10/27/2025
Four years ago yesterday was our first class, and boy was I nervous!
It was good, maybe not great—yet!—and the adventure was underway.
Past years’ anniversary posts have been sappier, but I’m just feeling kind of steady this year.
I had the thought the other day that this work doesn’t feel like my new job anymore!—it’s just my life, one where I’m at Trader Joe’s on a Saturday night picking out the best gourds to check all the boxes (bumpy/smooth, different shapes, different colors), the systems are in place, and I have time to breathe and work on tweaking things to create the best experience possible for families and dreaming up the next big step. And while all of that is happening, Clementine is really everything I dreamed it would be and more.
I’m still so grateful for my own family and friends for continuing to share, post, ask, and visit me at the farmer’s market.
I’m grateful that families keep coming, open to learning about what might feel like a different way to raise kids, and that some of them are still around since that first session.
I’m grateful that I can use every part of my brain and heart every day.
Here’s to the next four years!
PS: I celebrated by ordering myself a new pair of slippers!
