Emily Mesch

You’ve probably noticed this page has been noticeably silent. It’s time to say it and make it real; make it permanent. The She is Love shop is officially and permanently closed. I was probably the last person who should try to run my own business. There has been a “fad” the last few years, especially for women, to have a “side hustle” as some sort of entrepreneur. It’s actually really sad. There is so much that people don’t tell you (unless you specifically ask) about the big pitfalls. It is hard AF! There are so many laws, licensing, taxes, and other complicated factors to running your own show. This has nothing to do with what women are capable of, because everyone is a bad a$$ in their own way. It’s about going into a decision like this with ALL of the information first. I was one that was fascinated by the possibilities of working for myself, and making my own schedule. Ha. That only comes after years of pain, sacrifice, hard work, more pain, and lots of tears. I cannot tell you how many hours I cried or describe how close I came to loosing everything for this place. I made some pretty poor choices along the way that I paid for. So, in many ways, I am glad to say this is done for now. I was never one to be tied down to ANYTHING. Marriage? Nope. Homeownership? Nope. …. I will be having a garage sale at my home in the Twin Cities THIS WEEKEND May 5/6, to clear out what remains of the shop. Lots of fair trade clothing and accessories. Plus supplies, displays, etc. DM me on my personal page @emily.ann.15 for the address. …. It’s time for me to finally live the life I want and deserve. Plans have been made. Plane tickets purchased. I’m moving forward. Feel free to follow my hiking adventures and cooking antics on my personal page @emily.ann.15 . …. Thank you to everyone who supported this little shop that was simply not meant to be. I met so many wonderful people during its short life. It means the world to me. Now it’s time to set off and explore! …. Happy trails, Emily ☕️

The baking project to celebrate @tj.hall2 and the opening of her new shop @ecoevergreen.co is complete and I am so happy! I dropped everything off this afternoon and got a peek at the space. Please go visit her starting tomorrow at 10am. She has worked very hard on this for such a long time. This is a woman who walks the walk and honestly lives her belief that we can make better choices for our planet and our neighbors. Congratulations, Taylor! 🎉 . . . #friends #ecofriendly #evergreencollective #ecofriendlyliving #homegoods #sustainability #peopleandplanet #shopstpaul #grandave #womensupportingwomen

Prepping for tomorrows demo with Lindt Chocolate at Le Creuset in Eagan! Homemade ricotta is on the stove and ready to be separated! I also treated my nieces to “partially homemade” mac and cheese pizza tonight. I didn’t have enough time to make my pizza dough due to a migraine last night, but this was still amazing pizza! The ricotta is straining. The crepe batter is resting. The entire team of shops is ready to welcome you to our demo tomorrow at 1pm and 3pm at @tcpremoutlets in Eagan! Chocolates. Stickers. Coupons. And hopefully you’ll learn something, too! See you tomorrow! … #bakingdemo #cookingdemo #cookinglessons #bakinglessons #lecreuset #lindtchocolate #twincitiespremiumoutlets #crepes #chocolate #bakersofinstagram #cooksofinstagram #smallbusinessowner #partnership #chocolatecrepe #frenchcuisine #ricotta #fromscratch

Hey everyone! I am finally (maybe, possibly) ready to take the first HUGE baby step towards bringing the shop back. AND thanks to a change in the Minnesota Cottage Food laws last year, I could finally wrap @loved.baking into the shop as an LLC! I am super nervous to put myself back out there after a pretty rough year or more. I’m still feeling pretty vulnerable, but I want to try with a few baby steps. First baby step: I am teaming up with my friends at @lecreuset Eagan and @lindt_usa Eagan at the Eagan Outlet Mall this Saturday to teach how to make some slightly sweet but oh-so-good chocolate ricotta crepes! With the right tools and ingredients, you can make them too! Come and see my demonstrations at 1pm and 3pm inside Le Creuset Eagan! Sadly, tasting will not be allowed due to food safety laws. However, we will have free samples from our friends at Lindt so you can still enjoy some chocolates! Maybe I’ll have goodies for the kiddos, too! At heart, I think I’ll always want to be a teacher in my own way, so come and pick my brain and learn something new! And watch here Friday night as I’m HOPING to do my first OFFICIAL weekly baking drop for pick-up at my house in Eagan! It will be a different batch of goodies each week, sold in 4s. I plan on them being about $10 per box of 4, with 4-5 boxes available each week. The day they drop will be based on my schedule at my day job, the progress of my sick cat (yes, Timmy-the-Cat-in-Chief is sick 😞), and my mental health. I’ll mix up what I make based on my mood, seasons, holidays, or what I want to experiment with at any given time. From cupcakes to cookies to coffee bark…stay tuned for the surprises! And don’t forget to stop and see me teach you all how to make crepes at Le Creuset Eagan this Saturday! Find event details on our Facebook page. Cheers! 🧁☕️ … #baker #cottagefoodbaker #demo #cookingdemo #lecreuset #eaganmn #crepes #chocolate #lindt #freshricotta #fromscratch #treatoftheweek #comingsoon #familyrecipes @tcpremoutlets

