36 TV segments, 122 YouTube episodes, countless recipes, photoshoots, and a secret-something-I’m-contractually-unable-to-discuss-at-this-time-but-is-AWESOME all happened in 2016. It was full of mountain-top experiences, seeing dreams coming into closer vision (the kitchen should be done in the next 6 weeks!), late nights, even later nights, early mornings, coffee, happy tears, sad tears, heart-racing adventures and a heaping tablespoon of […]
A week and a half ago, I landed another new client. In the world of entrepreneurship, new clients are a blessing and a challenge. The blessing is, of course, more income. The challenge is being able to deliver more product. In my case, the product is photo and/or video work and my creativity and time. This […]
The kids were getting restless. They had been stuck in the house for a few days because Blaise had been sick. But, he was finally getting back to his normal self and causing shenanigans with his compatriot, Calvin. Before the official scaling of the walls kicked into high gear, we headed out to the mall for a short […]
Per my last post, I took the past two weeks to “chill,” er, well, ahhh, kinda. In all honesty, there are still two little humans running around my house that need frequent attention. Also, in the background of this blog, I have picked up a few clients and odd-jobs that require my time every day. […]
I have been self-employed one year as of today. Woot woot! May 1, 2015 kicked off what my therapist called “May Play,” a whole month devoted to all play and no work. April 30th was my last day at the “day job” and I was planning to pursue some form of self-employment (though what I would […]
I have spent the past few days retracing the steps that led to making March 23, 2015 the day I stepped out of addiction and into recovery. There had been plenty of mornings prior, filled with regret, swearing, “I’ll never drink again.” But, those momentary secret declarations preceded predictable backsliding, where I’d find myself stashing yet […]
I closed the books on 2015 in an uneventful way. We made homemade pizza with the kids and set off fireworks at 7pm (much to Calvin’s chagrin as he’s not a pyro like his brother… yet). We pretended it was midnight at 7:30pm so they would go to bed on time, then put on our sweats and watched […]
I spoke last week in this video about the moment I was inspired to leave my job. At the end of it, I told a story about doing my first live TV cooking segment and how it confirmed the passions I am pursuing. What I didn’t mention was some expert advice from my Mom offered […]
This weekend I shared my story in front of a live audience at the AZ Central Food & Wine Experience and the Arizona Storytellers Project session. Other storytellers included AZ Central Food Critic, Dominic Armato, owner and rum expert, Dwayne Allen, editor, Robert Leger, and St. Francis Chef and owner, Aaron Chamberlin. We did experience […]
I love my hairdresser. I trust her with my personal style. I share close physical space with her for the better part of three hours every 7 to 10 weeks as she covers up my ever expanding collection of gray hairs. We talk about our husbands and businesses. She listens to me, really listens to me […]
I’m 7 months sober today, marking another milestone on the calendar. Obviously, a lot has changed in the past seven months. I quit my job, I’m cooking every day, I’m in touch with my soul, I feel God’s love, and I spend a lot of time with my kids and my husband. As this journey […]
This week God had a message for me and it was loud and clear. Every day, words, circumstances, Bible study, posts on Facebook, everything called to mind that life’s not fair. I grew up knowing this, happily quoting Billy Crystal’s line in The Princess Bride, “Who ever said life is fair? Where is that written?” It’s […]
