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Nov 28, 2023

Author Iris Carignan Tackles Modern Issues with Sensitivity in New Novel

Award-winning Artist and Author Iris Carignan debuts women's fiction novel, "The Buzz @ Chicky-Pie's Cafe," Tuesday, November 14, 2023. This

Aug 22, 2022

Getting a Remodel, Inside and Out

Building a business is like landscaping. In landscaping, you dig up layers of dirt, remove the debri and old material, plane the surface for

May 26, 2022

There is Still Hope

Today, I had the privilege of taking last day of school pictures of my kids. Last week, I attended my son’s 4th grade recorder concert....

Apr 8, 2022

Traffic Jams and Close Calls

I just dropped the kids off at school when a family of ducks attempted to cross the busy street. The mama duck was followed by 7 of the...

Dec 14, 2021

Author Interview with Iris Carignan

Video interview with author and artist Iris Carignan on creativity, artistry, and seeing the good in difficult circumstances.

Oct 19, 2021

A Bookstore Dream and Getting Your Book Published!

How to get your book on the shelves of a cozy bookstore, ready for your next reader to grasp the spine and open the pages into the world you

Feb 8, 2021

Focus on Your Dream, Not Their Doubts

If I’m honest with myself, other people’s doubts in me are what fueled my desire to start a business of my own. To prove to them, and...

Oct 5, 2020

I Started a Business so I Could Do it My Own Way

When I chose to leave my corporate career and branch out on my own, it was with a deep desire to have more control over my work hours, the

Sep 16, 2020

Friendship Outweighs Solitude

There's something special that happens when families come together. It gives me hope that even in quarantine, we can build relationships.

Jun 10, 2020

Storytelling: Why Your Story Matters

Finding Freedom and Connection through the Act and Art of Storytelling

Apr 21, 2020

You Don't Have to Choose Between Career and Family

I spent more than a decade building a career, pouring my heart, soul, time, energy and self into building someone else's dream. I worked...

May 13, 2019

How to Move Forward when You Don't Know Where You're Going

They say the only thing constant is change. Well, change and God—He never changes. We’ve all experienced the disruption caused by...