Chapter63 Bar

Amanda moves through her day with quiet focus, the kind that comes from a well-worn routine.

After finishing her breakfast, she spends the morning packaging orders for her online shop, carefully wrapping intense and candles in tissue paper before sliding them into sturdy boxes.

She puts small thank-you notes in the box for each customer, her handwriting looping neatly across the cards.

By noon, her workspace smells faintly of bitter orange and bergamot.

She’s used to use different scent every day, which lets her creative juice flow.

She tidies up and grabs her sketchpad, settling into the sunny corner of her living room. The hours slip by as she draws, her pencil tracing the contours of imagined landscapes and whimsical florals.

Occasionally, she breaks away from her work.

Some days, she packs a small bag and heads out on a solo trip.

She’s visited nearby towns, strolled through markets, and even spent a quiet weekend hiking in the hills.

These short getaways recharge her, filli