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SALT OF THE EARTH

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dversity challenges us to cowboy up. It’s a bully without any bite, but it postures, trying its hardest to beat us into submission--or worse--complacency. It’s in those adverse moments when we can tap into our collective selves and utilize whatever we’ve got inside to help us rise. We can materialize skills or instincts that we didn’t know we had and become what we need when need it. To me, that is the definition of “industry” which also happens to be our theme for fall this year. The path to finding my personal industry has a special place in my heart. It wasn’t until I quit my career in law enforcement to stay at home and raise my son that I found myself questioning my value as a human being. Becoming a mother at that time in my career was the absolute worst move professionally, but at the same time, and unbeknownst to me, it was what was best for my future. I was meant for something more, and if I had never decided to start a family (something I had seriously considered) I never would have figured out what that “more” was. Rather than focusing on what I wasn’t any longer, or on what I didn’t have, I decided to pivot and reinvent myself into the person I wanted to become. I reflected on my passions, and found that while I absolutely loved being a mother and a wife, I also felt isolated and missed making an impact and feeling relevant in my community. I missed chasing down information, meeting new people, and adapting to unpredictability. I missed connecting people with common causes and helping others to feel powerful and worthy. Everything that I missed was so important to me that it left a void I knew I needed to fill.

After I had my second son and realized that my time spent raising babies was coming to an end, I decided to start looking for a job that would allow me to continue to be there for my boys--while also giving me relevance and allowing me to make the impact that I desired outside of the home. But, without a four-year degree, I wasn’t qualified to apply for anything that seemed interesting or might have been a good fit. I was surrounded by the message that I was inferior, and irrelevant. Over the years, I’ve learned that who you are doesn’t matter as much as who you think you are, and even then, that doesn’t matter as much as who you want to become and how to achieve that. We all have more power than those around might us lead us to believe. It’s common to find ourselves waiting for a hand to help us, for a leg up, or for the right opportunity to suddenly appear, when in fact what we are waiting for is within us and has been all along. So, after months of searching for a job or opportunity that didn’t exist, I decided to create my own relevance: I decided to learn how to build this publication from the ground up. I pinpointed what I loved and wanted to do, and I used that industry in me to move forward. The definition of “industry” isn’t as black and white as the dictionary makes it out to be. Most of the time, the concept is relegated to “profit-making enterprises,” whatever those may be, but its other lesser-known definition refers to “hard work,” or “diligence.” When you figure out what your passion is, and you figure out a way to fulfill it--whether you make a paycheck or not--you are then, by definition, an “industrious person.” My hope this season, and within this issue, is to help you take a moment so that you can identify (if you haven’t already) and cultivate the industy that’s within you. You’re passion is out there, it’s time to put it to use!

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Return to the Office What to Wear

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fter a year and a half of working from home, many are preparing to return to the office workspace and facing the challenge of what to wear. As your return date draws nearer, and you find yourself staring blankly into your closet in despair and feeling uninspired, know that you’re not alone, and now is the perfect time to consider a fresh new start when it comes to your work wardrobe. Gone are the days of dressing only the top half of your body for Zoom meetings, and it’s time to replace those sweats with clothes that represent the person you are now as opposed to who you were before the office shut down.

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Stylist Tip Try on your favorite “go to” pieces well before your work start date to be sure everything fits, and then create a shopping list of the things you need. Before you shop, identify what you want your outward appearance to say about you and your goals for the future of your career. This can be accomplished by adding just a few key pieces, so never fear, there’s no need to go out and buy an entirely new wardrobe!

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There are several important guidelines to follow when you’re planning to shop. If you have a classic style, it’s not necessary to push the envelope too far. The best way to elevate your look is by adding a modern twist. An easy way to accomplish this is with a jumpsuit that will transition from work to after 5:00 with just a shoe change and a bold red lip. Add a blazer in velvet or leather, and don’t be afraid to bring in color! Accessories are another easy way to ramp-up your style. A bright, colorful scarf instantly wakes up your favorite suiting. Finally, add an element of fun and whimsy with statement jewelry.

Your mind and heart are constantly filled with creative ideas that must be allowed to flow, and this reflects directly on your style and what you wear. You live for soft, billowy silhouettes, and nothing inspires you more than joyful color and patterns. You want to show professionalism in your appearance, but the idea of putting on a suit makes you break out in a cold sweat.

Stylist’s tip: because your style is best when kept simple and modern, tailoring and fit are of the upmost importance when it comes to blazers, jackets, and pants. Having a reliable tailor or seamstress is key!

It is possible to keep true to your style while also looking polished! The key is finding a balance in proportions, while bringing some structure to your overall look. A kimono is a classic-made-modern piece that tells a story with its patterns and prints. Balance is found with a great pair of leggings or your favorite denim. Finally, you can show your creative, artistic side with some beautiful handmade jewelry: look to local artisans for one-of-a-kind pieces that you will love for years to come. Stylist’s tip: if your style is all about soft, flowy fits, remember to balance volume with slim cuts to avoid getting lost in a cloud of fabric.

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FASHION “Give yourself permission to explore and try new things, both in what you wear and in your career.” -Lisa Powers

The Trendsetter/Risk Taker: Your style is ever-changing and you’re always ahead of the game when it comes to the latest trends. Although you never struggle with what to wear, you want to be recognized for your skills and abilities rather than for what you have on. Odds are that you have a closet filled with unique, stand-out superstars. What’s needed is a supporting cast of timeless, well-made classics to anchor your overall look. Some examples of pieces to style in would be a classic white button-down shirt, sleek black turtleneck, or the perfect little black dress to translate your look beyond trends while still remaining current.

Stylist’s tip: while you may not want to spend much on clothing that you will only wear for a season, when it comes to hero pieces that you’ll wear for years, it’s wise to invest in quality fabrics and cuts.

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BOTTOM LINE: Put together looks that make you feel confident and beautiful. And remember, this is a journey for you to discover the new person you’ve become. Give yourself permission to explore and try new things, both in what you wear and in your career. That’s what fresh new starts are all about!

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A GUIDE TO COOKING SALTS and how to use them

by Rosemary Fotheringham, FNTP, FDNP | photos by Naomia May

alt is an often-maligned but crucial part of our diets. Salt has been treasured for millennia for its ability to preserve food and enhance flavor. Because it was so valuable, Roman soldiers were even sometimes paid in salt, a monthly allowance called a salarium. Sal is the Latin word for salt, and it’s where we get our word “salary”!

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You might not think much about the unremarkable little jar of salt on your kitchen table, but the type of salt you use can make a big difference in not only the flavor of the food but also your own health. There’s a big difference in the quality of salts you can buy at the store. Think back to your high school science class. You might remember that regular old table salt is sodium chloride, with a 1:1 ratio of sodium to chloride. By contrast, unrefined salt contains not just the sodium chloride, but also all kinds of other naturally occurring trace minerals in smaller quantities, like potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, calcium, and dozens more that play a role in our health. These minerals act as cofactors or “keys” that unlock important chemical processes in our bodies. Unfortunately, most standard table salts include chemical flow agents and other undesirable ingredients. When the salt is refined, it’s stripped of its trace minerals and often even bleached to a pure white color. This is why unrefined sea salt is the healthiest salt out there. All those naturally occurring trace minerals are important for all kinds of biological processes. Minerals play a role in your body’s stress response, giving you enough energy to face the demands and stressors that life throws at you while fighting off fatigue and burnout. You might find that as life gets stressful, your cravings for salty foods goes up. That’s your adrenal glands asking for more of the minerals that help keep them going! Minerals also act as electrolytes in the body, and electrolyte balance is key to cellular hydration and helping to ease headaches. In fact, I like to make a quick electrolyte drink, a natural alternative to Gatorade, with a pinch of sea salt and a squeeze of lime in a glass of water. This is super refreshing after a workout or on a hot day, especially when you’re sweating a lot and need to replenish the electrolytes lost through sweat. If you’ve decided you want to move beyond table salt, the salt aisle can seem a little intimidating. What’s the difference between regular salt vs. kosher vs. Himalayan vs. Celtic, and which should you use for cooking? It depends. Continued on next page. 15 | TAYLORED LIVING MAGAZINE, LLC

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S A LT G U I D E TABLE SALT: isolated sodium chloride (NaCl). Because it’s processed, with the trace minerals stripped, and often bleached and including flow agents, we don’t recommend it. KOSHER SALT: like regular salt, but coarser (bigger grains). Chefs like to use kosher salt because it’s easy to pick up with pinched fingers. If you’re using a teaspoon measure, and the recipe calls for kosher salt but you’ve only got regular, use a little less since the bigger grains mean there’s less salt per teaspoon. REDMOND REAL SALT: unrefined and unprocessed, harvested from ancient seabed mines so isn’t subject to modern pollution. It naturally contains 60+ trace minerals in correct ratios for your body. It has a more complex and even slightly sweet flavor and a beautiful pink speckled color. This is my everyday cooking salt. The one downside is that you do get some grittiness since it’s unrefined. If you’re cooking something with a more delicate texture, like pancakes, fine-ground Celtic salt would be a better option.

