Oh Hi! Getting Started

Oh Hi! Getting Started

I’m starting another business! It’s called Oh Hi Handpies, sweet and savory handmade handpies using mostly ingredients produced within 100 miles of Elma, Washington - the heart of Grays Harbor’s farmland. Why? How did I get here? What’s going to happen with my other...

Overwhelmed from the Start

Overwhelmed from the Start

We live in a weird time. I mainly think it’s weird because I remember a time before Social Media made all of us depressed, anxious and doubting of our own value. Possibly the only redeeming quality of Facebook these days is the ability to look back at what I posted in...

The Minimalist Business

The Minimalist Business

I’ve been a small business owner for many years and enjoyed it, with the ups and downs, lightning bolts of inspiration, lulls, changes and more. The stress and unpredictability of it all has driven me to start new projects, explore an idea just to throw it out the...

Why vs. What

“People don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it.” Simon Sinek In my experience as a business owner, it can be an up and down roller coaster of what vs. why. I’ve lived according to my inspirations and my personal values, but there are times where that mentality...