Since I left teaching, I’ve considered my work through a variety of lenses, including, but not limited to: raising kids, owning a small business, and providing End of Life care through a local chapter of hospice, namely HopeHealth. I continue to hold all aspects of my work life near and dear. They are all reflections of my values and the life I want to live. I enjoy work in a variety of forms, and I’m grateful for the flexibility to have some of this work be revenue generating and all of it a source of joy (and to be fair, also a place in which I periodically struggle.)

Somehow noticing, using, and looking for color, has brought to life every one of my senses. Changing how I see makes me more acutely aware of everything in the world around me. I feel more alive, and I love looking at the world through my newly discovered sense of wonder.