Category: Behind the Scenes
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April 4, 2026 Friday. I started work really early, hours early, because I had to make my bank appointment in the afternoon. It turned into one of those days where every call came with long hold times, every form attempted to complete online required research for every question. I practiced a lot of calming breathing…
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March 27, 2026 I spend a good part of my working life handling the business side of things for other people: the paperwork, the setup, the details that others don’t want to deal with so they can focus on what they actually do. I’m generally good at it. So when it came time to do…
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March 24, 2026 One day, fully feeling the stress of the current world, I stepped back and thought about what has made me happy in my life. What have I always wanted to do but never had the confidence to actually try? Not another job where I worked for someone else, but for me. The…
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As I build this site and work on the childrens’ books, I realized that there is so much more. I never thought I would like doing the artwork. I thought AI could help, but that was a disaster. Turned out I had to actually be patient and spend months working on illustrations. Having a full-time…