KIMBERLY PAIGE

I’m on vacation right now, well, more of a work-ation actually....part work, part pleasure. But then my work is a pleasure! I attended an amazing business retreat in Asheville, NC and am now following it up with some rest and relaxation in the Charleston area. Racism is on my mind a lot lately and particularly today with all the controversy around “taking a knee” in peaceful protest. It’s interesting to be here in a more racially diverse environment (than North Bend, WA!) a

I am a summer lover—I love the warmth, the light, the more relaxed approach to pretty much everything. I can get a little melancholy as summer comes to an end because, well, winter is coming… And yet, I am an autumn lover, too—brisk air, gorgeous colors, and pumpkin-flavored things everywhere (except, for the record, Pumpkin Spice lattes—waaay too sweet). Autumn is the perfect time of year to get back to it…back to school, back to business, back to structure, etc. [Honestly,

A couple of weeks ago I posted about the shadow side that has come sharply into the light on a national and global scale (you can read about it here). Today I want to share a little of my own shadow story. I am a recovering good girl. No, more accurately, I am a recovered good girl. I spent the first 30 or so years of my life doing my very best to be my very best for EVERYONE. I was Nice (with a capital “N”), I was sweet, I kept my opinions to myself and generally, people l

Oh my gosh, I have been so tired lately. Which is weird because I almost always have a ton of energy in the summer/fall--it's like my *power time* of year where I feel my most creative and productive. But… Andy and I are in the process of selling our house and preparing to move onto our next adventure. It’s a good thing and it's all very exciting...and it's all very stressful. You see, we don't really have a timeline. There are just a bunch of things that are beyond our co