Author: coffeewithisla

Hi! I am Isla, a full time ebay store owner , and YouTube content creator. Since the tender age of 16, I have always had a job either working for someone or a company, but recently grew some figurative balls (yes, I said figurative balls!!!!) with the encouragement from a strong bottle of liquid courage , decided to go rouge …. To become my own bosslady ! My intent with this blog is to document my self employment journey - so that means the good , the bad and the ugly !!! And everything in between!!! So here we go!!!! I hope y’all will stick around for whatever happens !

Hafa Adai Friends! Just working on updating YouTube tag words for Youtube shorts videos that I created for leis I posted. When I created youtube shorts for my finished leis - I neglected to complete the "tags" section. I wondered if this is the reason for low subscribers count? Or if my shorts were even… Continue reading YouTube Tags?

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My favorite holiday

April 25, 2023April 27, 2023 coffeewithisla

My wedding day is my absolute favorite holiday! My husband and I married exactly 89 days from the day we met, and have celebrated this holiday ever year since! Understandably, this is a personal holiday, but it is a holiday meant to be celebrated! Initially, when we told our families that we wanted to get… Continue reading My favorite holiday

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Nothing But Leis !

April 22, 2023April 29, 2023 coffeewithisla

This week I took a good, hard, raw, up close personal view of my youtube channel, ebay store, and word press blog. And honestly, it was a hot mess, I am all over the place! It is not good for business: I cant make and sell leis and be a reseller of random stuff! I… Continue reading Nothing But Leis !

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Working on a New Warrior Lei

April 22, 2023April 22, 2023 coffeewithisla

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Warrior Lei – Completed!

April 20, 2023June 7, 2023 coffeewithisla

Hafa Adai and Good Evening Friends, I finally completed the warrior lei that I initially started some days ago! I stopped work to help mama make graduation leis. It was really fun to do that with her! Colors used to make this warrior lei was chosen at random, off white, brown and teal. I am… Continue reading Warrior Lei – Completed!

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Benefits of Being Self Employed

April 19, 2023April 20, 2023 coffeewithisla

Work From Home. Here. There. Anywhere! Being self-employed, naturally, I work from home. This is where my husband, babies and dog reside – there is no place I would rather be. My favorite place to work is at the kitchen table. Where I have everything laid out and at arm’s length ready to go. This… Continue reading Benefits of Being Self Employed

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Money Lei

April 18, 2023 coffeewithisla

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Graduation Lei for my Nephew !!!!

April 17, 2023 coffeewithisla

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A Lei for My Nephew

April 16, 2023April 16, 2023 coffeewithisla

Hafa Adai Friends! I hope everyone had a safe and fun weekend!!!! For now, I am setting aside my warrior lei project to focus on my nephew's graduation lei - he is graduating this May! We are all so very proud of him! This is what I have so far, had to stop because my… Continue reading A Lei for My Nephew