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Super Bowl Weekend: When Love and Loyalty Don’t Match
Super Bowl weekend hits a little differently when you’re a Seahawks fan from the Pacific Northwest…and the man you love is a Patriots fan. If you know, you know. I grew up in the PNW, where Seahawks fandom isn’t casual. It’s inherited, emotional, and woven into the fabric of fall and winter. Sundays mean layers,…
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Dogs, Cats, And Running A Business
Calm Dogs, Loud Body I’m currently dog sitting. Plural. There are also two cats. And honestly? They’re all pretty calm. No destruction. No constant barking and whining. No chaos. Just sweet girls, naps in sunbeams, routine outs, and a house that feels steady. Which is funny, because the animals haven’t been the hard part at…
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When the Vision Board Isn’t Done… and Life Moves the Furniture Anyway
I’m almost done with my vision board. Not “framed and finished and ready for a Pinterest reveal” done, but almost. The bones are there. The feeling is there. I know what belongs on it, even if every square inch isn’t glued down yet. And then, life did what life does. I finally landed in an…
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A Thought on Vision Boards…
(how to build one, why they work, and how mine quietly changed everything) I’ve always been a visual person. Lists help. Calendars help. Systems definitely help.But there’s something about seeing what you’re working toward every single day that hits differently. A couple of years ago, I made a vision board that I really took my…
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2026: Choosing Balance (and Doing Less on Purpose)
or what some would call the I’m Back post. I’ve never been a go big or go home kind of goal-setter. Sure, I love a good fresh start. I love a clean notebook, a new year, a blank calendar begging for color-coded plans. But I’ve learned the hard way that sprinting into January usually means…
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Life Lately: The Messy Middle
Whew. It’s been a while, huh? If you’ve been wondering where I disappeared to—well, I’ve been busy being in the downs of life. (And let me tell you, 0/10, would not recommend.) The past few months have been a mix of stress, overwhelm, and way too many “just one more thing” moments. You know the…
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Today will NOT be Forgotten
There are still pieces of that day living in people’s homes, hearts, and minds. For some, it’s a tattooed memorial: 343 inked into skin to honor the firefighters who ran toward the flames. For others, it’s the memories they carry from being there. Years ago, I shared my life with a firefighter who was called…
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A Heavy Heart for Our Country
I am devastated at the state of our country. Freedom of speech has been a right since day one — a cornerstone of what it means to live here. Charlie Kirk was a bold advocate of that right. He built a platform not by silencing people, but by inviting them in. He opened the floor…
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Make AI Work for You
Today I sat in on a class about AI tools, and I walked away with a handful of insights that anyone can use, whether you’re a total beginner or you’ve already been dabbling. 1. Personalize your AI.Give it a chance to learn you. Upload a personality test, feed it your writing samples, or flat-out tell…
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Five Years In
Technically, my five-year (business) anniversary was yesterday. But I was busy outside, getting sunburnt at the playground, so today it is. Here’s the truth: a lot of small businesses don’t make it here. Some days, I don’t even know how I have. Some days, I wonder if I still want to. But the people I…
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