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There’s something about being Floridian that’s pure magic
I was born in Jackson County, but moved to Bay County, Florida when I was three years old. My earliest memories are of little hands playing in white sugar sand, the uncomfortable feeling of the gritty granules stuck in my bathing suit bottoms. I’m told I was a fish, swimming and diving when I was four years old. I loved riding the waves of the Gulf of Mexico on my little rafts and watching my parents gear up for snorkeling or scuba diving. I never truly understood that I was a Floridian. Not until my parents took us the furthest we had ever been, Rhinelander, Wisconsin for a family reunion.…
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Why Face-to-Face Networking is the Best Way to Go
-The moment I stopped trying sell every single day is the moment I started making a greater impact and landing more clients. -A large online following doesn’t mean you have an engaged online following. Meaning: People who listen to you, value what you’re about and want to work with you. -Believe it or not, a good old-fashioned handshake means more for your business than creating daily content. Every client I’ve ever served found me because of some handshake I made in the past. -I’ll talk more about how non-shady networking and actually, I don’t know, CARING about people is the best way to grow your business. It doesn’t matter what…
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Can you “make it” as a creative? Watch this.
If you were that kid who was more concerned with your electives than core classes, or you were more comfortable on a stage than in one-on-one conversations. I made this for you. I want you to learn how to dream again. Maybe you really can “make it” as a creative. If you are a new parent who has ever gawked at the price of childcare and said, “Well, I might as well not work!” I made this for you. I want to show you another, possibly better way. Watch and let me know which part resonated with you the most. Life is too short not to act on your dreams
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What is The True Face of Poverty?
Here is the plight of people who are born into poverty. They are raised in the poorest section of their community. The poorest section of their community is subjected to more violence and crime. The schools in the poorest section of the community get the least funding of all the schools. The schools in the poorest section of the community have the highest turnover rate for teachers. Many kids in poverty are raised in foster homes or by a relative who is not their parent. There are good foster homes and bad ones, of course. Just like regular homes. It is not uncommon for a child in poverty to be…
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Florida Summer Shower
“I found a massive dead rat in the shed,” my husband said by way of greeting. Jesse stood in the doorway leading to our backyard, his black hair wet with humidity and sweat. “That’s disgusting.” I crinkled my nose. “Come look at it.” He gestured behind him. “Absolutely not!” “Please!” “No!” I stood up from my work at the table and walked to the kitchen. “Remember when you worked at the Mill and you sent me a text of that mouse caught in the trap! I’m scarred for life!” “Yeah.” Jesse laughed. “That was before trigger warnings. Well, come help me anyway. It’s about to rain.” “No it isn’t.” Jesse…
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Chapter 2: The Boy in the Glass Bottle
Start reading with Chapter 1 Amira awoke the next morning from the sweetest of dreams, before the first light of dawn rose in pink rays over the hill beside her home. It was time to pick flowers for the party later that evening. Stretching her arms out, she grabbed her basket from the bedside table and hurried to put on her cloak, checking the inside pocket for her book. It was a dewy spring morning in early April, and she was to witness the awakening of the tulips. For it was in a meadow by a stream beneath an ancient mossy oak that the flowers bloomed as brightly colored candy…
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What Should I Make a Priority in my Life?
Something that has really helped me get better use of my time (my life) is switching up my head-phrases. “I can’t” or “I don’t have time” or “I’m too tired” becomes “It’s not a priority in my life right now and that’s okay.” If it stings to say that, then I know I need to reevaluate. “I’m too tired to workout” becomes “Working out is not a priority in my life right now and that’s okay”. Ouch. Yep. Changed that one. “I don’t like to eat healthy” becomes “Eating healthy is not a priority in my life right now and that’s okay”. Yep. Changed that one too. “I can’t travel…
