Over the last week, conversations surrounding transgender students in South Dakota have been headlines in the news and abuzz on social media. According to a UCLA research group, the Williams Institute, there are 1,360 youth, ages 13-19, in South Dakota who identify as transgender. Crunch the numbers and that’s about 1.7 percent of all youth in our state. [ more ]
My wife and I recently enjoyed some time away from wintery SD and took in a little R&R in a much sunnier destination, south of the border. It was great. I’m not writing this post to gush about our getaway, but more so to express how frightening the time away was. It has nothing to [ more ]
Let’s be real, blogging is HARD. You have to be part writer and part marketer. It’s a daunting task, but there are ways to make it easier. That’s why I created this ULTIMATE list of blogging tools. To share with you some tools for each part of the blog writing process. Blogging is hard, these [ more ]
As 2016 moves into full swing, I’m ready to move on from everyone’s ‘best of’ lists that consumed my social media feeds back in December. Don’t get me wrong, I read plenty of them but at some point, let’s just try to learn what we can from 2015 and move on. Let me be clear [ more ]
Champagne, sequins, and awesome friends is how I like to kickoff the New Year. January 1 represents a chance for new beginnings in health, relationships, and – my personal favorite – trends. Designers can choose to embrace trends or stray away, but they cannot ignore them. Graphic, fashion, and home décor trends can define a [ more ]