#1 hot flash... best solution, stand at the freezer door in the gas station and take 5 minutes to select the bag of ice. Steams up the entire glass door as I stand there. No one dares to turn me away as I cool down. The tingle all over as my temperature lowers from boiling. Ahhhhh... such relief!!

Good morning!! Thank you all for the warm welcome! My name is Angela, but I prefer to be called Angie. I’m a woman — a proud single mom to an amazing young man who just turned 18 and is stepping into his own adventure in adulthood. Now I’m a brand-new empty nester, happily divorced, and a survivor of more than my fair share of trauma, abuse, and challenges. I stand proud in who I am today. My past didn’t break me — it reshaped me. I came out the other side stronger, wiser, and more grounded than ever. I’m a “cup-half-full” kind of girl, an unshakable optimist who refuses to let obstacles stop me. If the universe throws a blockade my way, I find a way around it. “I can’t” and “I couldn’t because” have never been options in my vocabulary — I’m resourceful to a fault. I’m still reaching, still growing — a seeker of knowledge, a lifelong student of everything that sparks curiosity. Entrepreneur, small business owner, leader… but when you peel back all the layers, I’m just me — authentic, resilient, one of a kind. Blessed be. Amen.