Regarding the Yarn Shop...

Sometimes a series of events happen that cause pieces to fall together so easily that one might interpret the sequence as fate simply because it couldn't have worked out as well even if it had been elaborately planned.

Follow me on this journey...

A few weeks ago, a coworker told me about a new yarn shop in the town next over. It carries fancy yarn, the good stuff made of natural fibers. The kind of yarn I buy only when a project is very special and it needs to be a quality piece, like a chemo hat.

Last week Kay of the House of 4 Cats posted a note on FB about her friend going through cancer treatments. I messaged Kay, asked if her friend needs a hat, and of course her friend does. To make this hat, I need some good yarn.

Thanks to my coworker, I now know there's a new yarn store 10 convenient miles away now (instead of 35). I Google its location and discover a note on the website that says they're looking for someone to help with their digital presence. Interesting!

I drive over on Saturday. While shopping for yarn, I ask what kind of help they need, leave my name & number for the owner, go home and start working on a hat.

The owner called me this morning. She sounded so tired and frustrated with her website experience, wrestling with it for hours only to have it lose her work. She'd given up and was so desperate that she hardly asked about my qualifications and just wanted to know what else she could say to convince me to help her.

Friends, she had me at "yarn shop".

I drove over to her shop after work today to meet her in person. Honestly, I wasn't sure how to do all the things she wants done and I told her so. I gave her every opportunity to back out, to keep looking for someone more qualified, but she wasn't going there. I was her Obi-Wan, her only hope.

On my way back home, I wondered what I'd gotten myself into. Wondered if it was smart to commit to extra work when my full-time job was so exhausting. But at the same time, I was intrigued with this puzzle and was already formulating a plan.

After a few Google searches, I learned the solution to her biggest problem would be doable. I texted this encouraging news to her, and she was SO grateful and SO relieved.

I haven't even done anything yet, but a great burden has been lifted from her mind, and she has made me feel more valuable and appreciated than I've felt in ages.

I have high hopes for this new relationship ❤️🧶