Gretchen Fawn Photo - part of the Snoqualmie Moms Support Collective

I have been updating my website and blog and branding myself. No, I did not burn a mark into my flesh with a hot iron...It means choosing what you want to portray and then making your blog and web "storefront" reflect this. Do I want to be seen as serious or fun? Elegant or trendy? Modern or Vintage? What words would describe me? These are the kind of things I have been mulling over these last few months. Who would have thought this would be so hard? Growing is hard I suppose. You must clear away the "weeds", plow the "ground", choose and plant new "seeds", then you must cultivate that garden of your creativity. Taking time most days to consider all of this has been a great way to define myself. I'm not quite done, but as many of you know, ReSTARt with Jasmine Star has been an amazing catalyst for the last three months. Below are the images I have collected that represent me for my "Photo Safari" assignment. I have been challenged a...

It's been two weeks and I still have not gotten my blog post about this. I think I have been on Facebook using all my time to like all the pages we have been sharing on the ReSTARt pages. I am on three! It's been my new hobby, liking pages. But let me get back to the reason I am blogging.   ReSTARt! What is it you may be wondering? Well, I'll fill you all in on the details. I came in late to the game myself. One day, I get a email from my hubby, Joe. It's a forward from Creative Live studios here in Seattle, WA asking if you would like to be part of a studio audience for an upcoming show with Jasmine Star.  I have a flexible schedule so I fill it out and think nothing more about it.  A few weeks later, I get an email saying I have been chosen to be on the show! Then I start getting excited! Someone starts a facebook group for those of us in the audience and we get to know each other. It's only got about 20 or so people in it. Then one day I get up and ...