I’ve been waiting for the right moment to share the big news… and I woke up this morning and decided that today’s the day!

I’m 19 weeks pregnant, AND my fiancé and I are getting married this June!

This has been such a special time for both of us and for our families. In addition to all of the physical changes occurring in my body, I’m going through a pretty significant internal transformation too.

Between needing 10-12 hours of sleep every night and all the additional errands and wedding-related stuff on the side, I’ve had a lot less time and energy to devote to my business lately. I want to let you know that I’m still here and working on projects, just not able to reply to emails or check social media as often as usual.

Reflecting on how I made decisions when I first started my I started my web design business 3.5 years ago to where I am today reveals quite a profound shift in my approach and mindset. Initially, I embraced every online course, software, and service marketed to me, navigating my business landscape without a clear strategy or direction. However, through trial and error, I've evolved into a more discerning entrepreneur, carefully evaluating how I invest my time, energy, and resources. I've come to realize the importance of staying true to my vision and understanding of my business, brand, and clientele. I've also learned to prioritize meaningful client relationships over superficial metrics, finding fulfillment in delivering quality results rather than chasing fleeting trends. Anchored in confidence and trust in my own intuition, this journey has led me to build an incredibly fulfilling and rewarding career for myself.

ChatGPT was all the hype when it first came out about a year ago, but after utilizing it a few times, I wasn’t super impressed. After a while, ChatGPT’s writing started to seem a little generic, repetitive, and just not very human to me. So I put it away and stopped using it for a while… until I learned about these 5 techniques. This blog post is for those of you who may have given ChatGPT a chance in the past, but weren’t super thrilled by your initial results. Implementing a few of these strategies when utilizing ChatGPT will not only speed up your workflow, but it’ll also help you produce more creative and accurate content for your website and brand. Let’s dive in!

In this very special and candid interview with my dear friend Mike Contino, we sat down in my cozy living room and talked about what my journey has been like as a Squarespace Expert, web designer, and entrepreneur over the past few years.

A few weeks ago, I attended Squarespace Circle Day 2023 at Squarespace’s headquarters in New York City! As awesome as the different presentations and workshops at Circle Day were, what I cherished the most was all of the unique 1:1 conversations that I got to have with people throughout the day. To help remember and share the wisdom from all of the incredible people that I got to meet, I decided to create this blog post titled, “Humans of Squarespace Circle Day 2023,” as a tribute and homage to the famous “Humans of New York” photoblog from back in the day.

I recently had the honor of speaking to a group of UX design students at Skyline City College about my experience freelancing and starting my web design business, Luminescent Dreams. With 3 years of full-time entrepreneurship under my belt, I had a lot to say about what it takes to run a web design business in this day and age.

After working out of my 8’ x 10’ bedroom for two years while building my web design business and riding out this crazy pandemic, I thought I had mastered the whole “work from home” thing, but I really had no idea what I was missing out on until I joined a local coworking space for women called “The Her Connection Hub.”

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