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HIMALAYAN SALT: similar to Redmond Real Salt in terms of flavor and health benefits, but mined in Pakistan. CELTIC SALT: a moist, natural flaky, unrefined salt harvested from the sea with a gentle briny flavor. You can taste the ocean with this one! MALDON SALT FLAKES: a finishing salt to top food that’s already cooked and on the plate. It makes a beautiful garnish, and the large flakes give you a burst of flavor when you eat a bite with a salt flake. It’s a totally different experience than regular salt! As far as refined vs. unrefined salts go, this one is more on the refined end of the spectrum, but the experience is worth it.

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FLEUR DE SEL: the Ferrari of salts. “Fleur de Sel” is French for “flower of the sea.” It’s expensive, but it’s considered the best of the best for finishing salts. It’s harvested by hand, and it forms in these beautiful pyramid crystals like the Maldon does, but it’s more of a gray color because of the additional minerals. Like the Celtic salt, it has a delicate, moist flavor reminiscent of the ocean. HAWAIIAN BLACK LAVA SALT: actually, a regular sea salt mixed with activated charcoal to give it a dark black color. It’s not really a “type” of salt, but I included it because it’s such a beautiful finishing salt. It looks gorgeous against light colors, like on top of eggs, or as a salt rim for a margarita glass where it becomes the star of the show. SMOKED SALT: a regular salt with a smoky flavor which elevates any food, but I especially love it on roasted vegetables and salmon. In short: don’t be afraid to try different kinds of unrefined salts! In fact, it’s a good idea to occasionally switch up the salt you use regularly, since different salts will have slightly different mineral profiles, and it’s good for your body to get that range!

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For thousands of years, humans have depended on different forms of fermentation to preserve foods for long term storage as well as to create unique flavors to make eating more enjoyable. In one particular type of fermentation, known as lactobacillus fermentation which is the process used to make sauerkraut and kimchi, salt is a necessary component for safe preservation of the vegetables. But really, what is salt, and why is it so important for food preservation? Salt is essential for animal life (including we humans) as well as for the life of our microscopic friends (the bacteria, yeasts, and other microbes) which live on and within everything in our world. There are many kinds of salts. One of the most common salts that humans use on a day-to-day basis is sodium chloride, which is a single molecule composed of sodium and chlorine elements. When sodium chloride is put in water or other liquids, it separates into two different ‘ions’, a positively charged sodium ion and a negatively charged chloride ion. Both ions have immense importance to animals – in particular, sodium is essential to move important molecules (nutrients) in and out of human cells using what biologists call the “sodium potassium pump.”

In lactobacillus fermentation, sodium chloride salt deters the growth of harmful bacteria and creates an environment in which lactobacillus bacteria thrive and reproduce. Over several days (in the case of kimchi) or weeks (in the case of sauerkraut) of fermentation, lactobacillus bacteria convert sugars and other carbohydrates within the treated vegetables into several tasty amino acids-which combine to form the unique flavors of sauerkraut, kimchi, and thousands of other similarly fermented foods. Examples of some acids produced by this process include lactic acid, malic acid, acetic acid, and glutamic acid. These acids increase within the fermented foods and gradually make them more acidic to a point where bad bacteria cannot live and which ultimately preserve them for long-term storage. Preserving foods like sauerkraut with salt for long term storage is as fascinating as it is delicious. Next time you enjoy a zingy bite of fermented food you can thank salt and science for the tasty flavor!

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n order to make the most out of our daytrip to Leavenworth, Washington, the team at Taylored Living Magazine, LLC got off to an early start--before sunrise--and headed almost three hours north toward the Cascades until we found ourselves walking through the empty streets of a quaint little Bavarian village known for its bustling tourism. Obviously, our objective was to get a taste of Bavarian life, and maybe snack on some sauerkraut, but I also wanted to add a little adventure and education into the mix. A fun fact to note is that the city of Leavenworth only reinvented itself as a Bavarian village in the 1960’s--as a way to reignite tourism and bring people back to the area. Prior to this, the town had been a small logging community that turned into a boom town when it became the regional headquarters for Great Northern Railway construction, a project intended to provide passage between the Pacific Northwest and the East Coast. The railway headquarters moved to Wenatchee upon its completion, all of which almost turned what was left of this small timber community into a ghost town. Those residents who stayed turned to tourism and recreation in order to revitalize their economy. This decision precipitated the Bavarian-themed village that Leavenworth is today. Continued on next page.

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GETAWAY FOR A DAY

Using my map, I found that we had several options to get to Leavenworth from Kennewick. We decided to take the less familiar route of highway 82 to interstate 90, and to pass through Ellensburg which only added a few short minutes to the drive, and I appreciated the additional lanes for traffic over that single-lane Vantage highway. The scenery did not disappoint, and the drive into Leavenworth was beautiful. As we made our way into the Bavarian village, we enjoyed views of windmills up close, rolling foothills filled with tall pine trees, and fields of wildflowers in bloom. I also noticed that there weren’t too many homes or businesses along this route. In fact, I would suggest that you fill up your gas tank as you pass through Ellensburg if in doubt about your remaining fuel. About thirty minutes before our arrival, we passed a meadow kissed by sunlight which highlighted patches of purple flowers. Naomia, our photographer, asked me to pull over so that she could take a few pictures. Note: although the road through Vantage is a beautiful drive, this time we enjoyed driving into Leavenworth with this alternate route.

Because we knew we were going to stay in Leavenworth for the entire day, we decided to partner up with a local hotel so that we could “freshen up” in between photoshoots. We were specifically looking for a location that was within walking distance from the village and which would allow us easy access in and out, and with those criteria in mind, we stumbled across LOGE Camps. LOGE Camps have locations in Bend, Oregon; Westport, Washington; Leavenworth, Washington; Mt. Shasta, California and Breckenridge, Colorado. Their tagline is, “Live Outside, Go Explore.” After looking at their website, I called to book a room at their downtown location for the night. It’s important to note that LOGE has two locations in Leavenworth: The Downtown location, which is where we stayed, and the Riverside location which offers private cabins. The pricing ranges from $99-$200/per night for the Downtown location depending on your room. Weekend reservations in Leavenworth require a minimum of two nights which I was informed is typical for other hotels in the area.

In order to get to LOGE, we had to drive through the Bavarian shopping village. When I spoke to a representative for LOGE over the phone, she said that the hotel was a short five-minute walk from the village. True to their tagline, LOGE in Leavenworth is indeed in the perfect spot to get you outside and exploring. On one side of the location is the village with restaurants, shopping and entertainment. If you walk around to the backside, you’ll find that it butts up against Waterfront Park with its variety of riverside trails for hiking, as well as rafts and kayaks to rent for exploring the Wenatchee River. Not in the mood to walk? LOGE has bikes for you to ride too! Although normal check in is at 4:00 p.m. the hotel worked with us and allowed us early access. I also appreciated the keyless entry into our hotel room because that was one less thing to carry around. The room itself was fantastic, with a view of Waterfront Park as well as a separate sleeping/living area. I also found it quite exciting that there was a hammock hanging above the bed in the master suite (although I didn’t have the guts to test it out). The room was clean, the hotel smelled fresh, and the staff, including the cleaning and maintenance folks, excelled in hospitality.

We also enjoyed the common areas which included board games, shuffle board, and a fun, hip vibe. This would be the perfect location for reuniting friends, for young couples who enjoy the outdoors, or for a girl’s/guy’s trip. I wouldn’t recommend the Downtown location for families with young children, however. I think the private cabins at their alternate Riverside location would be a better option for littles. Once we brought all of our gear into our room, we were ready to explore the village. As shocking as it sounds, we completed all of this before 9:00 a.m. Most shops open at 10:00 a.m. so we had time to walk around and scout the location sans crowd. Experiencing the village when the shops are closed is completely different from when they are open. Before everything opened up, we had free reign to walk in and out of the streets, there was no one around us, and there were no smells. Once shops and restaurants started opening up, the streets filled up with people, and I swear I caught the breezy scent of bratwurst in the air.

