Editor’s Note

By Brittany Archibald

Make your mark can mean so many things; it can be a dare, a challenge to prove yourself; it can be gentle encouragement, a soft utterance of permission; it can be a reminder that you are worthy to take up space, that you have the power to enact change on the world around you.There is joy in choice, in autonomy, in creating something that changes the world for the better — even in a small way. It is a privilege to be remembered.

What a perfect theme, then, for my first note as editor.

I’ve been given an opportunity to make my mark on Taylored Living Magazine, which is both a delightful and formidable task. I’m honored to make my mark on TLM, but fortunate I don’t have to do it alone. Our CVO, Mary Taylor, remains a constant here at the magazine, continually broadening the publication’s reach. Our creative director, Wendy Spinelli, acts as an ever-steadying sounding board, providing me with endless creative insight. The magazine is stronger because of each of our influences and we continue to steer it together.

This season at TLM, we investigated a medley of ways people choose to make their mark: from one young woman’s path from dancer to writer, page 10, to a farmer advocating for growing practices that leave the world better than we found it, page 65, to a group of women who choose to mark their personal journeys with tattoos, page 15. We invited a trauma-informed friendship coach to discuss leaving behind a loving legacy, page 63, and discovered how one man’s desire for a running group has snowballed into a vibrant, life-changing community, page 28.

One of my favorite things about TLM is the endless opportunities it provides me to meet people making their marks here in our Tri-City community. Wrapping production on this, our 23rd issue, I remain consistently impressed with the creativity, ingenuity, and downright thoughtfulness of the people who call this desert city home.

I hope the mark I make here at Taylored Living Magazine is that of amplification, facilitating the voices of our rich community.

Here’s to being deliberate about our effect on the world and those around us.

With care,

Brittany