Hey Friends! It’s been a very long time since I posted an update about the shop. So here it goes… … first of all, I am Emily, the sole individual behind She is Love. I do everything myself, so it’s been quite the journey, to say the least! If you’ve been following us for the last year or so, you may know that we tried to open a physical shop and cafe late last spring. After a failed partnership and a murder on our property, we barely opened our doors before we were forced to close up. We were left with a mountain of debt and some badly retriggered trauma that lead to some very challenging emotional issues. We tried so hard to return last fall, but it was simply too much. So, in 2022, we decided that the business needed to be entirely set aside to focus on my mental health and paying off the debts we incurred last year. Suddenly the hiatus did not have an end date. Anyone whose gone through trauma and faced severe mental health issues, knows that healing is not linear; it doesn’t go by a timeline or schedule. We’re leaning into the healing process by focusing on what brings us joy and what personal goals we want to achieve. So… …I finally took an honest to goodness VACATION to visit one of my besties in Texas. … I’ve also been seriously working on upping my cooking skills, with a “fun with veggies” focus. But I do have a massive sweet tooth, so my sweets just keep getting better! …I am crazy busy planning my next great adventure! This August I will be thru hiking the entire 300+ miles of the Superior Hiking Trail along the North Shore of Lake Superior! Follow all of my training and hiking antics on my personal page @emily.ann.15 . …while the shop is away, please continue to support my amazing family at @twinenginecoffee by ordering from their website. Or if you’re in the Twin Cities you can find select Twin Engine Coffee varieties at your neighborhood @kowalskis_markets ! …after I return from my big hike, hopefully everything will be amazing and the shop can reopen online this fall. ❤️ Thanks for your love & support! Emily #smallbusinessowner #supportsmallbusiness #mentalhealthmatters #shopsmall #healing #womenownedbusiness

Hey friends, since winter has officially arrived in Minnesota, my phone is back on now after an almost 3 week technology detox. However, I am not returning to social media in any serious capacity. I’ve done 2 posts on my Facebook page about how something I saw on social media seriously retriggered a recent trauma. That, plus all of the recent talk about the negative impact social media has on mental health and how fragile my mental health has been in 2021, I cannot continue to have a presence in this space. I need to be grounded in the real, physical world around me. Part of my reluctance to leave social media had to do with my business, but the future of that is still very much unknown after the damage the Uptown project did. So for now, please find me on email or text. Even that won’t be monitored much as i focus on regaining control over my mental and emotional health. Making choices like this are extremely hard. They are only made when I am desperate. I’ve lived with making choices like this most of my life to protect my own mental well-being. To those of you debating similar choices: only you can decide what you need to do for your own well-being. There is no right or wrong choice when you have to look out for yourself. In the long run, it will be worth it. Cheers to the non-digital world around us! ☕️ . . . #peaceout #screw2021 #mentalhealthmatters #selfcareisntselfish #survivor #mentalhealthrecovery #mentalhealthwarrior #socialmediaisnotreallife #socialmediaisbadformymentalheath #regulatesocialmedia #socialmediaisnotsafe

Set up and ready to go in Edina! Come and shop today until 4pm at Colonial Church!

Getting set up at Colonial Church in Edina for The World Jubilee fair trade market on Saturday!! We have tons of Origin Creations by @twinenginecoffee , coffee, beautiful handmade accessories by our friend @luvaartisan , ceramics and ornaments from @womenofthecloudforest , clothes from @goexapparel and @losthorizonsknitwear , and fun eco friendly gifts from @korustreet ! Hope to see you with all of our fair trade besties tomorrow! Details on Facebook.

