Pieces of Me
Happy Homeowner
Perpetual Planner
Constant Connector
End of Life Enthusiast
Happy Homeowner
Perpetual Planner
Constant Connector
End of Life Enthusiast
I've lived in more zip codes than I can count within NY, CO, CA, WA, NC, NH and finally NM. When I came to Santa Fe as a property caretaker in 2016 I easily fell in love. So much so that I decided to stay when the gig ended in 2022, but after being in my quaint dump hole of a rental for 2 years I was notified in spring of 2024 that the rent was increasing 75% (no joke).
While I'd jotted down notes on "How I wanna feel in a house" and started looking at homes a few months prior, what I saw didn't exactly give me hope. Yet the following week I see what can only be described as a little house made just for me (back in 1987).
It was love at 1st sight and a perfect example of when you know you know and something being right on time and well worth the wait. Now, each night before I go to sleep I look outside at the stunning sunset and say, I'm so grateful to live in the most beautiful place on earth.
As a details person, planning has always come instinctively to me. I'm even one of those annoying people who has a Life Plan that I fully reevaluate each year, take a hard look at mid-year, and frequently revisit to be sure I'm on track with what I determined during times of reflection was the most important for me to give my time and energy to this year (I told you it was annoying).
Anyway, my penchant for planning made me a natural in my former career planning events of all shapes and sizes in and around Santa Fe, up and down this state and from coast to coast. My time working as a freelancer, then contractor, for Yahoo took my event planning skills to the next level. While I'll likely still dabble in event work, I'm looking forward to using my planning power in other ways in this upcoming chapter of my ever evolving career.
Wish me luck!
Some might remember me from my days hosting Kick-Ass Entrepreneurs of Santa Fe events, which I founded in 2018 and laid to rest mid-2023. Man, did I meet a ton of people and learned so much about the resources and organizations in this town that to this day I'm able to point people to the right direction to find the connection or information they're looking for.
More recently I put myself through a crash course in finding the people and resources to best help support my aunt whose Parkinson's symptoms came on like a freight train in late 2024. Navigating this unfamiliar territory was like swimming in quicksand, but now that I've learn so much and met so many incredible people through so many wonderful organizations, you can often hear me passing on that info to save others the time and stress.
It takes a village, people.
Flipping through the Summer 2025 Community College Continuing Ed catalog, I gasped when I saw the listing for a 5-week End of Life (EOL) Document Preparation Workshop. Completing my Will had been in my Life Plan for years, but me being me, I had so many dang questions, so this course was more than I could've hoped for.
Once the class started I threw myself all in and, quite frankly, realized just how dang fascinating and fun I found it to learn more about the EOL world - from death doulas to hospice to probate to Transfer on Death Deeds to POAs to cremation to advanced directives and natural burial and end of life rights and so much more. When the class sadly ended I walked away with all my docs beautifully notarized with a sense of satisfaction and relief I hadn't experienced in ages.
I'm head over heels for EOL prep!