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We worked up quite an appetite after window shopping and visiting all of the nooks and crannies on Front Street and around the village. We toured the streets and noted several posh boutiques, a fun little candy shop, and Kris Kringl, a store that celebrates Christmas year-round. After speaking with a few of the storefront owners, we learned that afternoons and evenings are when entertainment comes to life. If you visit on the weekend, you’ll be sure to hear live music and performances yearround. If you visit www.leavenworth.org, you’ll see that they have a great calendar of events, and live music is listed within the current month to help you plan your stay. After touring the village, we craved a greasy bratwurst with sauerkraut, and an enormous pretzel that I think was larger than our head. We ordered our food from Ludwig’s to-go, and walked it back to the LOGE, where we enjoyed our meals in the courtyard. After stuffing ourselves, we decided to put on our stretchy pants and try some yoga behind the LOGE where it overlooks the park. Our day was packed from the time we left Kennewick to the time we had to leave Leavenworth. On our way back home, we decided to take the quicker Vantage route, but stopped along the Wenatchee River before it met up with the Columbia River for a quick hike along the waterfront. There are several parks just off of highway 2, including Riverside Park in Cashmere, Wenatchee River Country Park, and Wenatchee Confluence State Park which is where the Wenatchee River meets the Columbia River. All of these options are gorgeous and provide a variety of outdoor adventures. After all of the traveling, shopping, eating and adventuring, our Getaway for a Day was finally complete. The next time we visit, we’ll give ourselves a little more time to explore everything that Leavenworth has to offer, because there is absolutely no way to see all of the beauty and experience all of the adventure in such a short amount of time.

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FALL PLANT PREP

Jeanne Berkey

ave you ever wondered about the difference between annual and perennial plants? Annual plants are called “annuals” because once they’ve completed their life cycle and seeded during the warmer months, the cold weather hits their finnicky, shallow rootsystems, causing the plant to shrivel up and die, thereby requiring you to purchase them anew every year. Subsequently, if you love flowers and seasonal gardening, the cost to outfit your annual garden can pile up each spring. Although annual plants/flowers tend to be less expensive than their perennial counterparts up front, over the long run, you’ll find that trusty perennials tend to stick around over the years with less fuss, so will provide you with a better return on your investment over the long haul. But what if you could save some of your annual garden with a few simple tricks/tips that don’t require much effort (for the most part) or additional expense? We believe this fall is the perfect time to learn how to “overwinter” some annuals so that next spring you aren’t starting from scratch.

The term “overwintering” means exactly what it says: to overwinter a plant is to prepare it for the colder temperatures that occur over winter so that it survives and regenerates foliage when temperatures rise once again. The key to keeping your annual plant alive during the winter months is to stay ahead of seeding by continuously pruning your petals and preventing the plant from completing its life-cycle.

STEP 3 Inspect your plant for bugs, eggs, or larvae before you bring your outdoor plant indoors.

BRING YOUR OUTDOOR PLANTS INDOORS THIS FALL. This works great on herbs such as: rosemary, thyme, oregano or the mint that you may have been cultivating throughout the summer months. This also works great on some of our favorite annuals like: coleus, geraniums, New Guinea impatiens and fuchsias.

STEP ONE: Prune the entire plant by cutting off any overgrown or dead foliage.

STEP TWO: Dig out a healthy base of the root system BEFORE temperatures drop to freezing; otherwise, the cold temperatures at night will kill your plant before you get the chance to save it.

STEP THREE: Inspect all remaining leaves on your plant along with the exposed soil for any indication of bugs, eggs, or larvae, especially mealy bugs between the leaves. If there’s an indication of insect presence, debug your plant by soaking it with water or insecticidal soap. Fungus gnats and their eggs enjoy moist conditions, so a stronger product such as neem oil may be needed to disrupt their reproductive cycle. If you bring your plant indoors, and find that you suddenly have an infestation of small “fruit-fly type” insects flying around, this may be an indication that you accidentally transported eggs or larvae indoors and will need to treat your plant with insecticidal soap until there is no more gnat presence.

STEP FOUR: Place the freshly dug-up plant with roots and soil into a clean pot and mix in fresh soil and top dressing.

STEP FIVE: Find a sunny spot for it next to a window with direct sunlight, and enjoy a little bit of summer during the colder months.

“To overwinter a plant is to prepare it for the colder temperatures that occur over winter so that it survives.”

Greenhouse of Jeanne Berkey of Berkey Gardens in Richland, WA photo | Naomia May

*Note--because your annual is now indoors and in a climatized environment, its water consumption will go down. A good method to make sure that your annual is getting enough water is to stick your finger in the pot down past the top dressing (up to your first knuckle) and see if the soil feels moist. If the soil is dry, it’s time to water! If you overwater your annual, not only do you risk the chance of losing your plant, you are also inviting insects such as fungus gnats into your home by giving them the perfect environment for reproducing.

FIND YOUR PASSION AND LET IT LEAD THE WAY

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photo | Mark Cornellison 2019

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his month's theme is Industry. In this issue, we're highlighting three local entrepreneurs who we feel embody the spirit of Industry: diligence and hard work. These leaders share, in their own words, the skills that make them successful in their respective industries, how they work to develop those skills, and how their industriousness shows up in their everyday lives.

As you'll see from the themes that emerge, their skills aren't limited to their successful entrepreneurships: they also share a desire to serve, a love of learning, and a determination to creatively solve problems--which are skills that anyone can cultivate--including you!

MARC NEWMAN

FOUNDER, WINE SOCIAL RICHLAND, WA

What are the tools/skills that you innately possess that make you successful in your industry? I believe that I have an undeniable servant’s heart. Growing up, I had a tumultuous childhood that lacked consistency; however, I remember my mother always had a meal on the ready for anyone who visited us. That’s how she showed her love. When I became a father, there was a shift in me: I finally discovered comfort, stability and inspiration. This compelled me to be my greatest self―to serve and give others those same comforts. How did you come to realize that you possessed these tools/skills? I’ve always been compelled to serve others. It has always been a source of love, affection and the attention I craved. My family’s connection, and some of my favorite memories, revolved around the dinner table. As an adult, after I served in the Army to gain some stability and to simply grow up, I invested my time into the hospitality industry.

Service to others, especially my family, is how I show my love.

My passion turned into a profession, and I began traveling around the world working with wineries and the families behind them. I committed myself to represent them and assist them in building their legacies. I believe that over the course of my lifetime, the challenges that I’ve faced channeled my inner service Id.

-Marc Newman

What do you do to build/maintain/make use of these skills?

Give us one example of how you apply your industriousness in your daily life.

I’m a life-long learner. It’s through my life experiences that I’ve honed my ability to taste, explore, share, and serve. It’s important to me that I create meaningful experiences around the global world of wine and hospitality. I do this by tireless engagement with my guests and our “Socialite” club members, as well as engaging our community with fun new ways to learn about wine through our “Wine Social Studies” program. By encouraging education, open forum discussions, and guided tastings with local area winemakers and wine professionals, I’m always learning…just like our guests and members.

My practice in service starts at home, and I tend to “overdo” the simplest of things. Oftentimes, you’ll find me creating extravagant presentations of leftovers, or breakfast, as my busy family starts their day. I’ll admit that my garnish is more excessive than a couple of kiddos need, or my beautiful wife even wants, but I am helpless to it. Service to others, especially my family, is how I show my love. It’s also my purpose for living and breathing.

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Any reward that is worth having only comes to the industrious. The success which is made in any walk of life is measured almost exactly by the amount of hard work that is put into it. Calvin Coolidge

NICOLE CHIARAMONTE

SYNERGY MEDAESTHETICS CEO, FOUNDER & INVESTOR KENNEWICK, WA

What are the tools/skills that you innately possess that make you successful in your industry? First, I see things not for what they are, but what they could be: industries, people, services and experiences. Second is mindset. A combination of tenacity, optimism and the philosophy that the minute things get so dark or difficult that I want to quit--is the minute before I make a paradigm-shifting breakthrough. How did you come to realize that you possessed these tools/skills? Listening to other people’s perspective on situations has been illuminating. I have always been fascinated with how two people can view the same circumstance and see it so differently. I didn’t realize I was tenacious or optimistic until I repeatedly observed how quickly people gave up on something because they tried it a few times and then gave up, or focused on the challenge of a problem rather than seeing the opportunity in it. The quote “It is always darkest before the dawn” never fully resonated with me until one evening when I reflected on the moments of my greatest successes: they always followed a season of pushing forward in the midst of feeling completely wrecked and disillusioned.

“I see things not for what they are, but what they could be.”

-Nicole Chiaramonte

What do you do to build/maintain/make use of these skills?

Give us one example of how you apply your industriousness in your daily life.

I work hard on mindset: controlling what I mentally consume. The mind naturally focuses on the negative: challenges, disappointments, and frustrations. It takes a daily, sometimes hourly, conscious choice to adjust my mindset to be compassionate and patient with those who are causing difficulties, and to trust that if things are not going my way it is because something better is on the horizon. Not all people believe in that philosophy, but looking back on over 30 years in business, I can clearly see the pattern of things I considered failures at the time were the catalysts for success on much larger scale.

