In the timeless words of Jim Anchower: “Hola Amigos! It’s been a long time since I’ve rapped at ya.” A lot has happened and a lot hasn’t happened since I last posted.
I’ve self-published three books for yoga leaders, fulfilled over 300 Etsy orders, developed a deeper skill set with Inkstitch/Inkscape and I’ve continued to work in the Wi-Fi space, but I feel that I have not contributed a lot to the larger Wi-Fi community during these recent years.
During the past ten years, my passion for researching, documenting, compiling and sharing information was focused on my yoga teacher trainings. I wanted to document what I’d learned, and document it in a way that used easy to understand language. I compiled books on hands-on assisting, yoga props and a guidebook of daily quotes and class themes for power yoga teachers. I created a Yoga Alliance certified teacher training manual, course schedule, syllabus, daily/weekly/monthly agenda, co-led a yoga retreat, established an LLC and opened a small yoga collective with several of the yoga teacher training graduates.
I have completed these things to the best of my ability and now I am returning my focus to contributing to the Wi-Fi community.
After WLPC 2024, I was inspired to create Willow Wi-Fi. Willow was going to be how I reinvented my method of contributing to the Wi-Fi community. I started in earnest. I brought Willow to life as a fully articulated pupped with a full wardrobe and accessories, took her to Aruba Atmosphere, even toured the show floor with Dan the Man! I successfully made a few videos and when I was just getting going, life gave me a bucket of lemons which derailed my self confidence and undermined my desire to make a visible contribution online. I didn’t make lemonade. I took a step back.
Time has passed, and I am back. This week is #WLPC2026 in Phoenix and I have also accepted the nomination to be a delegate at Mobility Field Day 14 in May of 2026.
If I’m handed more lemons, this time there will be lemonade. I have too much to share with the world. Staying hidden doesn’t serve my higher purpose to be a source of contribution.
My next big move is a literal big move. My husband and I and our three cats (!) are moving to The Netherlands. Our goal is to be moved by October of 2026. We’ve set our sights on Nijmegen. We’ve visited there several times and enjoyed everything about the city, the culture and surrounding landscapes.
Between now and then I will be organizing, thrifting, selling or gifting everything that I have filled our house during our time in Tampa. The enormity of the task grows or shrinks depending on how much energy I give to seeing it as the end of something or imagining the possibilities of what is yet to come. I look forward to rekindling old friendships and making new connections as I chart a new path forward both metaphorically and quite literally.
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