April 2020

Suzy School Lessons – They Like Me For Me

Now that you know my story about how I ended up here, I want to share something with you that I’ve been writing, deleting and re-writing again.

I intended to present this blog from my role as a writer. But over the years, something else happened entirely. People saw me instead. For so long, I was programmed to be the journalist – the objective observer. But now, with this blog, you guys saw that it’s just me here. Even before I saw it myself.

So I’m stepping into my story now, because, this time, it’s my story to tell.

Posted in #MomTruths

Newspapers, Motherhood & Change

Do you have one day that changed everything for you? I did. A lot of you know that for many years, I was a newspaper reporter and now I’m not. Here’s why.

two kids getting ready to paint wooden sign

Posted in Collabs

Lowes #BuildThanks for Frontline Heroes Project

Lowes invited us to show some LOVE for the frontline this weekend by staying home and taking part in the nationwide Lowes #BuildThanks for Frontline Heroes Project. The idea is to craft homemade thank-you signs for your windows, doors and yards so essential workers can see them from the street to make their commute to and from work a little brighter.

Posted in Paso Robles, SLO County

Covid-19 Mask-Sewing Efforts Happening in SLO County Need Your Help

My friend Trish Juarez of Paso Robles is the coordinator for one of the two major mask-making efforts happening right now in SLO County during the Covid-19 pandemic. And they need your help.