faster than expected, which threw off our production forecasts, which in turn meant we were going out of stock on our most beloved items. Due to the lead time on our signature glass, I made a decision to do a short run of Honor Balm in a simpler jar, which is taller, narrower and thinner. The formula and the contents are the same, but it looks different, and I don't want you to be surprised. We will be going back to our signature jar on the next full run. Thank you to all of you who waited on pre-order for us to be back in stock, and I hope you are in agreement that this was the right decision.

Second, I want to encourage you to place your Kava and Kanna gummy orders, as we are selling our ingestible wellness business effective June 1. These products will be available under another brand, as part of a larger suite of plant based edible offerings (those of you who are customers of those items will get a notice about that), but in different packaging and dosage.

Third, our reverent lifestyle items, things that are designed to slow life down (like our candles, matches, journals for inner reflection and inspirational books) are only made on a limited edition basis. We made a big 3-wick candle called Wonder that went live earlier this week, and it's delicious smelling, meant to be for your summer enjoyment and gifting (mom's day, housewarmings, graduations). These things are simple beauties and bring joy. However, our next product news will be related to the expansion of our intimate care and body care suite of impactful formulas.

Now for the little thought of the week:

Someone told me this week to notice the difference between gratitude with a small "g", which is really the same frequency as complaint. We are "grateful" for the things that go well, and we are rather whiny about the things that don't. Gratitude with a capital "G" is more of an attitude we adopt toward living, a mudra or posture of utter devotion to life, with everything it brings our way.

As a founder, mother, lover, sister, daughter, friend, author, musician... there are so many things I can pick apart to sort into the things I am grateful for and the things I am not grateful for, but when I see that it's all contained in Life, and serves the process of each being's unfolding, I bow down to that bigger mystery. I remain deeply Grateful for the chance to have the adventure of life in a body, no matter what it brings.

Thank you, in utter appreciation for you being part of our community and for your support.

To more joy, less suffering, a soft heart and an open mind,

All love, 

Christine

XO

Christine Marie Mason

Founder, Rosebud Woman

Host The Rose Woman Podcast on Love and Liberation