“I’m not good enough…”

“It’s too late for me…”

“I’m not interesting enough…”

“I’m not tech-y…”

These are the thoughts that would continuously race through my head back in 2009.  At the time, I was a school psychologist with this crazy desire to start an online business.  But I let those small voices hold me back for over a year!

Until one evening, after a glass (or two) of a good Oregon Pinot Noir, I finally told those voices to get in the back seat.  

I stayed up till nearly 2am setting up that blog.

Over the next year and a half, I posted 4-5 times a week on that blog.  And I think I also averaged 4-5 readers ;)

And then one day, I was driving home from work when this giant wave of absolute clarity washed over me. I realized I was doing it all wrong!

That night, I changed everything about my blog.

Within the next several months, I went from just a handful of readers to averaging over 250K page views.  I gained PR representation and started working with brands like Wayfair, Maybelline, and Adidas.  

A few fun facts...

I grew up in Portland, Oregon but currently call Denver, Colorado "home"  (Although hope to return to the PNW some day!)

My husband and I went through nearly 3 years of IVF/losses before we decided to accept and move on.  Less than a year later, we found out we were pregnant with Sophia (I'm 8 months pregnant with her in this family photo!)

Pinot Noir > all other wine

I totaled the family car when I was 6 years old 

I went on Semester At Sea during college and it was hands down one of the best experiences of my life.