Looking at every problem as an opportunity to be better keeps me solution oriented, and I am always looking to provide value to those with whom I interact. I look to help others, be it employees, business partners, vendors or clients: when they receive more than they expect keeps me in a place of abundance. Part of being industrious is giving others the opportunity to reach their fullest potential. Not everyone gets it, but it is life changing for those who do--which in turn makes me, my businesses, and the industry at large--better.

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I am always busy doing something, whether it's staying late at work or digging a pond in my own backyard. -Lacy Simmonds

LACY SIMMONDS MIRAGE POOL N SPA KENNEWICK, WA

What are the tools/skills that you innately possess that make you successful in your industry? I am very good spatially. When it comes to pool design, I like to think of backyards as blank canvases that I get to draw all over. I enjoy listening to my customers tell me how their family interacts, how they use their space currently, and how they envision using their space. I help to make sure that they're matched up to the pool that is going to work best for them and for their backyard space, and not to just put a cookie-cutter pool in every backyard. How did you come to realize that you possessed these tools/skills? Growing up, my dad used to challenge me to be the "navigator" when we would go anywhere. I always thought it was fun to close my eyes and mentally calculate where I was based on how far I felt like we went, and how many turns we took. I was usually pretty spot on. I have always been in the service and support industry, from my first job painting signs at a grocery store, to being a bartender, to working in home health care. I like the psychology of people and personal interactions. What do you do to build/maintain/make use of these skills?

Give us one example of how you apply your industriousness in your daily life.

I’m a lifelong learner. I never stop learning. I like to consider differing ideas. I am on an advisory board for a hot tub manufacturer, and had served a term on the advisory board for the pool manufacturer that we use. It’s fascinating to hear all the different ideas and inputs from different regions around the world, and how many things are done both differently and the same in our industry. It's fun to connect to people from different areas and be able to pull things that they do and make them our own.

I am always busy doing something, whether it's staying late at work or digging a pond in my own backyard. I like to encourage independence and creative thinking in my family, and am proud to have three kids who are polite, respectful, hard workers that aren't afraid to challenge ideas and notions that they think could be done better.

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THE HEARING REVOLUTION COLUMBIA BASIN HEARING CENTER | COLUMBIABASINHEARING.COM by Shannon Aiello, Au.D. | photos by Naomia May

he worlds of fashion, technology, and health have collided in a surprising new device: the latest health and wellness surge is no longer on the horizon, it’s sitting discretely behind your ear. Combining features straight from sophisticated headphones and high-tech fitness trackers, the “hearable” devices available today are certainly not your grandma’s hearing aids: they’re packaged in cosmetically appealing cases that can virtually disappear, or they can make a colorful fashion statement. It is easy to see why more and more people are excited to experience everything these miniature devices have to offer. For years hearing loss has been one of the last disabilities to be socially acceptable, mostly because it is often a hidden disability and is still commonly associated with growing old. This fact, paired with subpar, older hearing technology, makes it easy to see why many people today are still reluctant to seek hearing testing let alone treatment! Coming to terms with the reality of a hearing loss can be a painful (and often expensive!) reminder of fleeting youth and living past one’s prime.

Adding to the stigma of hearing loss is the stereotypical image of a hearing aid: when the average person envisions a hearing aid, images of that squeaky, beige, behind-the-ear banana that grandma or grandpa wore often comes to mind: they were big, bulky, embarrassing, noisy and a downright nuisance. Due to the acceleration of research and development in the hearing industry, however, audiologists like myself are thrilled to announce that we have entered a new era of hearing technology! The last five years in hearing technology has been nothing short of a hearing revolution! Gone are the hearing aids of the past, as they are quickly being replaced with innovative technology such as EarLens, and the Starkey Livio Edge AI, both of which won Time Magazine’s “100 Best Inventions of 2019 and 2020!” Adding to these hearing technology industry accolades was that of the Oticon More which won a CES 2021 Innovation Award as well as other prestigious technology awards such as the 2021 BIG Innovation Award. With the recent surge in innovative hearing technology, it is easy to see why the hearing care movement is gathering the attention of big technology names such as Bose and Apple.

HEALTH & WELLNESS The hearing care industry has taken those ugly, old, antiquated amplifiers and morphed them into some hot new health technology products called “hearables.” A revolution of merging and advancing technology has created a hybrid hearing aid, health tracker, Bluetooth, and virtual assistant--all housed in one miniaturized package! It is even reasonable to believe that teenagers may soon be asking for the coolest new health tech item in the next few years: the hearing aid! Here are five reasons why this could happen, and why everyone will pay attention: BLUETOOTH – Americans care about their ear accessories! Companies like Bose and Beats by Dre are proof that we love our eargear and will pay a premium for quality sound. Hearing aids have now joined the Bluetooth game. Onboard Bluetooth allows hearing aid users to morph their hearing aids into a Bluetooth receiver for phone calls, audiobooks, music streaming, Facetime and more, all with the tap of a hidden button on a virtually invisible, ear-level device. MINIATURIZATION – While virtual invisibility is an exciting development to many, the hearing industry has taken the technology one step further by introducing completely invisible, inthe-canal hearing aids! These bad boys are down-right sexy and smaller than a penny. As the name implies, these are custom made for each unique ear canal and hide deep in the ear for a completely invisible fit. Gone are the days of long hair to hide hearing aids, and those fights between masks, glasses, and hearing aids. These devices bypass all of that as they and go right down into the ear for the most custom hearing experience around. HEALTH TRACKING – The ear is the new wrist! Are you sick of wearing bulky fitness-tracking smartwatches or wrist devices such as the Fitbit? Now you can get all that health information from your ear, and science is proving the ear is a much better place for tracking health than is the wrist. Hearing aid manufacturing companies noticed this years ago and are now actively developing hearing aids that will take temperatures, track abnormal heart rhythms, and possibly even monitor brain wave activity. The next few years in the hearing care space will be even more transformative in terms of health monitoring integration, and we in the industry are eagerly awaiting these developments. Get ready, because in the next year or two the technology will be here: it is right around the corner.

VIRTUAL ASSISTANTS – “Hey Siri, what’s the weather tomorrow? How do I get to Main Street? Where is my appointment at 3:00?” Don’t want the world to know these tidbits of information our phones can effortlessly provide us with now? Simply tap your super hi-tech hearing aid to activate the virtual assistant, and hear those answers go directly in your ear without sharing them with the rest of the world. AUGMENTED HEARING – Even those with normal hearing levels find there are times when it would be nice to have some control over their ears, for example when picking up the kids after school, during a sound-sensitive migraine headache, or on long road trips with the family. Sometimes silence can be golden! Enter custom hearing controls and augmented hearing: the major hearing aid companies have all incorporated apps that allow users to completely customize how they are hearing whenever they want to. Users no longer have to wait for traditional appointments with their audiologists to adjust their settings: they can either manipulate them independently, or simply send a remote adjustment request to their Doctors of Audiology to begin a virtual hearing aid reprogramming. With all these developments, and more on the horizon, it is easy to see why hearing devices have essentially morphed into personal computers that just happen to help hearing abilities--except these devices are about as big as a fingernail and have more computing power that the average personal computer had three years ago! It’s time to start thinking about hearing aids being in the same category as smartphones. You do remember what those were like five years ago? We wouldn’t be caught dead using those paperweights now! And there’s more: rechargeable hearing aids; if-this-then-that technology or Internet-of-Things (ask your tech friend if these are foreign terms) that can allow the coffee to start brewing automatically when the user’s hearing aid is activated; on-board deep neural networking that’s working in harmony with the auditory centers of the brain. Many more integrated technologies have made audiologists as well as hearing aid users more than thrilled with hearing aids. And beautifully, that technology is all wrapped up in a sleek design that hides behind the cover of your ear--so revolutionary that hearing aids just may be the next wearable tech “must-have” items in the very near future.

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SETTING HEALTHY BOUNDARIES FOR MAKING REALISTIC CHANGES

by Erika Zink, NBC-HWC Empowered Health Institute

EVALUATING YOUR BOUNDARIES

To set healthy boundaries, you need to understand yourself. This can be done through learning what your values are and deciding what gives your life purpose in whichever chapter you are currently in. Regularly evaluating your boundaries is an important and often forgotten part of self-care.

You are not alone, and there is nothing wrong with you if you can relate. These are just a few of the situations where a health coach can help you move from thinking, “I should be doing something,” to saying, “I am doing it!”

Healthy boundaries are the rules and guidelines we use to define personal interactions with other people, both professionally and personally. When it comes to making changes, they also influence our behaviors around day-to-day interactions with ourselves. It is easy to forget that when you decide to make what you perceive is a small change in your routine, there will be an impact on many other areas. For this reason, it is very important to reflect on your personal boundaries when you decide to improve your health.

aise your hand if you’ve ever decided to make a change to your health and failed to stick with the plan. Have you ever wanted to eat more vegetables but continuously found yourself grabbing a cookie instead? Maybe you wanted to work out in the morning but kept hitting the snooze button.

