Where TF Have We Been?!

blogged By: Taylor Elaine, founder

01/28/19

"If at first you don't succeed, dust yourself off & try again." - Aaliyah

In February 2018, after having a huge closeout sale for Dope Fein, I temporarily shut down the website. I was relocating to LA! Something I've been wanting and manifesting since I was in high school!

The plan was for the site to only be down for a month or 2 at the MOST as I got settled in LA, got new merch, found new models etc. so that Dope Fein could be right back up & poppin for y'all (& for me as well seeing as it was my main source of income).

Then life started happening.

I'm not going to go into detail on all of my shortcomings and obstacles right now (maybe I'll save that for a later date) but let's just say I was legit starting to feel like I was under a personal attack by the devil himself. Day in and day out. It was just one thing after the other after the other after the OTHER!

If I went into detail, you probably wouldn't even believe me.

- My totaled rental car 08/01/18

Thank God no one was physically injured.

I really felt like I was reaching my breaking point.

I suffer from depression and anxiety so that is already a daily obstacle, then add everything on top of that and it really takes a toll on you. My main focus during this time was to not fall into a deep depression, because I've been there before and it's something I never want to experience again. I felt like my faith was being tested. There were times I just felt like giving up. Times I would question whether this was even for me. Worry, doubt, and fear can take over if you let it. Anxiety can cripple you if you let it. I was determined not to let it. I focused on looking at it like "this is apart of my journey that I need to get through. Trust the process. Everything happens for a reason. Keep going."

I decided to try and block everything out and I deleted all my social apps, I started a daily morning routine filled with meditation and gratitude, I replaced tv and scrolling with inspirational podcasts and motivating youtube channels, and I started reading a life changing book called Think and Grow Rich. I brought this book everywhere with me and I read it every chance I got.

Doing all these things led me to digging deeper into realizing my purpose and really figuring out who I am and what I want out of life. Which in turn led me to finding a deeper meaning and passion for Dope Fein as well. I wanted Dope Fein to stand for something and make a difference in the world and to be more than just another online boutique. (More on this soon).

So I decided I didn't want to only re-launch Dope Fein but I wanted to completely rebrand and basically start all over again from zero, and I wanted the site to be back up by Black Friday 2018 at the latest.

To make a long story just a little bit shorter, that didn't happen. (More info in below screenshot). More obstacles, more disappointments and more anxiety. As I'm sure most people know, Black Friday and the Christmas season altogether is the biggest time of the year for businesses, well I missed both. But no matter how much worry and doubt tries to sneak in, I've stayed determined!!

With that being said I'm proud to announce that Dope Fein will be relaunching this Friday, February 1st!

So here we are, January 2019 and I've decided to stop waiting for everything to be perfect and just give the people what they want! I can perfect it as we go!

There WILL be a major relaunch sale and all orders will have more than enough time to make it to you by Valentines Day (if that's your thing).

After being down for a year, this isn't only a relaunch but a rebirth! I'm really restarting this from the ground up and this time I'm bringing you all along for the ride!