About Unapologenx
My name is Melissa. I am a mother, wife, friend, business owner & Dead Head. After many years of unchecked and partially undiagnosed mental illnesses, I was finally able to accept help and change my life. No easy feat, my mindset was improving. Sailing on the momentum, I dove into anything that gave me joy. Surprised with a redecorated room just for crafting, compliments of my husband, I began making things again. My optimism and self-confidence grew as I piddled around transforming my surroundings into colorful musings and fulgent vibes. I decided to start my business, for real this time. Now, I was working towards something, and it felt good!
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What's in a name? Being able to finally accept myself has altered my mindset dramatically! I was a prisoner in my own body and mind, mistreated and neglected. Enveloped in negativity. I felt self-conscience and embarrassed of myself everywhere I went. Why? I am too expressive and get excited about childish things. I dress odd. I'm overly chivalrous and nice, which gets taken for "weird". I dance like a freak. My ideas are stupid. I was apologetic just for existing! I found that I no longer felt that way, reminding myself often to not be so apologetic. Additional ponderances led me further, and memories bounced through my thoughts. I'm glad to have grown up when & how I did; I'm glad I'm a GenXer! (At the time, the topic was mainstreaming.) While labels and stereotypes aren't my jam, some things fall into a generalized category for which I can relate. Thus, the idea for a name began to form and since I constantly smush words together, Unapologenx popped into my head.
The more I planned, the more Unapologenx grew to be as ideological as it is physical. Working on the business has been a constant reminder of what I'm trying to accomplish for myself. The more I focused on DOING things that made me happy, the more my outlook started to change. Now, I can honestly say that I'm happy! Of course, there is so much more to this story..... At any rate, I'm compelled to share a message that took me way too long to fully believe in; to truly love yourself. The mission of my brand is simple, to encourage kindness and acceptance towards yourself. We have been told to treat others as we want to be treated. I have always done so. But perhaps more so, we need to treat ourselves the way we want others to treat us! Establish acceptable behavior within ourselves and stick to our expectations of others. With so many bullies & toxic environments out there, people can begin to believe the negativity that is gaslit into them. No more! If you're weird, great me too! If you do things differently, thanks for the alternative. If you stick out of a crowd, I'm glad I found you! We are all part of the same life, let's live it Unapologenxly!​
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Remember, never apologize for being you! *unless you're an asshole
