Welcome to My Blog

Welcome to my blog! This blog is a space where I document my professional growth, explore various side projects, delve into my diverse interests and hobbies, and share the lessons I learn along the way.

Join me as I navigate the ever-evolving landscape of digital marketing, artificial intelligence, search engine optimization, e-commerce, and beyond, all while striving for continuous self and professional improvement.

I Built My First SaaS: Reseller Command Center (and Why It Exists)

I Built My First SaaS: Reseller Command Center (and Why It Exists)

I built my first SaaS: Reseller Command Center—an AI-powered toolkit for vintage resellers that helps identify pieces, generate platform-ready listings, and remember your goals so you can run your shop with less friction. It’s the “no-setup” version of the workflows I’ve been building for Vintage Reveries, powered by Gemini (and yes, it’s paid because it uses my API key). I’m in beta and genuinely want feedback—especially from sellers drowning in backlog.

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Google Docs Archivist OCR: a free tool for turning vintage scans into clean, usable text

Google Docs Archivist OCR: a free tool for turning vintage scans into clean, usable text

I built a lightweight Google Apps Script that turns folders of scanned images into clean, editable text—right inside Google Docs. It detects columns and tables, preserves order, and outputs pipe-formatted rows you can paste into Sheets or CSV. Perfect for archivists, researchers, and bloggers working through vintage scans at scale.

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How Vintage Reselling (and WordPress) Are Saving Me Again

How Vintage Reselling (and WordPress) Are Saving Me Again

For years, VintageReveries quietly carried me through job changes, pandemic chaos, and burnout. This fall, I rebuilt the site from the ground up on a new Divi layout, automated my social posts, and started listing again in earnest. With just over 100 active listings, I’m already seeing a 3 percent sell-through rate and a 50-plus dollar average order value—proof that vintage and WordPress are saving me, again, in a very real and measurable way.

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What It Means to Finally Be Done Before the Deadline

What It Means to Finally Be Done Before the Deadline

After years of chronic stress, I finally finished something early — my St. Louis duplex passed inspection two weeks ahead of schedule. What I expected to feel like an ending turned into something gentler: real rest. This essay reflects on what it means to pause, to rebuild, and to find peace between chapters — from renovating a home to reshaping a life.

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