🌸 Hello Beautiful Souls! 🌸 Since my kiddo is back in school, I’d love to revisit our Parent Power Hour meetings! 💻✨ For those who are new here, Parent Power Hour was a weekly online gathering in my GoBrunch room where parents came together to support each other. 💕 Each week, a new theme naturally emerged depending on who was in the room, and the connections were truly amazing. 🌟 Now, I’d like to hear from you! 🗳️👉 Do we want to restart these meetings?👉 If so, how often would you like to participate? Please take a moment to share your thoughts in the poll 📝 so I can use your feedback to shape the future of Parent Power Hour. Your input means so much! 💙 🌟Update: I can't add the option of every other week to the poll now, but if you are interested in that option, put it in the comments and I'll factor that in.

This week reminded me just how much passion fuels perseverance. 💡💪 My son just started a brand new graphic design program 🎨💻—at a completely different high school. He’s the first and only student from his school to take part. Talk about being a pioneer and trailblazer! 🥇🔥 It wasn’t easy. The transportation wasn’t figured out until the third day of school 🚌😅. But he didn’t let that stop him. His passion for design kept him motivated and determined to make it happen. That’s the power of passion: ✨ It gives teens the courage to step into the unknown. ✨ It fuels them to push through challenges. ✨ It shows them that their dreams are worth the effort. As parents, when we support their passions, we help unlock this unstoppable energy. 💖🙌 💭 Question for you: Where have you seen your child’s passion give them the strength to overcome obstacles?

Currently I’m finding my joy on the beach. Where are you finding yours? It’s important that as hard as we work we must find time to play to balance things out. We go on a beach trip once a year and we look forward to it all year. Tell me in the comments what you do to find joy.💜

Nerdcore Party Con (NPC) 2025 is now in the books and it was EPIC! After the event last weekend, I have decided to document our journey. For even though it is his career, the nerdcore experience is one of community. First you have the artists who are so wonderful to their fans. Then you have the fans themselves. Then you have the parents of fans who drive or fly with their kids for hours to give them the experience. That is why the podcast we are launching is called “Our NPC Journey”. It’s a journey for all involved. As we were sitting in the hotel in Dallas toward the end of the weekend my son pondered on how different our lives would look had his friend not sent him a video from Chewiecatt. That video led to us driving my son 6 hours to Raleigh so he could attend this weekend long event called “Nerdcore Party Con” and see Chewiecatt perform. I had no idea what we were getting ourselves into but he was so excited about it something in me told me to take him. So I did. Thus began a three year long journey of going to NPC. As he wondered how different our lives would be he also recognized that one small event can change the trajectory of someone’s life. He understood the importance and impact one small thing can have on our lives. A pretty big lesson to be cognizant of at 16 I would say. Now we would like you to come along on Our NPC Journey to learn more about the music, the community, and the kiddo’s evolution into the phenomenal human being he is becoming. And hopefully you will get some inspiration along the way as well to help your kids or learn about the things we have done to help my son that may be of benefit for you. We are turning his passion into prosperity.

I was finally able to edit the podcast! Here is a preview of the 1st episode! Hoping to release the full episode on Monday. Please watch the video and subscribe to our channel for more shenanigans. This is what progress looks like and what I can accomplish when I focus. I can’t tell you how excited I am for this to be happening💜💜💜 https://youtube.com/shorts/5-rhWbegdvo?si=HJjpb0C8EbhSouSP