Sometimes life goes exactly how you plan it. And sometimes it doesn’t. Mine is one of the latter. But that doesn’t mean I’m not living the life of my dreams. Here is my story.

I grew up on a little island off the coast of South Carolina, the daughter of a boat captain and a singer/homemaker. My childhood was enchanting, filled with sand dollars, dolphin watching, and the love of a close-knit family.

But when the time for college came, I bid farewell to my beloved beach and found myself 3,000 miles from home, smack-dab in the middle of a desert. That was thirteen years ago and a lot has happened between then and now …

I graduated from college with a journalism degree in hand. Took a couple years off to go on a mission for my Church. Got a sweet job as the Director of PR for a small independent record label. Survived a corporate merge. Worked a lot of really long hours. Found myself sitting in a humongous window-walled office. Eventually became the Manager of Marketing Communications. Oversaw the PR, advertising, web presence, and promotions for 10 recording artists. Produced a touring holiday musical each Christmas season from 2006 to 2008 (that was seen by 150,000 over the course of those three years). And finally, left the corporate world behind in 2009 to “do my own thing”. I think that brings us up to date!

So what am I doing now?

I’m still living in the desert (it finally feels like “home” [most of the time], but I miss the ocean somethin’ fierce) and am figuring out, once again, what I want to be when I grow up. But what I can tell you is this:

I am a writer. A photographer. And an artist. I am a creator.

Want to know more?

I am a grounded dreamer and a cautious jumper, with eyes wide open and a heart wide shut. I’m idealistically real, passionately 100%, successfully happy, and happily successful. I laugh at the corniest jokes (for days), sing in the shower (very well), dance in the car (even better), speak with a southern accent (if you’re lucky), and cheat when playing pool (and get away with it every time, which has everything to do with long eyelashes). I am a seeker of ordinary miracles, lover of new shoes and old books, eating out and sleeping in, holding hands and sharing hearts, driving fast and dancing slow. I still watch fireworks with the same awe and excitement of a 5 year-old. I live for birthday parties, Christmas lights, fresh flowers, and good seafood. I’m a hopeful romantic. I miss the island of my childhood but call the desert home. I worship the sun (and the Son), plan to change the world, and will.

Bottom line: Life has thrown some curve balls at me over the last couple years. But I’ve begun to see how it’s led me to a place where I can live more deliberately. I’ve become more of who I really am and who I want to be. I’ve been allowed the chance to explore the possibilities of my passions, talents, and ideas. And that’s exciting!

Every morning I wake up invigorated by the opportunities of a new day. Every project is a chance to understand more about who we are as human beings and what we really want. And every client becomes a new friend.

For me, business is personal, and my greatest satisfaction comes from helping others more fully experience the beautiful and exciting moments born of the lives we’re creating and dreams we are living.

So drop me a line! I’d love to meet you, work with you, and hear about the life you’re creating.

Oh, and thanks again for stopping by.

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