03/07/2022
Women's history month is a time to acknowledge and celebrate the pioneering women who came before us. As a small business partially owned and run by women, we are committed to promoting and supporting all people identifying as women both within and outside of our work.
Read more about the National Women's History Museum here
https://www.womenshistory.org/
03/05/2022
March forth!
Boldly!
Into whatever future you build for yourself.
Reposted from once pointed out that her birthday, March 4, is also the only date that is also a complete sentence - MARCH FORTH! So in honor of Katie's birthday, I want to remind everyone that you get to design your future, but you have to March Forth into it ❤️
03/02/2022
We just found out that this is Black-Owned Restaurant Week here in San Antonio! Great food for a great cause - who’s ready to pig out?
Visit https://www.blackrestaurantweeksanantonio.com/ for more information.
02/28/2022
To mark the last day of Black History Month, we wanted to recommend another great book that highlights black experiences and voices that have traditionally been erased from history.
The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship by Deborah Willis uses letters, diaries, newspaper articles, and photographs to tell a broader story of Black history that moves beyond slavery and highlights not just Black people’s role in the Civil War, but their individual stories.
02/27/2022
Sir Catrick Stewart believes every day is a good day to do something nice for yourself.
What's one thing you can do to give yourself a little love this week?
02/25/2022
Chad here!
I’ve mentioned before the importance of Gratitude. Here’s a fun fact regarding the benefits of gratitude.The keeping of a gratitude journal reduced dietary fat intake by as much as 25%. (Emmons, Robert. The Little Book of Gratitude. Pg 20).
02/23/2022
You may have heard of George Washington Carver [1861(?)- 1943] but did you know he altered the South’s reliance on cotton?
Cotton sucked the nitrogen from the soil, thus making the fields inhospitable for any growing. Carver encouraged southern planters to plant legumes, ultimately seeing that peanuts and sweet potatoes restored nitrogen to the soil allowing fields to be further used for cultivation.
When farmers found they had no market for crops of peanuts and sweet potatoes, Carver went about inventing new products from these two legumes, from flours,inks, plastics, and wood stains, to vinegar, molasses, and even postage stamp glue!
Read more at the links below:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Washington-Carver
https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/a35181062/black-history-facts/
George Washington Carver | Biography, Education, Early Life, Inventions, & Facts
George Washington Carver, American agricultural chemist, agronomist, and experimenter whose development of new products derived from peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soybeans helped revolutionize the agricultural economy of the South. Learn more about Carver’s life and career in this article.
02/19/2022
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We can all benefit from inner work and self-exploration.
❓ What patterns are present in your life?
❓ Which of these patterns work for you?
❓ Which patterns are holding you back?
We love exploring these big questions with our clients and helping them find (and begin expressing) their most authentic selves out in the world.
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02/18/2022
Today is National Caregivers Day when we recognize and celebrate the all-too-often unappreciated work of caring for others.
According to the AARP’s most recent report, more than 20% of adults provide unpaid care to an adult with health needs and 26% are caring for someone with Alzheiner’s or dementia.
Whether you provide full-time intensive care or help out a few times a week, today is a day to recognize all that you do. Please check out the full report at the link
https://www.aarp.org/ppi/info-2020/caregiving-in-the-united-states.html
02/17/2022
We’re recognizing Black History Month each week by posting resources for further reading on the topic.
As historians ourselves, we recognize how important it is to center black stories. One area where black women, especially, are overlooked is political activism in the 19th century - particularly women’s suffrage and abolition. This week we’re recommending the book Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All by Martha S. Jones as an introduction to Black women as cutting-edge political leaders.
Link to buy on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Vanguard-Black-Barriers-Insisted-Equality/dp/1541618610
Interview with the author:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/black-women-who-have-envisioned-change-american-politics-generations-180975741