It stands for resilience, reconstruction, grit, and earned power. This brand is not about pretending that pain never happened; it's about navigating challenges and understanding what it takes to rebuild after life splits you open. We wear the scars. We carry the story. We keep going and learn to laugh about it later.
I’m Kim, founder of 70 Staples.
I know what it means to be cut open, knocked down, rewritten by pain, and forced to rebuild from the inside out. This brand was born from survival, but it is not about staying stuck in broken systems. It is about what comes after: strength, humor, grit, style, defiance, and proof.
My humor and insight stem from both observational experiences and personal essays. My blog has a little of everything, but all of it was created from the process of rebuilding and learning to live (and laugh) again.
Not Broken. Rebuilt. is more than a line; it is a declaration for every person who has faced navigating challenges and refused to disappear.

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Notes related to the published work may be sent to: 70staples@gmail.com. I read everything and respond when appropriate.
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