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It’s time for some shameless self-promotion. My new business’s website is finally live after 6 weeks of work. I even posted by business’s first official blog post! I’m happy to have gotten this far, but it feels like there’s so much left to do. I still have to troubleshoot the checkout system, add more products…
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I find myself wanting less as I get older. It seems to be a common symptom of growing maturity, learning the true value of things. The more you see and experience, the more context you have to assess your life and circumstances. If you are lucky, that perspective will help carry you through seasons of…
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2024 has already been a year of changes. So far this year I’ve: started a new job, launched a new website, and sold my old car- and it’s only the second week of January. This might look chaotic from the outside, but it’s par for the course for me. Every few years I have a…
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I once had a dream that all my friends went to Montreal. I don’t know what brought on this dream, because I’ve never thought about the cit before, but now I think about it often. In my dream, it looked like a fantastic spot for a Girls’ Trip. It was late spring or early summer, judging…
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I knew we didn’t have money, But I didn’t know we were poor- Until I ran out of fingers to count The number of pieces I returned. When we were playing a game, To check our privileged status And my hands were full of Empty air. A ledger of my societal debt.
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If there is one thing I can thank my LDS upbringing for, it’s my public speaking ability. From a young age, Mormon children practice public speaking in the form of prayer, “talks”, testimony, and lessons. By the time a Mormon reaches adulthood, they will have been had countless opportunities to speak, or sing, in front…
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Once upon a time, each year seemed to drag on. Each month feeling as separate and distinct from each other as winter as a decade. Now the year flies by in a blur of passing seasons- a kaleidoscope of changing leaves. It’s only when winter comes again, painting the landscape as white as a blank…
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There is a long list of things I should be doing now. I should be taking product photos and making new signs for my business. I should be building out the new website and working posting for promotion. I should be updating my resume and LinkedIn profiles and applying for jobs. I should be working…
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The girl next to me in the coffee shop is excited about her first marketing internship. When I entered the shop, she passed by me at the door, talking on the phone. After I had placed my coffee order, and took a seat at an empty table, she returned from her call- grinning ear to…
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I am the unending night that swallows the day. I am the warmth of the cold sun before it fades. I am the glow of the moon on a frozen ground. I am the falling snow that muffles all sound. I am the north wind that bites, and the cardinal that sings. I am the…
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Bringing Mae Flowers 