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Starting a new business is never easy, especially when it involves something as personal and rewarding as caring for pets. After years of working under others and feeling limited in my ability to make decisions, I finally took the leap to launch my own self-run pet care business. This journey has been about more than just entrepreneurship; it has been about regaining control over my life, my work, and my passion. PinePawAdventures.com is live! Finding the Courage to Start Th

Weekend Check-In: The Lives I’ve Lived The life I’m living now? Ten years ago, I couldn’t have pictured it if you handed me a storyboard and a budget. If you told 16-year-old me what I was about to survive over the next decade, I’d laugh not because it’s funny, but because anxiety has always loved a costume change. I’d probably ask one question: Do we make it out the other side?  And the answer is yes but not in a tidy, inspirational-montage way. More like: clawing, crawling,

Life has been nothing short of a rollercoaster lately. This month marks one year since I moved back to Maine, and honestly, it’s been an adjustment all over again. Some changes caught me off guard—like the constant rotation of employment. I went from working over 40 hours a week to just 25, now splitting my time between social media management and dog walking. Recently, I landed two amazing clients based out of Southern Florida, and so far, it’s been a dream. I’ll admit, I wa

The last time I was in Boston, I was a mess—manic, depressed, angry, and deeply alone. It wasn’t the homecoming I had imagined. The city...

Hello, hello, hello—welcome to this week’s maxi challenge, aka me holding myself accountable and actually making a post. Recently, I had the opportunity of a lifetime—one I’ve been dreaming of since I was ten years old. I walked in New York Fashion Week. Yes. Me.  On an NYFW runway. If you had asked me even a year ago if this was in my cards, I would have said, “Oh, absolutely not.”  I never took the conventional steps—no modeling agency, no perfectly curated portfolio, no in

It’s mid-January, and whew, what a time to be alive. Between the transition into authoritarian leadership (wait, TikTok is banned now?!),...

After moving back home to the Greater Portland area in Maine, I’ve noticed a few trends that scream either “essentially Maine” or “I’ve...

Snow, Sewing, and Self-Made Style: My Q1 Goals As the snow starts to blanket the world outside and the kids head back to school, I’ve...

As 2024 draws to a close, I find myself reflecting on a year filled with challenges, growth, and transformation. The journey has been...

The Key Elements Metallic Fabrics and Shimmer Why:  Reflecting the festive spirit, metallics and shimmer are lighting up holiday...

With the winter solstice right around the corner, I’m already looking forward to the refreshing styles of spring. To celebrate, I’ve...

After living in the Boston area for over seven years, moving back to Maine felt like closing the curtain on one chapter and preparing for...

Hello and welcome to the week of December 16! So much has happened in the fashion world, I don’t even know where to begin. From the...

Description: In a whirlwind of high voltage energy and striking contrasts, we present "Electric Noir," a fashion garment concept that...

Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, and prepare to be mesmerized by the enchanting world of drag performance. Today, we have the...

12.28 Now that the fall semester is over it’s time to get thinking about final presentation and beginning introductions into the work...