
a winter break
Last year, when Shaunna and I were interviewing Jena Holliday for the Creative Exponent podcast, Jena mentioned she took the month of January off. Not off in the sense that she didn’t work at all, but off in the sense that she took a break from certain aspects of her work. I remember thinking…wow, you’re really doing that? Good for you. And that thought evolved into…hmmm, can I do that? After giving that option some thought, I realized I could do that. Not only could I, but it would most likely be very beneficial for me and my business in a variety of ways. I decided earlier this year that I would take a break from certain aspects of my work in January. I didn’t know the exact amount of time, but I knew what I needed a break from was sharing online, which has evolved dramatically since I started