Many people struggle daily to make changes in their lives. Often, they are trying to implement suggestions from a healthcare provider to reduce symptoms of a current condition, or they want to adjust their current behaviors so they can prevent an undesirable future condition. Logically, it can be easy to know what you need to do, or which steps you need to take, but perhaps you spend most of your time and energy taking care of everyone else, leaving little or no time for your own self-care. Undefined personal boundaries can make implementing changes more challenging when you don’t take the time to evaluate those current boundaries and how to alter them as you create new, healthier habits.

INTELLECTUAL BOUNDARIES It’s important to stop and evaluate the intellectual boundaries around your expectations and mindset when you set out to make changes in your life. If you work a standard 40 hours each week, tend to eat out more than you eat in, and have no idea what it means to “fold in the cheese,” an expectation to immediately begin to eat mostly vegetarian may not be realistic. A better approach may be to set an expectation of meeting this goal in six months to allow for smaller changes over time that fit your schedule, skills, and palate.

Maybe, instead of changing how you eat, you want to exercise more. The mindset with which you approach your new goal can influence your chances of success. If you really want to go for a run every morning, but believe you can’t run and will never be a runner, this would be having a fixed mindset—the belief that your abilities are set and cannot change.

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Instead, if you reframe your thoughts so that you believe you can become a runner with the right plan and practice, you are employing a growth mindset and increasing the likelihood you will become someone who enjoys running.

TIME BOUNDARIES The most difficult boundaries to adjust around involve time. New behaviors require more time to complete because the related neural pathways in your brain have not become automatic yet. Until this happens, it will not only take more time to think about the new behaviors, it will also require more time to complete the new routines associated with them. Evaluating your schedule for any commitments that can be put on hold or removed completely as you start to make your changes is an important part of creating those changes.

EMOTIONAL BOUNDARIES Some of the most overlooked boundaries in relation to implementing change involve managing your emotions. Will it cause you to feel guilty to make time for yourself? Will you feel shame if you are not immediately successful? Do you have a plan for managing frustrations that may happen when it takes you longer than expected to achieve your goals? Taking the time to be aware that there will be an emotional component to making any change in your life, and then having a plan for dealing with it, can go a long way toward preventing you from failing. A simple, yet effective, approach to this emotional response is to pause and take a deep breath. Allow yourself to determine where in your body you feel the emotion, and then accept that this is okay.

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ADJUSTING YOUR BOUNDARIES One of the biggest obstacles to making personal changes has to do with adjusting the boundaries in your life. Specifically, these are the boundaries around how you manage your time, the commitments you currently have or that may come up, and the emotional boundaries around guilt and shame that you may feel when you take time to take care of yourself. A last step in the process is to evaluate whether or not you really do want to make those changes. Logic dictates that those positive changes will bring you better health, but perhaps the reason you haven’t been able to implement them is because you don’t really want to. If this is the case, consider either modifying your approach to something that works better for you, or determining that it is just time to move on. No matter what changes you are trying to make, adjustments will challenge your existing boundaries! Helping you take the time to evaluate how the desired changes will fit in your life, then assisting you with modifying current boundaries to fit with what you are trying to achieve, are a big part of what a health coach does! Health coaches help people implement changes when they find the process to be hard, but with the right attitude and with help, if necessary, those changes are absolutely achievable!

A cooler at St. Vincent de Paul in Pasco, WA, awaits food donations for the upcoming holiday season.

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MANY HANDS FEED MANY PEOPLE by Mary Taylor | photos by Naomia May

hy a food drive in October for the last 20-years? For the McCurley Integrity Auto stores in South East Washington, the Octoberfest Food Drive is one of the many ways the McCurley employee’s make a much-needed impact in our community, both for those that serve and those who are served. McCurley has always been the driving force behind bringing pillars of the community, such as Mustang Signs and Yoke’s Fresh Market, together to successfully campaign a month-long food drive that helps to fill the pantry shelves of local independent nonprofits that provide a service to those struggling with food insecurities. McCurley picked each of the local nonprofit’s because they are wholly owned and volunteer based which cuts down on overhead and affords them the ability to stretch every financial donation that they receive to make the biggest impact feeding, clothing, sheltering and caring for the families and individuals within our communities who need it most. The four selected non-profits who will receive donations from the annual food-drive this year are The Salvation Army, the Union Gospel Mission, St. Vincent de Paul, and Tri-City Food Bank. After spending time speaking with representatives of each location, and touring their facilities, TLM finds it easy to understand why these nonprofits were chosen: their greatest motivation is to serve those in need. Even though each non-profit is independently operated, they’re interconnected by cause. For example, when one organization, such as the Tri-City Food Bank, has an over-abundance of food, they will reach out across the river to organizations such as The Salvation Army or the Union Gospel Mission to share their abundance.

This makes dividing the final accumulation of the food drive efforts from Octoberfest between the four selected nonprofits a no-brainer. While many hands make light work, the more hands that McCurley can get involved to help feed others, the more people will be fed, and it’s not just the homeless who are receiving this help. With the COVID pandemic, food insecurity has affected us all: from job loss, to inflation, to being forced to decide between paying rent or feeding our families, food insecurities are non-discriminatory and rampant in our community. That’s why nonprofit organizations such as these--which provide nondiscriminatory services and offer a little buffer whether it’s through supplemental groceries, emergency shelter, or rental assistance--are so important and need our contributions. During the month of October, please consider teaming up with McCurley and Yoke’s Fresh Market during the month-long food drive to help make an immediate and positive impact on our community! Your support can be as easy as adding a $5 to $10 nonperishable food bag to your shopping cart every time you shop at a Yoke’s Fresh Market. You can also donate non-perishables to any one of the McCurley showrooms during October. Every pound of food along with every dollar donated is appreciated and will be thoughtfully placed where it will do the most good, so this October, let’s team up and help fill our local food pantries! For more information about the organizations working together to make this food drive a success, continue reading on page 41.

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Yoke’s Fresh Market was established in 1946

as a family run grocery store in Deer Park, Washington. As an independent, employeeowned, regional grocery store chain, they provide genuine guest service in a welcoming environment. Large enough to offer a broad variety of quality products and services at competitive prices, yet small enough to care about the specific needs of their guests and communities, Yoke’s employs associates to quickly meet those needs. Yoke’s gives back to local schools through the E-Scrip program as well as directly through donations for many of their events, such as the Octoberfest food drive, in which Yoke’s has partnered with McCurley for more than a decade. During the month of October Yoke’s specifically reaches out to the partnering food banks to find out what types of food will best serve them and their clients. They then order that food and stack it for a final presentation in early November and partner with Coca-Cola to deliver the collected food to the local food banks. Yoke’s also assembles and sells $5 and $10 bags of non-perishable groceries that their guests can buy and donate, so when you shop in October, shop Yoke’s!

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goal of helping to make it as easy as humanly possible for every business to look awesome. They assist the Octoberfest Food Drive by providing signage at all of the local dealerships and Yoke’s stores to help promote the event. Their favorite part about the Octoberfest Food Drive is helping bring businesses together to support the community.

The Tri-City Food Bank was established in 1975 as a homegrown nonprofit organization with a duty to help feed individuals and families within the community who are hungry and struggling with food insecurity. Their mission, “We are neighbors serving VALJEANNE (VJ) MEADOWS | TCFB your neighbors in need,” encourages the ideal of community stepping up and coming together as a team to serve its population until the need for supplemental emergency food no longer exists. Annually, the Tri-City Food Bank serves more than 40,000 families in Benton City, Kennewick, Richland and West Richland with supplemental or emergency food, and 40% of individuals served are children. On any given week, the TCFB (Tri-City Food Bank) hands out around twenty tons of food. Currently the TCFB is limited to only distributing food in Benton County and does not serve the residents of Franklin County or the city of Pasco. Individuals who need emergency supplemental food may visit the branch that they reside in as often as every other week, and at each visit the TCFB provides up to a week’s supply of groceries such as meat, eggs, margarine or butter, canned goods, rice, beans, flour, pasta products, seasonal fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as other miscellaneous donated foods and supplies. The TCFB is volunteer-based, and prior to COVID had around 200 volunteers available to donate time by collecting and distributing food throughout the local branches every day of the year. Because a large portion of their volunteers are senior citizens, or individuals otherwise at-risk for COVID, the TCFB was faced with an enormous obstacle: only half of their normal complement of volunteers, and a higher volume of families needing services! Typically, the TCFB serves around 21% new or sporadic clients on any given day in addition to their routine clients. With the challenges that families are facing because of COVID, like paying rent despite job loss, or just eating, food insecurities have increased and more people are needing emergency supplemental food than ever before. Using the COVID pandemic as a learning experience and to help make their services more efficient, the TCFB is currently upgrading all their branches with community safety in mind by installing new contactless ways for food distribution at their Kennewick, Richland, and Benton City locations. When or if the need for supplemental food arises, the TCFB is ready and available to assist any member of our local community without judgement. As an independent, nonprofit organization, TCFB gets a majority of its food and financial donations from local individuals, caring businesses, and community organizations through a variety of campaigns such as canned food drives and Octoberfest. These donations go directly to the mission at hand.

