09/20/2026
I scratched the sh*t out of the trailer today 😭
And Eric happened to be training for work in the same parking lot where I was set up. When he came over to ask how things were going I said, “not good.” I was upset and had to tell him that I messed up. He walked around the trailer, looked at the giant 3ft scratch, and said, “it’s not that bad.”
He wasn’t upset. He wasn’t mad. He didn’t make me feel worse about it. He just told me it was ok and that it’s a business and we use it multiple times a week and accidents like this are bound to happen.
It’s not lost on me that not every person would have reacted that way. I was already beating myself up over it, feeling like I’d just ruined something we worked so hard for. But instead of making me feel worse, I was met with understanding and grace.
Whenever I’m asked for a piece of marriage advice, I always jokingly, but not jokingly, say, “don’t become business partners with your spouse.” But then there are days like today that make me glad that I did. Building a business, and sustaining that business through the ups and the downs, is messy work. But it’s a lot less messy when you’re the only one beating yourself up over the mistakes.
We’re going to fix the trailer as best we can. It probably won’t look like nothing ever happened, but it’s a trailer. It’s a tool and a part of the business that gains a little more wear and tear every time we use it.
