S1E37: The Creation of an Award-Winning Book with Raleigh Author David Alan

06/20/22 • 51 min

Raleigh, NC humor and children's book award-winning author, David Alan, joins Allie on today's episode to discuss his writing journey, the creation of his T-rextra series, and what's coming up next for him.
Meet the Guest!
David Alan is an author of children’s and humor books. He writes children’s books that he wished had existed when he was growing up. He is a big fan of children having the most fun, well-adjusted childhoods possible, and adults keeping a childlike sense of humor and wonder. His humor books are hilarious and border on the absurd.

Several years ago, David's husband, Eric, jokingly named David" T-Rextra" because of his short arms and extra-ness. The name struck a good nerve, and the rest is history.

David lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, with his husband Eric and their three babies (dogs), Natalia, Peach, and Angela Basset Hound. He is also proud Papa David to toddleenager Maci, quite possibly the most perfect little person to ever walk the earth. He also enjoys arts and crafts, watching too much TV, trivia, and making up silly songs to sing to the babies.

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Several years ago, David's husband, Eric, jokingly named David" T-Rextra" because of his short arms and extra-ness. The name struck a good nerve, and the rest is history.

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Follow the Wandering Creatives Podcast:

Instagram: @wanderingcreativespod
Twitter: @wandering_pod
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/wanderingcreative
Become a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wanderingcreatives

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S1E36: The Creativity of Gardening with Entrepreneur Hayley Figueroa

North Carolina Entrepreneur and co-founder of Dig and the subscription gardening box, The Dig Box, Hayley Figueroa joins Allie on today's episode to discuss the creativity behind gardening. Hayley also shares tips for starting a garden and how gardening can provide safe access to food.
More about Hayley and co-founder Irma:
We were homeschooling/unschooling moms who shared a love of gardening. Irma was a flower gardener and Hayley was a vegetable gardener. If you remember that commercial for a certain chocolate and peanut butter confection, it was something along those lines. Irma gave Hayley flower starts and Hayley gave Irma vegetable starts, and very shortly thereafter, both gardens were abundant and thriving. That was a few years ago...in the before times.
Fast forward three years and we found ourselves gardening in the pandemic which felt very different. It felt more necessary and apparently, it felt that way to lots of people. Many people (maybe even you) decided to start a garden in 2020 because they were worried about having safe access to food. Sure, it was in the supermarket, but that meant you had to GO to the supermarket. A lot of those anxieties persisted and even more, people decided to start gardening in 2021. Seasoned gardeners were also affected, expanding their gardens, adding new plant varieties, and more growing spaces during quarantine and beyond. After many discussions about this and lots of DMs from anxious people, hitting our IGs, we realized that a garden subscription box could help new and seasoned gardeners alike and that’s how Dig was born. Each month, high-quality tools, seeds, and accessories are delivered directly to your door. Who doesn’t like receiving a box o’ stuff?
So, this is us, Irma & Hayley...Dig.

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Instagram: @thedigbox
Website: https://www.thedigbox.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDigBox

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S1E38: Budgeting Like a Badass with Coach and Digital Nomad Katrina McGhee

My guest this week is Katrina Mcghee. Katrina is a Career Break coach, and she's also a digital nomad!⁣
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In this week's episode, Katrina shares how she was able to budget her way to the life she wanted. Katrina went from saving $40,000 for a career break to paying off $42,000 of debt all while still living life and exploring.
We discuss how you can budget and how you can apply it to your creative business.
About My Guest:
Katrina McGhee is a Career Break & Sabbatical Coach who helps 9-5ers create triumphant, mind-blowing career breaks.

She's a certified Master Coach with an MBA who left her corporate career for a 20-month career break to travel worldwide.

After a triumphant return to the corporate world, with five job offers in just five weeks, she later left to embark on career break #2.
As a professional career break coach with years of experience helping clients plan productive breaks of their own, she knows what it takes to ensure you make this life-changing experience a huge success, including a smoother transition once your break has ended.

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