Hey, all I hope your New Year is off to a great start! I am looking for volunteers across the country for my nonprofit's Kits4Kids national launch we are planning for later this year. Here is info on the Kits4Kids. https://bit.ly/OV-Launch. If you are interested in being a part of something that is going to go viral and helps kids reach out to me. [email protected]

Thanks Paul for creating this discussion! I’ve been taking care of my mom for about a year now. She is in a facility, but the staffing there is basically there to earn a paycheck and do as little as possible. So, I visit her daily or at the very least six days per week. I’m there for about an hour or so, and I bring her something that she can eat. She is on a mechanical, soft diet, and their answer to that was putting all of her food in a blender. How awful! So I bring her soft foods, like putting, single serve pieces of carrot, cake, and similar, and of course every Friday is “hot fudge Friday“ where I bring her a hot fudge sundae from Dairy Queen. I also provide her snacks to hold her over until the next day. Soft snacks, like Hostess Cakes and bags of mini donuts. Another thing we (Kristine and I) do is her laundry. She was starting to get other peoples’ clothes in her laundry, and her clothes were disappearing. Plus, she loves Downy fabric softener, so we load her wash up with that! I will straighten up her room and make her bed each day, and set out some clothes for the next day. I’ll take her for a walk (or 7🤣) around the memory care unit to get her out of her room and moving. With the travel time and the time that I spent there, it’s upwards of a three hour daily chunk. I have to manage which part of the day that’s going to be in so that I can still work, and keep up with some of the demands of bus life. That’s just my little story. I hope to hear from the rest of you!

@Bryan B & Kristine are full-on digital nomads living the dream, literally, in a school bus converted into a tiny home. He and his wife Kristine are currently hunkered down in Minnesota for the winter, and yes, it was -25° outside this morning while they were chilling in the low 70s inside the bus. That, my friends, is what we call a WIN! 🚌❄️🔥 Bryan and Kristine have been working with me off and on for years, and I’ll say this publicly: they are incredible humans. The love is mutual, and I’m grateful to call them friends and collaborators. ❤️ They’re still deep in the content production game—audio, video, socials—the whole creative ecosystem. But more than anything, they value connecting with good people and good humans, because anything beyond that is just bonus territory. 🙏✨ Thrilled to have you here, Bryan & Kristine. Welcome to the familia—Vato’s Locos just got even better! ❄️ 🚍 🔥 🚌 ❄️

The Owwll app update may be available starting tomorrow in the App Store. @Paul Vato did you get to beta test the new features?

Everyone, please help me give a warm welcome to @Andrew Darlow — photographer, author, consultant, and all-around creative problem-solver! Andrew is the real deal: he’s written four award-winning books, runs ImagingBuffet.com and Backup.fm, and has a deep passion for helping creators get the most out of their cameras, printers, lighting, and backup systems. Here’s what you can ask him about: 📸 Photography gear & lighting 🖨️ Printing, paper choices & color management 💾 Backup & storage solutions 💡 Lightroom workflow & editing tips He’s incredible at breaking down technical challenges so you can focus on creating beautiful work. He’s also open to collaborations, especially in: 🎙️ Podcast guesting 📚 Custom book creation ⚡ Energy-saving and money-saving strategies We’re excited to have you here, Andrew — thanks for bringing your expertise and creativity to our Skool community!