DECEMBER SPONSOR OF THE MONTH

Tanya Pasquarelli, the founder of Follow Your Bliss, a fabulous internet storefront that sells unique eco-conscious global items from around the world, is a woman truly following her bliss - both in her business philosophy and in her lifestyle philosophy.

Now, that is rare and exciting.

Finding herself unexpectedly unemployed at age 46, Tanya opted to utilize her years of education and business experience to design a business in common with her personal values, ethics, and passions.

"With the total support of my hero-husband, we sat down and identified all my passions and strengths; shopping, imports, culture, philosophy, ecology, sustenance of humanity, spiritual seeking, travel, computer technology....the list was long," states Tanya, "yet as my business plan evolved, each element of my list magically manifested into the essence of my new business. In homage to the teachings of the late, great Joseph Campbell, there was no other option for a name. I was truly "following my bliss," says Tanya.

Founded in 2005, Follow Your Bliss specializes in fair trade and eco-friendly clothing, accessories, crafts, jewelry, yoga supplies, and spiritual/ritual items from such countries as Antigua, Nepal, India, Vietnam, Thailand, and Bhutan.

Supplemental site pages offer customers insight into how products are obtained, business partnerships, a proactive environmental policy, and an innovative philosophies page for the reading pleasure of customers. Follow Your Bliss provides old-time customer service, with realtime respect to current societal and environmental concerns.

"The best part of owning Follow Your Bliss is the people I meet through my store. Typically not the average consumer, my niche market of conscientious customers delight me with their joy, encouragement, knowledge, and humor. It's a special group of folks who shop in my store," says Tanya, who is based in Houlton, Maine.

Due to the growth of her business, Tanya, who currently works out of her home is now in the design stages of a huge addition and a by-appointment-only storefront, complete with a tea room to keep up with the demand.

When asked why she sponsored Spirited Woman, Tanya said, "I want to reach out to the women that Spirited Woman attracts because I consider myself a Spirited Woman and I think probably the definition of 'spirited woman' is different for every single person that subscribes to your newsletter. But, certainly we are kindred souls."

Yes, we are kindred souls. Thank you Tanya for sponsoring us. And we urge Spirited Woman from around the world to support you and your ever-growing enterprise.

To shop and for more info go to Follow Your Bliss. Tanya can be reached directly via e-mail at: info@followyourblissstore.com or by phone at 207-521-0497.