04/19/2026
✨Last day of was another eventful day. I (Thomas) was on my own since Jess was busy. 🫢
The day started off with me rushing to because Jess wanted me to create some content before the day started. As I watched the brewing video that I made, I didn't realize that my shoulder was blocking half the view. 🤦🏻♂️
However, I did have the V60 coffee filter paper that Jess forgot and I had a great time brewing our Ethiopia Yirgacheffe for guests and vendors. This was definitely the highlight of my day. 🤩
Then, when it was time to leave... because I didn't pack the boxes properly on my trolley, one of the boxes fell in the pouring rain. 😱And yes, water destroyed some of our coffee packaging. 😭😭When I told Jess about this when I got home, she was pretty mad. 😡
I learned some hard lessons from this experience:
1. When making content creation, I should consider the whole vibe of the video, making sure I capture the branding and the actual content (☕️coffee brewing versus my back).😶
2. When I pack stuff after the event, I need to make sure everything is secure on the trolley to prevent potential falls and accidents. 😱
3. When it is pouring hard outside, I should wait it out and not risk getting my product wet in the rain. 💦
Despite all of this, I am grateful for Jess's response: "I do forgive you for messing up and getting our custom design coffee bags wet. I just want to say, "Small businesses make small mistakes.' So while your mistake did cost us money, it isn't an amount that we cannot recover from. Just don't make these same mistakes again." 🙏
Neither Jess or I had a perfect day as vendors, but we are grateful for the lessons and takeaways as we learn to grow from our shortcomings. 🌱
"Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you."-- Ephesians 4:32
