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Over the next 3 months I will be conducting Critical Thinking Courses for Axia College, Sociology Cources for University of Phoenix and Psychology for Chemeketa Community College. Additionally, I have been asked to consult with a Foster Care Company on issues related to assessment and treatment plans. Further, I am involved in private counseling, couples counseling. I am most excited about teambuilding strategies that I will be offering to a company in October. If you have need of an internal… Continue

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I was so fortunate to be able to take a week off from the world to spend it with my husband in Hawaii, on the Island of O'ahu @ the Hilton grand Waikiki. All expense paid from another business I have been in for many years. While on vacation we spent time with many friends we have known from previous trips as well as new friends we just met. I really tried to not work and just enjoy my vacation but as we all talked I could not help but share Aflac with my friends as I could tell from their life… Continue

EVERYONE IS INVITED! NETWORKING 5:30-6PM, 6-7:30PM THE FUN FINANCE STUFF - FOCUS ON BUSINESSES. CARTERED FOOD FROM WILD PEAR, AT THE WEST SIDE WINE STOP 550 TAGGART!! Continue

We've unveiled it at last! Do you love picking up your camera? Do you look at some of your images and secretly think, “Hey, that’s pretty good!” Would you like to learn more, but: 1. You feel overwhelmed by the technical jargon in many magazines and articles; 2. You wonder if y… Continue

I know I've touched on this subject in my enewsletter and my business blog (Not Just Another Pretty Blog), but I just had to return to the subject. Last week, Brian and I were talking while I was picking my computer up after a miraculous resurrection. (They're great, by the way.) I'd let myself get worried about money matters, and I made an off-hand comment to him about hoarding my pennies. Brian responded so wisely. He reminded me that it's what we… Continue

I had a client recently request the raw files from a publicity session, because her book is soon to be published, and the publisher requires unretouched images. She obviously compared the image I initially presented her with the raw file, because she commented on how much more she appreciated what I did in my digital darkroom. Here was my response to her: In the camera, I capture the physical. In the digital darkroom, I capture the spirit. Together, I capture the person. An artist shows what me… Continue

As many of you know, this Oct. breast cancer awareness has a very personal hold on me as a very good friend of mine has been diagnosed with the rarest form and the most reoccurant form of cancer. I know what this would do to my family financially and these guys have great insurance, but it does not cover the loss of income that this family is experiencing when a two family income is essencial. I am reaching out to everyone, if you have ever been in this situation, you know the pain and if you ha… Continue