Welcome to my blog!

Hola! Welcome to my blog! 

I am so excited to finally get this page on my website going! I always have loved the idea of an online journal of sorts where you could share your thoughts.

Let's start with some background about me just to better understand the direction I am going in. I was a shy kid, every report card and parent teacher meeting had some comment to the effect of how quiet I was. I think I was just observing everything honestly, and I knew what I enjoyed and stuck to it. I was very much an active kid and loved playing sports with the boys, not so much dress up with my younger sister. This always led me to believe I was not very creative, since I mostly stuck to sports throughout high school. I do remember always enjoying English though, especially the more creative writing aspects.

This led me to study communications in college and I had the intention of becoming a sports reporter. This is still funny to me because I was still VERY shy and my professors and bosses would still give me this feedback. I think it finally clicked after my sophomore year of college when I found something I enjoyed which was writing for the university's newspaper. I then became the editor of the sports section and started to take on more responsibilities and had to overcome my fear of speaking up for myself. 

I owe a ton to my mentors in college and am so thankful for my decision to attend a small private school rather than a large public university. I don't think I would have found myself or my passions as easily, if that were the case. Ok, back to my origin story, so after thriving my last year of college, I also was the president of the communications club and was awarded the outstanding graduate of my major, talk about a confidence boost. 

I very quickly entered the workforce one month after graduating as an editor for a business newspaper in Orange County where I edit the advertising side of the publication. And that leads us to present day, almost five years with the same company and I like what I do, it is still wild to me how I ended up here. One of the main things I do miss is writing and using it as a creative outlet, so here we are! 

I have a website domain for my business and I have the itch to build my portfolio with some writing pieces. As many of you know I started my small business in October 2020, my obsession with plants and succulents became my passion project. The past two plus years have been wild, I never could imagine myself as an entrepreneur or creative in any way, but here I am. I am insanely grateful and enthusiastic to see where this journey takes me. 

My plan is to do interviews and stories on some local businesses and friends who are doing great things in the community. Since COVID, this has been one of my greatest passions, starting my own very tiny business has grown my appreciation towards all my local businesses out there just trying to thrive despite so many obstacles, it is not easy! I hope that through these stories you see the importance as well and continue to support these people and neighbors no matter what the years bring us. Much love, thanks so much for reading, exciting things are coming! 

Best,

Jami