Transitions

It's been a long time, I shouldn't have left you...

...without a repeat of my favorite intro!

Okay, now that we've shaken hands and booty-bumped, I need to catch you up:

• I completed a huge phase of a project at work and feel immense pride.

• I moved into a better space for me to entertain as well as host sleepovers.

• I own PLANTS (!!) that seem to be thriving in my home. (Y'all, I accidentally killed bamboo so I've been on high alert 😅) and - >
  

The Biggest Transition:

My Little is starting transitional kindergarten.

I have been her caregiver from the day they brought her home 2020. Right then I vowed to be her safe space for whatever she needed (this includes from my sister when she's being "unfair" 😉 ). We have shared so many memories, from the first steps to the first day of preschool and 'm a bit broken up as I watch her grow up. Being a Dope Auntie has changed my life for the better and I wouldn't change anything about it. As my Little starts to ask bigger questions and have her views expanded, so are my views expanded as we shift into this new version of "Yi-Yi".

In each phase of life, there is always an elevation that comes: graduations, a license, a growth spurt. One of my biggest goals has been to be the kind of aunt that I wanted growing up, and to be a safe space for my Little at no matter the age. This often requires me to get down with her and eye-to-eye ask her what would help me help her best, elevating us both. Right now for her it's a hug, and maybe one day it will be a phone call or an ask to stay with me for the summer. Our relationship is being built on trust and I care deeply about maintaining it.

We, as Aunties, are also still elevating and growing up and into the versions of us that we would like to be. This can be a career change, a relationship change, or a lifestyle change and at every turn, our Littles are watching and listening to what we say. They too are anticipating change and looking to us to guide them and help them navigate the world they are coming into. My goal with this site is to both create that community as well as share insights that help us be our best selves for the ones looking up.

When a season changes, it brings a lesson and a blessing. I am wishing all the aunties who are sending Littles off to college, first jobs, and first steps out in the world lots of love and the best support through these whirlwind years.

With Love,

A Dope Auntie