Everyday She’s Hustling
(above) One of the sitting areas in Helen’s home offers an open floor plan to the kitchen. Not seen to the side of the couch is the little wine fridge that’s constantly stocked with various drinks for her guests and friends to enjoy. (opposite) Helen's kitchen nook features wallpaper from Charleston artist Chelsea Goer.
In creating a home that felt lived-in and well-loved, Helen
tured house, you feel like you can’t touch anything. Here ev-
also needed the space to be functional to run a business out
erything is textured and you can spill on it; and if you do spill,
of. Storage was a must, along with good wifi, and space for a
it’s not noticeable.”
team of six. Pop-up supplies are stored in the shed outside, office supplies are stored upstairs, Helen invested in better
The Daily Hustle
wifi to handle multiple people working, etc. There are also a
Blender Bombs was founded in 2017. Helen notes that she had
variety of different areas to work in. There is a lounge area
no intention of starting a business; it was one of those things that
set up outside and a dining table set up, and back inside Hel-
just sort of happened. At the time, she was a personal trainer and
en’s team can work anywhere downstairs. “I have to be hor-
was giving the Blender Bombs to her clients after a 45-minute
izontal while I work and other people have to be sitting at a
session. “I would charge $25 for a session and that would include
desk, so it’s good we have both of those options in the same
a bag of Blender Bombs,” she recalls. “At that time, it wasn’t even
room,” Helen says.
called Blender Bombs.”
More often than not, Helen has found that people say her
Eventually her clients started asking for more to give to their
house feels good and cozy which she credits to her focus on
wives or friends. Helen thought, “Okay, I guess it’s time to sell
saging. “I put a lot of effort into the vibe of the house,” she
them,” and sold them for the same price it cost her to make them.
mentions. “Sometimes when you go into a super clean, struc-
“I didn’t know what I was doing.” She recognized that if this
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