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THE SALVATION ARMY

TRI-CITY UNION GOSPEL MISSION

Established in 1923, The Salvation Army in Tri-Cities provides social services to families in need. Among the programs offered are: meal program/food pantry, clothing bank, and emergency financial assistance. Holiday programs include: ‘Adopt-a-Family’, ‘Angel Tree’, Holiday Meals & Food Boxes, and ‘Coats for Kids’. Last year, The Salvation Army in Pasco served more than 20,000 individuals in the community.

The Tri-City Union Gospel Mission was established in 1954 and incorporated in 1958. Members of the mission saw the need for a Christ-centered organization to step up and assist the homeless, hopeless, and hurting people in our community. A few examples of how the Tri-City Union Gospel Mission serves the community include: providing the only 24-hour emergency shelter that serves the Columbia Basin region, providing food, shelter, showers, clothing and other essential items to clients at their facilities, offering case management and addiction recovery programs for people seeking help, and offering additional assistance to individuals and families who are not homeless but are still in need. Additional services include providing prepared meals for lunch and dinner each day that are available to eat, either in their dining room or to-go during Covid restrictions. The TCUGM also provides a monthly hygiene give-away (drive-through style for safety) that has provided over 1,000 bundles of shampoo, conditioner, soap, hand sanitizer, toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant, diapers, toilet paper, and feminine products to hurting families.

The Tri-Cities Salvation Army Mission: “The Salvation Army of the greater Tri-Cities aims to actively sustain growth by aiding and interacting with our diverse community, meeting each individual at their level of need to the best of our ability, promoting spiritual growth and transformation without judgement or discrimination.” The Salvation Army serves the community by offering assistance in many ways. Some of those items include: food, clothing, toiletries, blankets & spiritual guidance, just to name a few. One of the largest immediate needs they have is funding for Emergency Assistance to help with Rent/Utilities. Salvation Army partners with many organizations for food, unfortunately, not nearly enough for funding to help with assistance. Their food drives help to fill the boxes for holiday dinners for the families of Tri-Cities that are in need. Volunteer Opportunities: If someone wants to help – there are many ways one can volunteer with the ‘The Salvation Army’! They are in immediate need of bell ringers for the Holidays, and you can sign up with a Group, Family or Friends to Volunteer together, you can help in the food bank and pack food boxes or you can help sort and bag the toys for the Angel Tree program at Christmas! The Salvation Army can also can use monetary donations to help those that are getting ready to get evicted once the current non-eviction moratorium is lifted.

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All of these services are provided free of charge and are 100% community funded by individuals, churches, businesses and other groups. The TCUGM does not receive any government funding or assistance even though they operate a men’s shelter and a women and children’s shelter twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a year. Their mission is to transform those who may be hurting physically, emotionally, and spiritually by sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with love, compassion and urgency through rescue, recover, and restoration programs.

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Locations, Contact Information & Operating Hours tri-citiesfoodbanks.org Central Office 420 W. Deschutes Ave. Kennewick, WA 99336 509-582-0411 Tricitiesfoodbank@gmail.com Benton City 712 N. 10th St. Wed. 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thurs. 12:00 –2:00 p.m. and 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Kennewick 424 W. Deschutes Ave. Mon-Thurs. 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Richland 321 Wellsian Way Tues. and Thurs. 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Sat. 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. C U R R E N T N E E D S | Volunteers in a number of capacities. All volunteers must be fifteen years old or older, and if under the age of eighteen, must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

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The Society of St.Vincent De Paul Conference, Pasco, is affiliated with St. Vincent De Paul Council of the Diocese of Spokane. The organization started in 1959 by eight men. When they would hear someone needed food, they would go buy what was needed and deliver it. Eventually, they found themselves delivering food to about twelve families per week. In addition to helping provide food, they also fixed appliances. Eventually, in 1960, St. Vincent’s was incorporated. Their first food bank started on Lewis and 1st street, and later, in 2013, moved to 6th Avenue in Pasco. Currently, St. Vincent’s has at least forty wonderful volunteers who fill boxes, work in the office, or work in the clothing section. Their main mission is in helping others by giving those in need food and clothing, and helping families with children find temporary shelter. St. Vincent’s also can help sometimes with electricity late payments and gas, and they fulfill as many other requests for help as they can as long as they have the ability and funds to provide assistance. St. Vincent’s favorite part of the Octoberfest Food Drive is the actual food that gets donated which allows their organization to help others. Currently, St. Vincent’s can really use rice, pinto beans, spaghetti sauce, noodles, black beans and canned soups; however, they are grateful for whatever they receive. Financial donations are also always helpful and go to families seeking emergency shelter. Currently, specific needs are for volunteers during lunch time between 12:00 and 1:00 p.m. They can also always use men’s clothing, shoes, and new (unused) underwear and socks as well as hygiene products for kits. Also, they take kitchen items and bedding. St. Vincent’s also gives sleeping bags, socks, winter hats, and gloves to our area’s homeless population.

Location, Contact Information & Operating Hours tricities.salvationarmy.org 509-547-2138 Pasco 310 N 4th Ave. Food Distribution Center Tues. & Thurs. 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. & 1 p.m to 3:30 p.m.

C U R R E N T N E E D S | Volunteers in a number of capacities as well as financial donations.

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Location, Contact Information & Operating Hours TCUGM.ORG 509-547-2112 Pasco Men’s Shelter 221 S 4th Ave. Women & Children’s Shelter 110 N. 2nd. Ave. Check-In Times (for both shelters). Everyday from 1 p.m to 3 p.m C U R R E N T N E E D S | Food donations include: canned/boxed goods, spices, bottled water. Other donations needed are: common household supplies and hygiene items, food-grade latex gloves, aluminum foil, 55-gallon garbage bags, small bottles/travel bottles of ibuprofen, new men’s underwear (all sizes). Other Ways to Help include: financial donations, Volunteering & Prayer

S T. V I N C E N T D E P A U L Location, Contact Inforamtion & Operating Hours svdpasco.org Pasco 215 S. 6th Ave. (509) 544-9315 secretary@svdppasco.org

C U R R E N T N E E D S | Volunteers in a number of capacities as well as financial donations.

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SEPTEMBER 25 - OCTOBER 31 THE COUNTRY MERCANTILE 232 Crestloch Rd | Pasco, WA Monday - Friday 3:00 - 7:00 pm Saturday - Sunday 9:00 am - 7:00 pm THE PATCH: U-PICK PUMPKIN PATCH 6181 Wilson Creek Rd. | Ellensburg, WA Thursday - Sunday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

OCTOBER 1 - 31 MIDDLETON FARMS FALL FESTIVAL 1050 Pasco Kahlotus Rd. | Pasco, WA Thursday & Sunday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Friday & Saturday 10:00 am - 8:00 pm ECHO CORN MAZE 300 N. Dupont St. | Echo, OR Friday 11:00 am - 6:00 pm Saturday 11:00 am - 10:00 pm Sunday 11:00 am - 6:00 pm BILL’S BERRY FARM 3674 N. County Line Rd. | Grandview, WA Thursday - Saturday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

OCTOBER 2 - 31 UNION GAP CORN MAZE 3213 S. Tacoma St. | Union Gap, WA Hours Vary Haunted Corn Maze every Wednesday - Saturday 7:00 - Close

OCTOBER 4 - 29 GROWTH - A MOMENT OF BLOOMING Oak Hollow Gallery | Yakima, WA Featuring Watered Down Art & Maria Eugnia Art 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

OCTOBER 5 - 30 ARTISTIC CONCEPTIONS ART SHOW Gallery at the Park | Richland, WA Regular business hours

OCTOBER 13 - 17 WALLA WALLA BALLOON STAMPEDE Tieton Park | Walla Walla, WA

OCTOBER 15 - 17 WALLA WALLA GUITAR FESTIVAL Downtown Walla Walla, WA

OCTOBER 16 JUNK-TIQUEN IN THE BURG Fall Antique Show Kittitas County Event Center 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

OCTOBER 18 - 21 TBEX - TRAVEL BLOGGERS EXPO Tri-Cities Event Center | Kennewick, WA

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OCTOBER OCTOBER PUMPKIN PATCHES AND HAUNTED HOUSES

As the crisp autumn breeze rustles the changing leaves of deciduous trees, it also rustles up a feeling of anticipation and excitement for the unique activities that fall brings. We at Taylored Living Magazine, LLC are looking forward to hand picking apples in our local orchards, taking hayrides through some of our favorite local pumpkin patches, and seeking out that familiar adrenaline rush by getting spooked at the creepiest haunted houses! You, too, can experience it all this fall with our map of the best fall festivities the Tri-Cities and surrounding areas have to offer!

