Moments Like This Are Why We Blog
An hour unplanned resulted in an amazing brush with nature as we watched a sea turtle lay eggs and return to the ocean.
Author: Michelle Young
Why Travel, Cooking and DIY? A creative type, I have always loved painting and decorating as a hobby. Upcycling is a real passion. My mom was a Home Ec teacher when we were growing up. I learned a lot from her and because I love hosting get-togethers, I had to step up my game in the kitchen as well. My love of travel comes from my Grandma Schmitt.
An Illinois native, I worked in the White House Communications Agency early in my career (President Reagan), prior to returning to Illinois State University to finish my undergraduate and Master's. After a couple of post-graduate internships (minor league baseball and Big Ten Conference), I then worked in college athletics full-time for more than 22 years -- first at the University of South Carolina for 15 years and then at Santa Clara University for the last seven years. We moved to Tampa, Florida in Dec., 2016 after spending 8.5 years in Northern California. I opened Bee Young Communications and Marketing in May of 2020.
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The Best Time for New Beginnings is Now.
The time is literally now. I am overjoyed to officially announce I’ve opened a boutique PR agency, Bee Young Communications
Change.
Let’s start with ME and YOU now. We all need to vow to change our own hearts — to be better. History needs to happen now.
Look Forward. Be Determined.
How looking forward will be help me be even more determined when I’m back up on my own two feet.
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