In honor of National Coffee Day, it’s time to start asking the world #whocraftedmycoffee , just like the fashion industry asks #whomademyclothes. It’s time to start asking your favorite coffee brand #whogrowsmycoffee . With so many brands in the west roasting raw beans in their urbane warehouses to satisfy the “locally sourced” movement, when the beans are actually sourced from the global south, its time to demand more transparency. When you support @twinenginecoffee , you don’t have to ask; you know who is involved in every step of the process from the farmers in the mountains, to the roasters team, to the people packaging, the office support staff, even the families who make them laugh, we know! It’s a small group of close friends who form the Twin Engine Coffee team in Nicaragua, to bring you the highest quality coffee, crafted at the source, to do the most good where it matters. So on this, National Coffee Day, let’s celebrate our friends who craft our coffee! Thank you, Nicaragua! ❤️ . . . #whocraftedmycoffee #whogrowsmycoffee #supportcoffeefarmers #craftedatthesource #roastedatthesource #fairtradecoffee #organiccoffee #nicaragua #friends #family #love #nationalcoffeeday

New arrivals from @luvaartisan ! Part one of the second collection from Nicaragua. We are so blessed to have such talented friends like Sue! She loves creating original, unique designs that are filled with color and splash of classy with different gemstones, crystals, and classic freshwater pearls on stainless steel or gold-filled elements. See them in person first by visiting us tomorrow, Sunday, at The World Jubilee fair trade market - outdoor edition in Saint Louis Park from 11-3pm! You will not find designs like this from anyone else. Crafted with amor! ❤️ . . . #nicaragua #madeinnicaragua #madewithlove #handmadejewelry #jewelry #shopsmall #supportsmallbusiness #supportwomenownedbusinesses #handmade #earrings #freshwaterpearls

This fall we’re bringing back spa products from our friends at @benjaminsoapco ! We haven’t been able to work with them in the longest time due to the project this spring, but now we’re back to our passion for bringing you joy and helping you relax! The team at Benjamin Soap Company does that so well! Find a few totally new items landing soon from this brand that puts natural beauty and planet earth first! We cannot wait to show you everything! . . . #comingsoon #totallyrelaxed #selfcare #selfcareisntselfish #spa #spaday #naturalskincare #sustainableliving #sustainableskincare #ecofriendly #ecofriendlyproducts #ecofriendlyliving #austintexas #atx #womanownedbusiness #supportsmallbusiness #shopsmall #ethicallysourced #sustainable #relax #fall

Did you know that around here, after coffee, our next love is fair trade and sustainable fashion? 🙄 Get ready for a tiny taste of flair this October! We are so excited for this! Want to see it first? Subscribe to our email list at the link in our bio OR come to The World Jubilee fair trade market - outdoor edition - THIS SUNDAY from 11am to 3pm at the St. Louis Park community center! This is going to be fun! 📸 @losthorizonsknitwear . . . #fairtradefashion #ethicalfashion #sustainablefashion #slowfashion #ethicallysourced #fairtrade #buildbackfairer #shopsmall #shopwomenowned #womanownedbusiness #minnesota #fashionista #supportsmallbusiness #handmade

Cute. Cozy. Totally relaxed. . . . We are so excited to relaunch the shop next week with a fresh collection of products focused on helping you feel beautiful and relaxed! If we’ve learned one thing during our hiatus, it is that time off to do the things you love and really recharge your soul is critical! This fall we will focus on helping you feel your best at home as the chilly weather begins. Look for everything cozy, a touch of cute glam, and a bunch of soothing rejuvenation! Our collection will be limited and highly curated, and maybe a little seasonal, too. Then in January we will take another little hiatus as you follow us around Nicaragua with the @twinenginecoffee team! . . . May the new seasons ahead be filled with balance, beauty, and joy! . . . #comingsoon #fall #fairtrade #buildbackfairer #shopsmall #supportsmallbusiness #womanownedbusiness #cozy #relaxation #coffee #ethicallysourced #handmadejewelry #curatedgifts #boutiqueshopping #spa #sustainableliving

We’re excited to be working on some fun new things for you, launching in October! Still coffee. Still fair trade. But a bit more fun! The shop will be more reflective of us going forward. The fall collections will likely be small and limited as we might be in Nicaragua with the @twinenginecoffee team for most of January, so we don’t want a bunch of carry over after the holidays. Want an early look? Join us next weekend, Sunday, September 26 from 11am to 4pm with all of our favorite fair trade friends at the outdoor edition of The World Jubilee fair trade market at the St. Louis Park community center! More info coming soon! We cannot wait to show you what we’re working on! 🤗 . . . #comingsoon #fairtrade #shopsmall #supportsmallbusiness #womanownedbusiness #buildbackfairer #sustainableliving #ethicalfashion #sustainablefashion #ecofriendly #nicaragua #organiccoffee #fairtradefashion

We are wrapping up, possibly, our last hiatus adventure, and preparing to get back down to work in the days and weeks ahead. You can now find an update about our pending return live on the website. You can help us during the rebuilding phase in the weeks ahead by purchasing gift cards at the link on our website. Begin using them as soon as our new collection of products launches in the coming weeks, and hopefully a fresh batch of @twinenginecoffee will be here before the snow flies! Emily will also have a new blog up soon!