When we graduated from college in Maine together, full of idealism and youthful energy, we always imagined that we would do something grand in this life. In all of our imaginings and dreaming, we did not envision spending so many hours in our basement fulfillment center packing up orders! But that’s where we’ve been this past week, working together day and night, just the two of us, physically seeing the dream of Chasing Windmills come to life, all thanks to your generous support.
And to some, this may not seem like a grand thing. But each time you send us a message with a photo of your kids on an adventure in their merino, or share your words about how your family stays so cozy in their wool, or tell us about how our goods are a constant in your family memories, or express your appreciation for the care that we put into this business — you give meaning to our work.
So, as we busily have our hands in each order that goes out, we think of the little ones that will be playing in the snow. We think of family snuggles while reading together. We think of those beautiful explorations in the wild. We think of the everyday adventures of childhood that our merino gets to be a small part of. And we think - wow, this is pretty grand. Thank you for giving us this work and this meaning to our days.
JP & Sarah, Co-Founders