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My Actual “Someday” List
Here it is. The real one. The things I’ve been “meaning to do”: The keyboard I bought three years ago. Sitting beside my desk. I was going to learn during summer break. Then next summer. Then the summer after that. The sketchbook set from 2021. Unopened. I saw someone’s creative drawings on Instagram and thought,…
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What 186 Etsy Sales Taught Me About Continuing
(Not Starting Over) I need to tell you something about Little Pine Life. A few years ago, I started an Etsy shop. I created t-shirt designs, set up social media accounts, and told myself this time I’d actually follow through on something creative. And then… I didn’t really know what to do next. The shop…
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36 Years Later, I’m Continuing What I Started
When I was 20, I joined the Air Force to become a medic. The plan was straightforward: get money for college, get healthcare experience, find out if I could handle the pressure— and then go to medical school to become a trauma doctor. I learned a lot. Learned to stay calm under pressure. Discovered I…