by Carmen Champion | Dec 4, 2024 | Carmen Champion, Lifestyle, Weekly Letter
My husband does this thing when he’s overwhelmed, he starts to romanticize a place where he was more comfortable. For example, sometimes when he’s overwhelmed with the house, he will talk about missing our tiny apartment that was easy to maintain (and easy to mess). I...
by Carmen Champion | Sep 17, 2024 | Carmen Champion, Weekly Letter
I recently shifted my personal schedule to support a habit I’ve neglected and wanted to nurture in a different way. I’ve been writing professionally and otherwise for most of my life. I have won awards, been on the cover of magazines (my stories, not me), was...
by Carmen Champion | Sep 10, 2024 | Carmen Champion, Lifestyle, Weekly Letter
I’m getting ready to leave on a trip and it never fails to amazing me how many things I can cram into a week to get ready to leave. What if I worked like this all the time? Why is it only the deadline of vacation that causes me to be this efficient? Then I remind...
by Carmen Champion | Sep 3, 2024 | Carmen Champion, Lifestyle, Weekly Letter
When I was twenty, I lived in Champaign (not for school). My mentor at the time would take me to all sorts of professional settings, Chamber events, fundraisers, meetings, places that all required an introduction. I remember getting my first set of business cards for...
by Carmen Champion | Aug 27, 2024 | Carmen Champion, Weekly Letter
Some of you already know that recently we fostered a puppy for a few weeks and she was recently adopted. This is our third time fostering and we enjoy the process of being a safe place for the dog to go while their new family finds them. I personally enjoy the...
