Throughout my childhood and beyond, my mom kept telling me that I can do anything that I set my mind to. I believed her wholeheartedly and set my mind to many career paths, and I have accumulated quite an eclectic background in various fields and industries. I jumped from corporate boardrooms to high school classrooms to theater productions to technology groups to the freelance life in writing, sewing, illustrations and photography. I seem to perennially be a Jane of all trades, master of …
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Happy Friday + Randomness
Happy 2015! I'm keeping it short today for various reasons, one of which is that I'm quite sad that my mom returned to Los Angeles yesterday after a two-week visit, and I fear I might get overly maudlin. Let's focus on this book with the bold claim to change my life through tidying, yes? I've been burned by these types of claims before, so you can imagine my skepticism. I finished reading it a couple of days ago, and I have to say, I was completely charmed. Marie Kondo is an organizing fanatic, …
Little Kunoichi: The Ninja Girl
I have some exciting news today...my children's book is in production as I type this! Although it won't be officially on bookshelves until May of 2015, it's available for pre-sale on Amazon!!!! To say I had a freak out would be the understatement of the year. I don't think I actually believed it was going to happen until I saw that little thumbnail on the Amazon page. I'm thrilled that I'm publishing through Sasquatch Books, the publisher for the Pacific Northwest with a stellar staff that made …