Growing Your Business with Branding
It is my belief that we are all talented. We each love something and are so passionate about that something, that we can get lost in it for hours without noticing the time go by. Maybe these are our callings, or our hobbies. Sometimes we have many of these passions and sometimes just one. These […]
6 Ways I Avoid Burnout
2020 was going to be my year for my freelance graphic design business. I had been taking marketing classes, learning to build websites, and networking. I gained a consistent client; I was receiving many inquiries and projects. I even rented a desk at my local coworking space. It was all working out! Unfortunately, I was […]
Recycling on the Western Slope
Corey Najarian-Rice is the queen of recycling. In honor of America Recycles Day, she and I took some time to discuss recycling, and more. Corey has been passionate about taking care of our earth and being smart about how items are being used since she was young. As a young adult, she lived with a […]
50,000 Words: Do you even NaNoWrimo?
This year has flown by in the strangest possible ways. It is almost over! The year 2020 is definitely one that few will forget. With November just around the corner we all have an opportunity to add a positive experience to this unforgettable year: writing a novel! Every year, thousands of writers in the US […]
The Feeling of Drowning
“I feel like I am drowning. I have felt like that for a really long time.” Many years ago, after being kicked out of my house with my young family, I was drunk on a friend’s floor. The kind of drunk where you suddenly realize you can’t get up. I laid there, crying, telling her […]
Night Shift
Night shift in a nursing facility is quiet…sort of. But not completely. Many residents are awake all night, and many more intermittently through the night. Interesting and philosophical conversations occur in the small hours while most people are asleep. A new and profound understanding of life is found when you are so often exposed to death.
I Want to Talk to You
Alexis and her mother, Angie, are some of the strongest, most resilient warriors you will ever meet. They are an amazing team, putting heart and soul into everything they do. Together they have moved mountains.