August 2, 2026First stand
Charlie's first day selling lemonade on the Arlington bike path
Charlie set up her very first stand out on the bike path in Arlington — a rainbow table stacked with fresh lemonade, a full tray of handmade slimes, and a row of hand-painted rocks.
Business was pretty good! Plenty of people stopped by, bought lemonade, and checked out the slimes and rocks. It was a great first experience, and more than anything, she genuinely loved doing it.
The highlight was her very first promo: buy a slime, get a free lemonade. She only tried it near the end of the day and it worked immediately — it sold a slime on the spot. First special ever, first sale from it. That counts as a win.
“Yeah, I learned a lot today. It was fun.”
Day one on the bike path — lemonade, slimes, painted rocks, and a whole lot of learning.