GRAND OPENING & ONE YEAR CELEBRATION Our Cookie House | Kennewick, WA 11:00 - 8:00 pm

OCTOBER 24 - 31 SCREECH AT THE REACH Hosted by The Reach Museum 1943 Columbia Park Trail | Richland, WA

OCTOBER 27 SIPS & STEMS Jewel Toned Spooky Design Floral Class The Wine Social | Richland, WA 5:30 pm

OCTOBER 30 SYMPHONY SERIES - FIRST IMPRESSIONS GESA Powerhouse Theatre | Walla Walla, WA Performances @ 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm

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NOVEMBER 1 DETAIL’S HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE It’s All in the Details | Kennewick, WA 3:00 - 8:00 pm

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CATS BROADWAY SHOW Toyota Center | Kennewick, WA 7:00 pm

NOVEMBER 5 - 7 CUSTER’S CHRISTMAS ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW HAPO Center | Pasco, WA PENDLETON LEATHER SHOW Pendleton Convention Center | Pendleton, OR MARKET NORTH’S WINTER BAZAAR Market North | Pasco, WA 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

NOVEMBER 10 - DECEMBER 24 GALLERY AGLOW ART SHOW Gallery at the Park | Richland, WA

NOVEMBER 11 VETERAN’S DAY PARADE Downtown Walla Walla, WA 11:11 am

NOVEMBER 12 FAMILY LINES 10 YEAR CELEBRATION Mountain Springs Lodge | Leavenworth, WA 5:00 - 8:00 pm

THE PENDLETON LEATHER SHOW

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by Shonisee Hess | Photo Naomia May

Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Mountains, the small town of Pendleton, Oregon, is just an hour’s drive from us here in the Tri-Cities. Pendleton’s motto is “The Real West,” and a visit to town on any normal day proves that the community proudly lives up to their slogan. When the town’s passion for cowboy culture truly shines, however, is during their annual events. If you’re familiar with Pendleton, your mind may have immediately jumped to some of the locally cherished summer events such as the Pendleton Roundup or Whiskey Music Festival. But one you may not be familiar with is the Pendleton Leather Show, hosted annually the first weekend of November.

Between the trade show, leather crafting classes, and competitions, the Pendleton Leather Show caters to all. Leather crafters from all over the western U.S. travel to Pendleton for the weekend to showcase and sell their specialty goods including tools, gear, fashion, and supplies. For those interested in picking up an industrious hobby, there are over a dozen classes offered at the Leather Show over the weekend to teach beginners just learning or to help more advanced crafters refine their skills. Whether you’re going to shop, learn something new, or just marvel at the designs, you’ll definitely feel that much more connected to the real west.

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SWAUK-TEANAWAY GRANGE COUNTRY Christmas Bazaar & Bake Sale Cle Elum, WA 9:00 - 2:30 pm TRI-CITIES CARS & COFFEE Country Mercantile | Richland, WA 9:30 - 11:00 am AUTUMN AFFAIR BENEFIT AUCTION Hosted by the Tri-Cities Cancer Center HAPO Event Center | Pasco, WA 6:00 - 10:00 pm FLORES DE VERANO: LIVE FLAMENCO Hal Homes Community Center | Ellensburg, WA 8:00 - 9:30 pm THANKSGIVING BLEND & GIVE Canoe Ridge Vineyard Tasting Room Walla Walla, WA 6:00 - 9:00 pm

NOVEMBER 15 - DECEMBER 31 HOLIDAY FROYO & LIGHT SHOW Yogurt Beach | Kennewick, WA

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NOVEMBER 20 MERCER CREEK RESTORATION Mercer Creek | Ellensburg, WA 9:00 - 12:00 pm 4TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF TREES GALA Hosted by United Way of Benton & Franklin Counties Three Rivers Convention Center Kennewick, WA 5:30 pm

NOVEMBER 23 SIPS & STEMS Harvest Design Floral Class The Wine Social | Richland, WA 5:30 pm

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NOVEMBER 24 THANKSGIVING EVE DINNER CRUISE Columbia Point Marina | Richland, WA 6:00 pm

NOVEMBER 27 DINO STROLL The HAPO Center | Pasco, WA 10:00 am - 6:30 pm

NOVEMBER 28 DINO STROLL The HAPO Center | Pasco, WA 10:00 am - 5:30 pm

If you can't make it out to Pendleton for the November 5-6th Leather Show, but are still interested in learning more about the intricacies of leather crafting, you're in luck. We got to know one of Pendleton's own leather crafters, Joe Meling of 23+ Leather. Like the leather he works with, Meling has been malleable throughout his career, allowing hard work and good timing to shape his journey and bring his visions to life.   In the spring of 2021, he opened a new storefront and studio space in a shared building with the Pendleton Round-Up & Happy Canyon Hall of Fame Museum. There you can shop for custom leather art and practical pieces or enroll in one of Meling's classes and learn all about the craft from the tools used to the methods of curing the leather.

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DECEMBER 2 ALL INDUSTRY HOLIDAY PARTY Hosted by White Glove Weddings & Bridal Bar Terra Blanca Estate Winery | Benton City, WA 5:30 - 8:00 pm

DECEMBER 3 ’TIS THE SEASON - A SPECIAL CONCERT GESA Power House Theatre | Walla Walla, WA 7:00 pm

DECEMBER 3-4 LIGHTED BOAT PARADE Columbia River | Tri-Cities, WA 6:00 - 9:00 pm

DECEMBER 3-5 HOLIDAY BARREL TASTING WEEKEND Throughout Walla Walla, WA

DECEMBER 4 13TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY CRAFTS & ANTIQUES BAZAAR Mighty Tieton Warehouse 9:00 - 4:00 pm HEDGES FAMILY ESTATE ART OPENING Featuring Paula Bashforth Benton City, WA 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

DECEMBER 9 HOLIDAY GIRL’S NIGHT OUT Ellensburg, WA 5:00 - 9:00 pm

DECEMBER 10-18 HERITAGE STATION MUSEUM LIGHTS Pendleton, OR 5:00 - 7:00 pm

THE CABLE BRIDGE RUN Cable Bridge Run Saturday, December 18, 2021 9:00 am | Kennewick - Pasco, WA

The Cable Bridge Run has been a Tri-Cities’ winter staple for over 40 years, and is sure to awaken your senses and showcase your grit.

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DECEMBER 16 JO KOY - JUST KIDDING WORLD TOUR Comedy Show Toyota Center | Kennewick, WA 8:00 pm

DECEMBER 17 MERLOHOHO HOLIDAY PARTY At the Barn on Red Mountain Benton City, WA 4:00 - 7:30 pm

DECEMBER 18 LAMPSON CABLE BRIDGE RUN Hosted by The City of Pasco Starting on the Kennewick side of the Cable Bridge 9:00 am

DECEMBER 21 WINTER SOLSTICE YOGA Hosted by Pura Vida Barre & Yoga Kennewick, WA 6:00 pm

DECEMBER 31 NEW YEAR’S EVE AT THE MARCUS WHITMAN HOTEL Walla Walla, WA 8:30 pm

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SENSKE CHRISTMAS LIGHT SHOW Kennewick, WA Nightly through December 5:00 pm - 12:00 am

ompetitive runners can challenge themselves in a timed 1 mile, 5k, or 10k race while those participating for fun can embrace the cold at their own pace. Whether you’re looking to take home the gold, or you’re searching for a way to keep active during the colder season, the time to begin training is now!

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VIVID REIMAGINES THE FUTURE OF FACE PAINTING by Mary Taylor

Although the words “face painting” follow the business name Vivid Imaginations, that team works extremely hard to differentiate themselves from local hobbyists because there’s more to consider in the art than just...painting faces. Their goal is not only to bring that “wow” factor, fun, and joy to everyone who sits in one of their chairs, but also to elevate the industry itself through setting the highest of standards when it comes to public health and community safety. The Vivid Imaginations team plans to do this through lobbying for education, certification, and regulation, none of which were really under consideration until now. After Dee Pridemore started Vivid Imaginations FacePainting, she made the decision in 2017 to level up professionally and raise the standards and expectations of her colleagues as well as her customers. Vivid Imaginations capitalizes on the joyous experience that face painting brings

as well as on the organic marketing and advertising that can occur for the local businesses and events, around the region who book their services. With the opportunity to work with so many pillars of the community, and on faces which oftentimes belong to small children, Dee also understands the civic responsibilities that she carries on her shoulders for keeping those who sit in her chairs, safe. If you were to remark that the Vivid artists use “paint” on their clients, you would quickly be corrected. Although their artistry does require paint brushes, Dee knows every single ingredient that goes onto clients’ faces, and paint is not one of them. Vivid Imaginations uses a form of hypoallergenic makeup that is lightweight, lead-free, carcinogen-free, parabenfree and is non-toxic. They even have a Skin Series and

Best Practices Certification that all their artists need to complete before they get to work on any clients. This ensures that each artist has a clear understanding of proper sanitization procedures and contamination prevention, and knows what to look out for and how to prevent the spreading of infections and other adverse product reactions such as skin irritations and chemical burns. With more than twenty years of education and experience in working with small children, including children who may be on the spectrum, Vivid Imaginations is a highly professional operation with insurance and emphatically warns against hiring or using volunteers who do not have the same requirements or experience as they do.

