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Today I'm a graduate. Today, I'm thinking about my next Skirt! post. Been a while. Miss you all.

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Hollis is coming! Hollis is coming! Hollis Gillespie, humorist and best selling author of three books -- including one published by Skirt! -- is coming to Charlotte on Sun., July 26. And, you are...

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My diploma's here and it doesn't matter

It's just a piece of fancy-ass paper, after all. I've only even looked at it twice -- Once when it first arrived and once when I showed it off to my husband. Of course, like most graduates, I plan to...

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I think I forgot how to relax

by RhiBowman, Thursday, June 4, 2009, 1 comments

I've been running for so long, I don't know what to do with myself when I don't have a jam-packed schedule or syllabus in front of me. And, while everyone around me is telling me to take...

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It's been too long

by RhiBowman, Thursday, May 28, 2009, 2 comments

I've missed you, Ladies of Skirt! Sorry for the distance. It wasn't intentional and I definitely didn't mean to be away for so long. I'm sorry. Do you forgive me? Where've I been? Well. This month I...

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Freedom feels good

Today I'm a graduate. Today, I'm thinking about my next Skirt! post. Been a while. Miss you all.

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A social media gift

by RhiBowman, Friday, March 20, 2009, 1 comments

@CoCreatr, who I know from Twitter and Triiibes, turned one of my sayings into a picture. I'm so excited that I want to share it with you. This quote he captured is something I’ve said on various...

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I've become a big Meaghan McCain fan

by RhiBowman, Sunday, March 15, 2009, 2 comments

I wasn’t sure how to take her at first, but the more I read her Daily Beast and Twitter posts, the more I genuinely like her. In this Beast post, she discusses the way we talk about women and weight...

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She's claimed her dream

by RhiBowman, Friday, March 13, 2009, 3 comments

When I graduated from high school, I didn’t have a clue. I wanted to be a writer, but didn’t have any conviction. And, honestly, I didn’t have many good role models, either. There was my boyfriend....

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10 Reasons Not to Read World Wide Rave

1. The author, David Meerman Scott, allows people to tell their own stories instead of lecturing readers about "new" marketing versus "old" marketing. He even lets them offer...

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Frisbee Fun

by RhiBowman, Saturday, February 21, 2009, 4 comments

I’m not sure how it happened, exactly, but Mr. Wonderful and I have become disk (i.e. Frisbee) golfers. And, I have to tell you, it’s a load of fun! Not only that, disk golf gets us outside and,...

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Multi-tasking the creative process

by RhiBowman, Saturday, February 7, 2009, 6 comments

Anyone who knows me at all knows I am a planning freak (thank you FranklinCovey) and that I always feel like I'm not doing enough. With 90 days left 'til graduation, I feel like a racehorse stuck...

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Avoidance.

I'm trying not to look at my in-box.

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Pledge!

I'm wondering why more generous Skirt! women aren't pledging: http://skirt.com/node/27867

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Fun with Stamps

by RhiBowman, Sunday, February 1, 2009, 1 comments

I don’t remember being a big sticker lover when I was a kid. I mean, the scratch-n-sniff and googly eyed ones were cool, but I was never a collector. Stamps, on the other hand, were always...

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Cheering

I'm rooting for http://www.letsbuyanewspaper.com/ and watching with great anticipation.

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About Me

Kids: No kids

Political Leaning: Liberal

Name: Rhiannon Bowman

Occupation: Freelance Writer

Education: College

Relationship Status: Married

More about Me: I'm an evolving freelance writer and entrepreneur, a recent UNC Charlotte graduate, the owner of The Word Trade, a progressive loudmouth, wife, crazy cat lady, over-achiever and generally nice lady. I'm complicated but a fan of simplicity. I'm tough but nice. I'm opinionated but open to suggestions. I'm in love with learning, believe the future is now, finally happy and the probably the person who locked the door. I'm the only me I know how to be. I'm Rhi (pronounced Ree) B.

Favorite Music: I trained as a classical flutist for years and experienced some success. That's probably why it's surprising for me to admit that I love GodSmack (and their genre). The truth is, I appreciate all kinds of music. I probably listen to Roma-style music most, Paul Simon-style music second and damn near anything else third.

Favorite Books and Writers: Jack Kerouac, Charles Bukowski, Truman Capote, Kurt Vonnegut, S.A.R.K., Hollis Gillespie, Lewis Grizzard ... there are so many.

I am most proud of: I'm proud of myself for finishing college in May 2009. I started college in Sept. 1995.

I am most guilty of: I'm very hard on myself. I set high expectations, I overbook myself, I think I can do it all, I get frustrated when I can't.

The world would be a better place, if only: Everyone offered each other unconditional acceptance.

Words I live by: I'm the only me I know how to be.

Profession: Freelance Writer/ Student

Slogan: The only me I know how to be.

My Website: http://rhibowman.wordpress.com

About Me: Rhi (pronounced Ree) B. is short for Rhiannon Bowman. Rhi B. is me. I’m a young woman– a newly wed, mother of two spoiled rotten cats and student– working hard to get out of college and on with the business of freelance writing. Trading money for words is a lifelong dream. After allowing life to rough me up for a few years, I decided my time in this space is too short to dance around my bliss when I could fling myself headlong into it instead. So, that’s what I do: I wake up each morning and fling. Sometimes things go splat and sometimes things stick. Regardless, I’m learnin’ lots, I’m livin’ well and I’m lookin’ forward. Read my first skirt! essay, Change of Plans, here: skirt.com/node/5244 and my blog, The Word Trade: An Evolution, here: rhibowman.wordpress.com. Then, link with me here: linkedin.com/in/rhibowman or twitter with me here: twitter.com/rhibowman.

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/rhibowman

Homepage URL: http://thewordtrade.com

Facebook URL: http://www.facebook.com/people/Rhiannon-Bowman/1668031712

Member for: 4 years 10 weeks

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