04/15/2026
๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐ฃ๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎโ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐ฃ๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐.
To the 32-year-old woman who purchased this building in July 2008... You can now breathe ๐
The world around you was literally and figuratively in pieces. Only weeks prior, the June floods had devastated Reedsburg, leaving so many homes and businesses destroyed.
As the 2008 financial crisis began to shake the global economy, you were bracing for a leap of faith.
You still had a business to run in your tiny salon for the next six months, but every "extra" hour was dedicated to this new space.
You looked at a building that was far from perfectโa 1910 structure with nearly a century of history already in its bones. It was a project and a challenge, but you had a vision that most couldn't see.
๐๐ค๐ค๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ, ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐จ๐ค ๐ข๐ช๐๐ ๐ข๐ค๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ ๐๐ช๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ.
๐ ๐๐ฉโ๐จ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ . From July 11, 2008, the work never stopped. You faced speed bumps that felt like mountains and became a master of skills you never expectedโfrom plumbing to DIY repairs on a century-old building. Those grit-filled moments weren't just about fixing a structure; they were about becoming the person you were always meant to be.
๐ค ๐๐ฉ ๐จ๐๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ฌ๐๐ค ๐ฅ๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐. A journey like this reveals who has the courage to trust your process and who will ALWAYS be in your corner. It shows you who doubted your potential and who saw more in you than I saw in yourself. To the ones who lent a hand when the obstacles felt like too much: You are the heartbeat of this achievement.
๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ง๐. After 116 years of standing tall in Reedsburg, this piece of history is officially clear. Today, April 15, 2026, marks the final payment. The long hours, the sacrifices, and the refusal to quit have paid off. This milestone is proof that when you have a goal and the determination to chase it, you will not fail.
The vision is still evolving, the work isnโt done, but today...17 years, 9 months, and 4 days later this building is officially debt free. ๐ฅ๐๏ธ
