It is Day 2 of the Texas Association for Student Special Services Programs (TASSSP) conference in Galveston, Texas and DreamCatcher Curriculum has just sold our first products, only 29 days after scrambling to start our business in time for this event. Walking along the beach on Galveston Island, taking in the gorgeous sunset, hearing the waves splash against the rock pier, the feeling of pure joy is hard to contain. If we didn't have dinner reservations half an hour from now, we would likely be skipping down the shore with our bare feet in the sand.
Read MoreWe traveled all this way (Galveston, Texas isn't exactly in our backyard) and still have no idea if this will work, our little dream of a company. Will anyone even buy our materials?
Read MoreLooking back, it doesn't seem possible that we could accomplish so much in such little time. Amazing what you can do when your heart is set on it. All those weeks of work and planning--even with the flurry of meetings, curriculum drafts, and seemingly millions of things to do--it was SO. MUCH. FUN! It doesn't seem possible that we could be doing this for our day job. Well, hold on.
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