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It’s New Year’s Eve, and right about now, timelines are full of resolutions about being “healthier.” New year. New habits. New promises. A few years ago, I made a promise to myself too. But it didn’t happen on January 1. It happened on a hot July day in Las Vegas. I remember thinking, I cannot end this year the same way I started it. That decision, made in the middle of an ordinary moment, changed my life forever. Not because it was dramatic or perfectly planned, but becau

3D model of our first office buildout for my home in Florida I’ve always been a hands-on person. When I was younger, I’d volunteer to put together new furniture, build my own bed, or assemble whatever needed assembling. I didn’t realize back then that those same instincts would follow me into adulthood and grow into a love for woodworking and home projects. My mom was a florist and a caterer, so she has worked with her hands for as long as I’ve been alive. She could take the

Music has always held a special place for me. I come from singers and musicians on both sides of my family. I’ve had a radio in my room for as long as I can remember. Every Christmas, I wanted the next upgrade… from my brothers’ mini-boombox, to a cassette deck, to CDs, then a Walkman, then an iPod. My daddy gave me the blues. My mama kept gospel on rotation. My older brothers filled in everything in between. And on my mom’s side, we don’t need much of a reason to break into