Announcing: new business venture!

Family, friends & colleagues,

I believe we surround ourselves with people who bring gifts to our lives and who press us to be the person we know we truly are. We bring these people into our lives - or stumble over - and we go about the process of living, dreaming and hoping with them.

These are the people who we spend most of our 'quality' time with, away from an office or the din of everyday. Across dinner tables littered with the remnants of a good meal, we sit back and chat; we rest when in the comfort and familiarity of those we love and trust. Maybe it's a sunny afternoon and we have found solace in the shade of a tree, or perhaps a train ride with good friends - regardless how the time emerges, the people we spend it with are the people who we are safe to dream and hope with.

There is a difference between a friend and a good friend. Friends provide that safe and comfortable place from which to dream and hope; good friends push us to realize those dreams and hopes once the table has been cleared or the train ride is over. I have friends, but I also have good friends.

It's a result of these good friends - and the ongoing, unwavering support of my beloved husband - that I am pushed into the realization of some of my hopes and dreams. Pushed, pulled, and at times dragged...after many train rides, evenings across tables wrought with the destruction of fine food, and through the murky glass of many empty wine bottles. Cabernet Sauvignon can be a particularly inspiring tool in the right hands.

I am pleased, nervous, excited, anxious (and many other adjectives) to announce the formation of a new business. The intentions of this weblog are to chronicle my journey as a new business, capture the story as it unfolds, and pay tribute to the many people who help me find my voice. I suppose it's a bit of a brag book; perhaps not completely professional or appropriate for a business website, but terrifically relevant to my spirit.

Very, very soon I will be launching a website for my new business, and it will be posted here first. With Okanagan Writing Services, I hope to offer a bridge to cross communication gaps, an ethical voice in professional writing, and an opportunity to explore the use of language.

And, it's ours.

I can't say it's completely mine, because this business is the result of brilliant collaboration over the past several years. Many of my good friends should see a little bit of themselves in my voice, and I hope this weblog will help pay adequate tribute to that collaboration.

Upon the launch of Okanagan Writing Services, I aim to bring the spirit of my good friends to this weblog, thanking each of them for their contribution to my voice. It will be a reflection of how my good friends have pushed, pulled or dragged me into the adventure; like giving others a peek into my treasure chest.

Please, I invite you to watch for the website launch - and some of the stories behind how it came to be.


~ Jeannette