08/13/2026
Just reminiscing on how far Iāve come! Iām not one to post every year to celebrateā¦.and now I wish I would have! This May we celebrated 15 years as Karlaās Specialteas ā¤ļø and I just cannot thank all of my amazing customers enough for supporting me on this journey, for without you I wouldnāt have made it so far!!!!
My babies were 2 & 5 when I started and now my youngest will be a grad this year and my oldest is in 2nd year Electrical training! I started Karlaās Specialteas so that I could be home with them while also being able to save up for some big trips as a familyā¦..and I started it because I LOVE loose leaf teas, herbs, flowers, roots and natural health & wellness and wanted to bring something to my customers that not only brought them top quality products and but also tricked them into being healthier š medicinals are my jam and I love to share my knowledge and passion for herbs and teas with everyone!
Started in my basement (donāt worry Fraser Health approved lol), where I did markets and online sales to build the business, moved to a shop in Abby, 3rd block in Mission, 1st block move, and now Iām here in Middle block of First Ave! Fires, floods, moving, covid times, economy changes, car accident, big life changesā¦.some days I just canāt believe how tenacious (or stubborn) I am to keep on going! But I do it because I love and so appreciate all my customers and I hope you all feel it! I think about you and your families and watch them grow/change, I wonder how you are managing your cancer treatments or how your wedding or trip went, I notice it when I havenāt seen you for a while and worry and weāve probably laughed (or cried) together or hugged in the shop!
Iām terrible with taking photos over the years and this one just popped into my feed and made me feel the feels. Thank you so very much for being so amazing. Thank you to one of my 1st customers that gave me that card āwithout risk there is no rewardā I still have it ā¤ļø thank you for supporting me and giving me the gift of those years with my boys, thank you for hugging me when I almost gave up 1000x and thank you to my special people I couldnāt have done it without them!!!!