Chronicles

Adventures in Small Business-land!
We are on the precipice of our 5000th sale - which is a huge accomplishment for us! That achievement has lead to reflection on our journey so far. Aktiv's origin story is like many small businesses. We were exposed to an amazing product...
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Welcome (Back) to Sweden
I have returned from Sweden, albeit a day later than expected due to a positive Covid test (more on that below). It was fabulous to be back in Europe, here are the highlights! Copenhagen My travels to Europe took me...
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A Long December
It is no secret that Counting Crows is one of my favorite bands and "A Long December" is one of my favorite songs.* It captures the gravity of what we go through in a year (individually and as a collective) with...
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You Gotta Be Shipping Me!
Standard Caveat!!! We know that 2021 (and 2020 for that matter) brought real hardship and suffering to many people. We are fortunate that the world's strained economic climate only manifests itself in significant delays and missed orders...but still. From a...
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