“All businesses, have a duty of care to the community, and if they are not thinking about that, I need them to start thinking about it. It is money well spent to know that you hired a professional who is thinking about how, and taking every precaution to, prevent transmitted illnesses and crosscontamination, such as Covid.” Dee Pridemore, Creative Director Vivid Imaginations Face Painting

Looking to the future, Dee recruited Alicia Michaliszyn, a kindred spirit, who owns and runs her own artistry business called Allusions Art and Design. Both Alicia and Dee share the same philosophy on the face painting industry. After finalizing a few details, Alicia decided to consolidate the face painting portion of her business into a partnership with Vivid, while maintaining her other trades such as seasonal window painting and commission-based graphic design. However, Alicia is much more than just a professional face painter for Vivid Imaginations: she is also an airbrush artist, balloon twister, glitter tattoo artist, henna artist, and graphic designer! Dee believes that the skills Alicia possesses will be key factors in the future success and expansion of the business. Not only does Alicia assist in Dee’s journey to making face painting safe and fun, but her spirit and passion also fuel Dee’s vision for moving the company forward, and that’s why Alicia is the new Director of Operations. Continued on next page.

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LEFT TO RIGHT Kaylee, Addy, Alicia, Dee, Zoey & Shayela. Not pictured: Olivia & Abby.

VIVID VIVID IMAGINATIONS IMAGINATIONS The partnership between Dee and Alicia is well balanced. While Dee can be comfortable with uncomfortable conversations and putting herself out there with potential clients, Alicia enjoys problems solving and the tasks that frequently occur behind the scenes. Originally from Florida, Alicia has always enjoyed the arts. With multiple degrees in both Fine Arts and Graphic Design, she’s well suited for the tasks that come with the title of Director of Operations for Vivid Imaginations. As a mother of three, with children ranging from six months to almost five years in age, she also has a deep and extremely useful understanding of and appreciation for animation and staying relevant with demand for currently specific characters and artistry. Alicia credits her fortuitous new partnership and “united force” with Dee as the reason why she has more time to be around her own ever-growing family with less stress, while Dee credits the new partnership with allowing her the opportunity to develop a state-wide exam for face painting certification; in addition, she has time to petition and lobby for big box stores to pull from their store shelves the dangerous and toxic face painting kits that can cause irritation and chemical burns.

With all of the difficulties that the COVID pandemic brought upon local businesses, Dee believes that COVID has also provided a spotlight for Vivid Imaginations to step up and show off their commitment to community safety by working with local dermatologists to ensure that they’re continually learning and improving their best practices. “It’s skin. We don’t want to get people sick, and we don’t want the reputation of face painting or the industry itself to be de-valued,” said Dee. Even with insurance and proper licensing, Dee would like to see a state-wide face painting certification requirement take effect. When that time comes, she is prepared not only to get the certification herself, she’ll have a course ready and waiting so that she can help others to get certified as well. If you are interested in booking any of Vivid Imaginations’ services, start thinking ahead! Even with their growing team, they would like reservations to be made three to six months in advance. If you are a local business, or if you run a local event, consider Vivid Imaginations as an extra perk that you can provide for your clients. Not only do they create joy and lasting memories in three minutes or less, your faces are safe with them!

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FALL 2021 | ISSUE 19 | 58

I decided that if there was a change that needed to be made, that change would have to start with me.

Marcie Torres | CEO | Gutter Girl

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FAVORITE FEMALE FOUNDER GutterGirlWa guttergirlwa.com guttergirlwa@gmail.com (509) 873-6654

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“After much prayer and seeking the Lord for direction, I received clarity as to what would be in the following chapter of my life. I had very little in the way of finances at the time, but with the little bit I did have, I started selling t-shirts at our local swap meet and at other local events. This gave me the finances to pay for all that was needed for me to start Gutter Girl. Everyone in the community already knew me by ‘Gutter Girl’ so, it was a very easy transition into what I already knew. I knew that being a single mom and providing for my son alone would be really hard, and that I would need the time and flexibility to be there for my son in this new season. Starting Gutter Girl has given me the freedom to be present for my son and to provide all of his needs.”

Gutter Girl is a mobile business that serves the Tri-Cities and surrounding areas.

Where are you from? Where have you been? Where do you see yourself in the future?

“I was born in Colima, Mexico, and have lived in the TriCities since 1999. I see myself traveling more with my son as he is now old enough to endure flights and actually looks forward to flying.” Any major obstacles professionally or personally that you feel proud of how you handled or overcame?

This month’s Favorite Female Founder is Marcie Torres. Marcie used her existing knowledge of everything gutters to launch her own business, Gutter Girl, in April of 2019, after leaving an abusive relationship. Now, Marcie and her team serve the Tri-Cities and surrounding areas doing seamless gutter installation, repair, and cleaning, winning glowing praise from customers. Why did you start your business? (Tell us a little back story… why did you get into this business and do what you do?)

“I started my business back in 2019 when I decided to walk away from an abusive relationship. At that time, all I had known was gutters, since my significant other and I had started a company together. I was the marketer, scheduler, sales person and so much more… In my heart I always knew that I wanted a better life for my children, and abuse was not the life I wanted my son to experience. I decided that if there was a change that needed to be made, that change would have to start with me. At the time when I left that relationship, I was obviously unemployed immediately, and finding a job was almost impossible, even with all my experience in running a company and building it from the ground up.

“The obstacle I am most proud of overcoming is becoming aware of breaking cycles of abuse. As a child, I experienced seeing my mother be disrespected and verbally abused almost on a daily basis. This made me realize that cycles are real, and the generations after us deserve for us to stand up and make changes that will change their futures. It’s very hard to make the decision to leave an abusive relationship knowing you will financially struggle for a while, but I knew that if God was with me, there would be nothing I would lack or need to overcome the situation. I sit here today with a thankful heart knowing that God has truly provided for my son and me from day one. It makes me very happy to know that the generations after me will be better educated in the importance of leading a life with respect and integrity, not only in public but also in the privacy of our homes.” Any advice for other women who are already in business or wish to go into business for themselves?

“Not having money should never be the reason you don’t start living your dream. As long as you know what your goal is and where you want to be, that’s all that matters. Your beginning may not be as glamorous as others who have started, but it will be completely worth it when you see how far you have come. I started Gutter Girl with no money, no machines, no crew, and the Lord has provided me with all that I needed to get to the place I am meant to be. Don’t give up! Do what you got to do to get where you want to go!”

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Not having money should never be the reason you don’t start living your dream. As long as you know what your goal is and where you want to be, that’s all that matters. -Marcie

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GET TO KNOW MARCIE (SIX FUN FACTS)

ONE I love spending time with family.

TWO

We consider you a trailblazer… but tell us, do you have any trailblazers of your own that you look up to?

“My mother is the person I look up to the most. She does not own a business locally, but she has taught me work ethic since a very young age. I am forever grateful for having an amazing mother who has always been selfless and hard working. Had she not showed me to work hard as a child, I don’t know where I would have been after leaving an abusive relationship without an income.” What volunteer projects have you done in the past for others? Are there any other future projects that you are planning or looking forward to?

“Unfortunately, due to Covid, I have not been able to volunteer as much as I would have liked since opening Gutter Girl. We have done free gutter installations for veterans in our communities and for seniors who cannot afford a gutter system. It’s our way of keeping them safe during the winter months when there is snow outside. A gutter system helps keep entryways safe for them while going in and out of their homes. I look forward to working with Tri-Tech in the future to provide training for high school students who may be interested in the trades after high school.”

I enjoy celebrating others in the most over-the-top ways (I will send large yard signs, Mariachi bands, and orchestrate parades to let others know they are special).

THREE I love decorating and shopping.

FOUR A good outfit, heels, and lipstick makes the world a better place.

FIVE Being single has truly been the best season of my life and the season in which I’ve met the most amazing people.

SIX Dancing like no one is watching while grocery shopping is one of the things my son and I look forward to. We’ve had others join us at Walmart before. It’s fun and super weird, but seeing other people smile brings me so much joy.

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