Christmas 2018 Recap

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Christmas is officially a wrap for 2018.  This was my first year having my camera during Christmas, so I thought …
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Brooke is a leader at a Fortune 100 company by day and an author, blogger, and talker by night. She has a love for writing, a habit for gabbing, and is currently celebrating the completion of her first book.

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  • I am so excited and honored to be serving on the Board of The Marcus Project, a nonprofit founded by Shannon Schaeff Rosenberg. You may remember Shannon's story from my "30 Portraits in 30 Days" project (and the photo of her adorable son!) where she shared her heart and thoughts on adoption. The Marcus Project will be focused on several amazing and necessary things, but most notably The Marcus Project will be providing loans for individuals and couples pursuing adoption as well as providing coats for kids for the winter months. If you're interested in learning more, check out the new site: https://www.themarcusproject.org/ . . . . . #nonprofit #themarcusprojectohio #themarcusproject
  • Happy Birthday to my BFF 💛 @ms142500 . . . . . . #happybirthday #bff #bestfriendsforever #38 #friends #birthday
  • Heading to California for work. Beneath the business clothes in my suit case are my hiking boots and camera . . . Chris should be landing about 48 hours after me. . . . . . #all50states #travel #businesstrip #adventure #LAX #california
  • It's February! Which means it's the month I swap out the ring I normally wear on my right hand for this blingy heart shaped ring. I wrote about the stories behind my rings on my blog a little awhile ago. If you want to know why I love this ring and why I wear it every February, click the link in my profile and search “rings.” . . . . . . #february #valentinesday #ring #jewelry #heirloom #heartring #love #gaudyjewelry #grandma
  • Hey writers, wanna be writers, journalers, wanna be journalers, anyone with words in their brain they want on paper . . . I get a small group together on a quarterly basis to work on writing projects. We meet at the Columbus library (main branch), eat/drink coffee at their cafe and chat about what we’re working on, then we find our own space/tables and spend time on our writing projects, and then celebrate our hard work with tacos for dinner at a nearby restaurant. If you’re interested in joining, comment below and I’ll add you to the Facebook invite. This requires 0% qualifications of any kind. Those suffering with imposter syndrome are welcome . . . and required. It’s just a small group encouraging each other and providing time and space to write. You can bring a blank piece of paper, a blank document, a project in the works, etc. There’s no rules. . . . . . #writingday #writer #journaler #columbusohio #littleredbirdpress #creative #better
  • Before my great grandma passed away, I asked her how she makes her cornbread. With a Kentucky twang she just shrugged and said, “I just make it.” Soup beans and cornbread has been a family meal long before I ever would’ve thought of trying a soup bean. My Grandma taught me how to make all of it tonight. The “recipe” is very suspect with most things being noted as “I just grab this big spoon and do heapin’s of corn meal...3 or 4 heapins’” We’ll see how well I can turn these heapins’ into something someday. 💜 . . . . . . #soupbeansandcornbread #recipe #family #grandma #cooking #portorangeflorida #florida
  • My Grandma has a sign that says “goal getter” in her entryway. 💛 . . . . . #portorange #florida #portorangeflorida #grandma #goalgetter
  • I’ve shared a lot of goals and adventures . . . but perhaps my biggest accomplishment is something I’ve been doing in the background in this little blue book. It’s a journal I started in 2015 and the place I have documented every single day for the last 5 years. Today, 12/31/19, I will have filled every line on every page. If you’re a part of my life in any way, I can guarantee your name shows up in this book. I’ve documented every trip Chris and I have been on, every job promotion we’ve had, all of the day-to-day stuff that feels mundane but suddenly seems interesting when you read about it years later, every new baby a friend or family member has had, the loss of family members, the loss my friends have had in their families, the days that writing a book was just something I was thinking about, every life decision we’ve made, every big purchase we’ve made, every big or little thing happening in my parents and grandparents lives, every time I stayed late at the office until the lights shut off, every milestone in my sister’s life, every up and down . . . it’s all in there. And it’s not just limited to my world, but I often document what is going on at large — when I started this thing, Obama was President, gay marriage had just become legal in all 50 states, the U.S. women’s gymnastics team won the Olympics in Rio. I can’t imagine myself not documenting my days. I look forward to opening a new five-year journal tomorrow. It’s never too late to start . . . if you’re reading this, you should start one too! . . . . . . . . #journaling #fiveyearjournal #writing #writer
  • Finding more back-bend moments as I go through Christmas photos. 😂🎄😀 . . . . . . #candidphotography #christmascandids #canonphotography #christmas #nieces #mycanonstory #canonrebelt6i #family #gymnastics
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