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Plan in Pencil, Show Up in Purpose
I've been in a long season of revision. Basically, right now is a culmination of several years of transition coming to a close. You know when people announce on social media that they are now "Ashley 2.0"? Yeah, I feel like Candice 4.0 at this point. So it seems like a good time for my business to evolve just a bit. Not a new business, or a radical change, but an edited version. Even though sometimes it may feel like it, you're never really starting from a blank page. Sure, s


In the Space Between Drafts: Why Conflicting Emotions Make Sense
Have you ever found yourself experiencing seemingly conflicting emotions? When they seem to fluctuate several times throughout the day. It can be confusing at times. It makes you question how you really feel. But I have come to realize this . . . Two things can be true. Especially during particularly emotional times like transitions, we naturally feel a wide range of emotions and think any number of seemingly opposite thoughts about our situation. Because we are in between. S


Beginning Anyway
I bought a watercolor book at the beginning of December. Actually, I bought two of them with the intention of gifting them for Christmas. I wasn’t sure yet just who would receive them. I loved them. There was just something about the almost paint-by-numbers quality of them while still holding room for personal touches of creativity. I ended up giving one to my niece Olivia on Christmas morning, but I kept one for myself. I actually gave Liv my favorite one—the one with woodla


Permission to Grow, Even When Life is Good
You’re happy in your life. You love your people, you’re satisfied in your work, you’re thriving in your routines. Why would you want...


Talking, Eating, and Figuring It Out: My Journey Through Tongue Cancer
When I think about some of my favorite things to do in life, I land on socializing around food. It’s the small gatherings of friends and...


It's All in the Interpretation
Words are tricky little things. One moment, they’re clear as day. The next, they’ve shapeshifted into something totally...


Your Best Year Yet: Building Identity-Driven Habits
We have probably all made New Year’s Resolutions. Spent a dizzy New Year’s Eve surrounded by our friends and family, swept up in the...
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