Looking Up Blog
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“Hashing It Out” with Jane Hash: An Activist With Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Today on Looking Up, I’d like to introduce you to a TRUE entrepreneur, Jane Hash, who just so happens to have Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type III like me. An activist, business owner, volunteer, podcaster, nutritionist, and blogger herself, Jane has truly done it all. Let’s get started! Hey Jane! First, I want to start off with […]
Why Not Art Full-Time?
Katherine, your real gift is in art and painting. Why don’t you do that full-time? You would make a fortune! First, no I wouldn’t, trust me. Ever heard the expression “starving artist?” Well, there’s a reason for that! Very few artists make a real living from their art. Most of them have a “day job” […]
Why I Got Into Art
When I was little (in the younger sense as I am still little in the physical sense), I drove my parents absolutely bonkers. Because I didn’t have to learn to crawl or walk, I learned to talk very quickly, and was speaking in full sentences at ten months old. Ordering people around came as a […]
Don’t Pet Me!
Here’s your laugh for the day. About a year ago, I caught a really nasty cold. When I get sick, I tend to break ribs and collarbones from coughing hard or sneezing repeatedly. Right as I was getting sick, my friend and I went to a Florida Georgia Line concert here in New Orleans. Now, […]
15 Dumb Things Strangers Have Said to Me:
Looking Up…
So what’s with all this “Looking Up” stuff you ask? I graduated with a BA in graphic design from Loyola University New Orleans in 2011. The guidelines for our senior thesis were short and sweet: Create a project that you can display in the class show at the end of the semester that only YOU […]
Witnessing a Miracle on America’s Got Talent
About four years ago, I received an email offer from Lakefront Arena for free tickets to a taping of America’s Got Talent while it was auditioning in New Orleans. The taping was on a Tuesday afternoon, so I thought it would be a nice change of pace during the work week for my assistant and […]
Osteogenesis Imperfecta 101
Osteogenesis Imperfecta affects approximately one out of 15,000 people. In a nutshell, it’s a genetic bone disorder that causes bones to break easily and grow abnormally due to a lack of collagen (the stuff that helps make up your bones, organs, hair, and fingernails). It also causes weak ligaments, hearing loss, breathing problems, and dental […]
Hey Y’all!
Welcome to my new blog, Looking Up. Here you will get to know me a little better, and hopefully I will make you smile, laugh, and think. I want to give you a VIP look into my life, which you will find is very different yet much the same as your own. So, let’s get […]