#sobc

The roots of the School of Building Construction (BC) at Georgia Tech go back 60 years to the World War II era. The nation faced severe housing shortages, materials depletions, and a weak economy, as a result of the wartime demands. The Johns-Manville Corporation, one of the country's largest building materials manufacturers, joined the efforts to re-house the nation by funding and building construction education programs. He sponsored multiple programs around the country, including the one at Georgia Tech.

fanfic ask meme ///accepting Q: Do you have any discarded scenes/storylines/projects?

oh i have a LOT

though...i guess it depends on what you mean by discarded lol. ive got, uh, a shameful amount of wips that have been lost to the depths of my google docs but I never made a scrap bin because one day I might finish them so I don't want to share yet

BUT there are some scenes from Secret of Being Colorful that I scrapped for one reason or another that I don't mind sharing? I saved them because I planned on making an extra chapter/fic in the series with all the scrapped bits because they're too short to share on their own but I can give y'all one of them as a little treat

this one was one of my first drafts of the morning after tommy's escape attempt. it was originally going to be from tommy's POV but I couldn't make it work so I scrapped it

(bit under the cut)

Hello friends,

Here we go: my first post! Becoming a makeup artist and blogger has been a dream of mine since, at the ripe age of 12, I was given my first pot of Bobbi Brown black gel eyeliner. It was a bold look that I wore out that day (too thick cat eye, no mascara, and hot pink lips) but it brought out the makeup monster in me and I’ve never looked back. Now it’s six years later, I’ve spent a heartbreaking amount of money on a never-ending makeup collection, and I’m finally overcoming my fear of putting myself out into the world. I’ve limited myself in a lot of ways because of my shyness and fear of failure but even if I have zero followers this time next year, at least I can say that I’ve tried.

I’m Shannon, an 18-year-old New York college fashion student. I was born and raised in Brooklyn (yes, I do say ‘caw-fee’ instead of coffee before you even ask) and have grown up surrounded by fashion, makeup, and creativity. My mother is an 80s teen who has shown me every trick in the book (example: ignore the fact that all the blood in your body is rushing to your head. Staying bent at 90 degree angle while blow drying is the only way to get some great volume going). When I was five, she sat me on our bathroom counter and put up with my endless questions about makeup while she patiently applied a gel cat-eye to my scrunched up eyelids. My father is an avid-lover of football, 3/4 zips, and Jean Paul Gautier cologne, a style that he owns proudly. With his support and example I have way more confidence when I decide to forego the black eyeliner for a cobalt blue. I have a younger sister who graciously allows me to tear her away from the Xbox in order to contour her annoyingly perfect pre-teen skin. She prefers sweats and uggs over my daily choice of skinny jeans and heeled-booties but she secretly lives for the days where she’s ‘forced’ to be my guinea pig and is a little fashionista in her own right. 

Makeup is my passion. Fashion always has been and will be one of my great loves, but it felt a bit like I was cheating on my soulmate whenever I would deny myself the chance to think of it as a possible career. I now know that this is what I want to be doing: writing about my love for beauty and sharing it with others. If other people could do it, why can’t I?

Sorry if this was insanely choppy and rambling. It’s not called a stream of beauty consciousness for nothing.

Tons and tons of posts coming soon that I hope you’ll enjoy, whoever you are out there. This is honestly such a first and I hope that the blog goes through a series of good changes the more I learn Thank you for taking time to entertain this monologue and I hope you come back to read more!

xo Shannon

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Timely Support for Pregnant Moms

These days pregnant women face a vast array of options, warnings, and "shoulds" about giving birth, many at odds with one another.  

This weekend parents living in Southern Oregon will have a wonderful opportunity to network with a variety of practitioners available to support them in the complex process of pregnancy and birth. I'll be attending this Mother's SaturDay Brunch sponsored by Southern Oregon Birth Connections (SOBC). I participate in SOBC as a clinical hypnotherapist focused on supporting pregnant moms and their partners in their transition to their next best selves.  

I developed my program, Birth Your Baby, Birth Yourself, to help parents:

Deepen their confidence in their ability to meet challenges and to make wise decisions at every stage of pregnancy and childbirth

Access their internal guidance system, the core part of them that already knows what to do

Relax, open and attune to body and spirit from the first surge of birthing through the final push. 

For the next thirty days I'm offering a 50-percent discount on an initial session along with a FREE 30-minute telephone consultation.

No matter where you live, pregnant parents can participate in my BYBBY Program as individuals, a couple, or part of small group. To see whether it's a fit for you, call or text me at 510-684-2676 for a FREE 30-minute conversation. 

Birth Your Baby, Birth Yourself: Ease Childbirth and Enter Your Full Power

With Mothers Day almost upon us, this is a great time to just say a few words about the upcoming Mothers SaturDay Brunch sponsored by Southern Oregon Birth Connections (SOBC) and the value of hypnotherapy for pregnant mothers and their partners.

As a member of SOBC, I'll be taking part in the brunch, where local practitioners and parents will be networking . SOBC offers us all a wonderful way to work together to support children's and families' health across the spectrum from home birth to hospital birth and life after birth.

I offer parents--local and non-local--a way to develop their inner tools to: 

Shift quickly from worry and self-doubt to calm and confidence

Make sound decisions before, during and after childbirth

Be prepared for whatever turns birthing may take

Become their next powerful selves as they birth a new baby

Strengthen their relationship post-childbirth

Over the course of my career in hypnotherapy, I’ve helped scores of pregnant moms and their partners ease childbirth and develop these skills. The great part is that, once parents learn them, they can use the skills in a variety of situations for the rest of their lives.

In honor of Mothers Day this year, for the next 30 days I'm offering both a free initial 30-minute telephone consultation AND a 50-percent discount on the first session. Times are really tough for young families and I want to help get them the support they need for their family's health and well-being.