The One Sentence That Completely Changed My Life.

A serious reality check.

Welcome to Sweet Tea & Tox.

This is my very first blog post, and it feels a little like sitting down with a glass of sweet tea or walking the neighborhood together, where the real conversations tend to happen. If you’ve spent any time on my website, you probably already have a sense of how I approach aesthetics, but this is where you’ll get to know me a little more.

I’ve always loved getting lost in a good book and, every now and then, putting my own thoughts into words. Writing is something I’ve come back to over the years, even if it’s just in small moments. Maybe one day that turns into a book, but for now, this feels like the right place to share a few thoughts along the way.

One of the questions I get asked the most is why we left Colorado and moved to Texas, and I usually say, “I have family here,” or “we were looking for a new adventure”, ya know, something relatable and normal. The real reason comes down to one sentence that completely changed my life.

At the time, my husband and I truly felt like we had it all figured out professionally. He was thriving in his career, and I felt the same way about mine. I was hitting goal after goal, growing my patient base, and watching people walk out of my chair feeling more confident and refreshed. Everything, on paper, looked exactly how it was supposed to, and I had no plans whatsoever to start my own business. We had owned a construction company in the past and had intentionally stepped away from that life because we thought we wanted something that felt more stable and balanced.

But when you go back to working for someone else, you start to notice things over time. At first, they are easy to brush off, but eventually they become harder to ignore. After about a year and a half of consistently showing up, growing, and doing really well in my role, I finally asked for my first raise. The response I received was simple and direct: “You are never going to get a raise. If you want to make more money, you need to work more.”

Looking back now, I don’t say that with frustration, and I don’t say it to place blame. In fact, I respect the honesty. But in that moment, something shifted for me. It was a reality check that I didn’t know I needed. I realized that no matter how hard I worked or how many goals I achieved, there would always be a ceiling, and it wasn’t one I had created for myself.

That one sentence stayed with me, and it led to a real conversation between my husband and me. The kind of conversation that makes you pause and take a hard look at where you are and where you actually want to be. We started talking about what life could look like if we did things differently. Texas had always been on our radar. We had family there, we loved visiting, but there had never been a strong enough reason to make a move.

Until there was.

That sentence became the catalyst for everything that followed. It pushed us to rethink what we wanted, to take a risk we hadn’t planned on taking, and ultimately to make the move. Not long after, it led to the opening of Sweet Tea & Tox, something that once felt completely outside the plan and now feels exactly where we are supposed to be.

Looking back now, I wouldn’t change that moment for anything. What felt heavy at the time ended up opening the door to something better than I had planned for myself. Something more aligned, more fulfilling, and something I get to be proud of every single day.

Thank you for joining me. I have a feeling this is going to lead to some very real talks.

Warmly,

Brittany