So, I suppose it’s that time…

…the time where I give an update on the goings-on in my small life. Because right now, I feel like I’m standing on the edge of some of the biggest (and hardest/scariest/strangest) decisions of my life thus far.

1. ::hardest:: I’m leaving Emma. The most incredible, smart company I’ve ever known. I’m going to be wrapping up my time there this month, and I’m not sure I’ll know how to operate when I can no longer answer the ‘What-do-you-do?’ question with, “I work at Emma, the email marketing shop here in town.” It’s incredibly bittersweet. It’s a company where every single person there has shaped me in one way or another. Annie’s leadership turned me into a person who thinks more critically about smart business and good opportunities. Jim’s leadership forced me to look at areas where servitude and compassion could help situations. Sara’s leadership taught me how to sit and listen and care, as though each situation were new. Clint’s leadership taught me kindness. Through and through, how to go beyond the nuts and bolts of business and simply be a good person *in* business. I could go on and on…and I probably will…behind Emma doors. : )

3. ::scariest:: Yes, I know I skipped number 2. That will come in a moment. : ) But the reason I’m leaving Emma is to pursue acting as a career in Los Angeles, California. And believe it or not, it’s not an out of the blue idea for me. This has been something I’ve tried to smother since I was a little tyke, but it always seems to bubble to the surface. I’ve been taking acting classes in Franklin for the past year, and can’t seem to get past the desire to at least make the move and try it. So, at the encouragement of Poppa Kahne, away I go.

2. ::strangest:: So that brings me to the inbetween. After leaving Emma, and before moving to LA, I’ll be heading back to Oklahoma for a couple of months (or at least till my house rents here in Nashville). I never thought I’d be moving back in with the parentals, but I’m sincerely looking forward to the downtime. Hopefully they are, too.

So that’s the update. Nashvillians, I sincerely I hope to see all of you before I leave. Oklahomans, I look forward to spending time with you while I’m there. Californians, keep your eyes open for a cheap (but incredibly nice and secure, ha) place for me to live.

Cheers to you.

Tags: acting, Emma, Los Angeles, moving, Oklahoma

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