Professional Editor & Storyteller
Remember when we used to gather around the TV to watch home movies? We lost that when everything went to the cloud. I'm bringing it back.
When I was growing up, my parents won a little money in a lottery game — and my dad bought his first video camera. I can still picture it: the VHS tape attached to a strap over his shoulder, that big eye piece he'd peer through at everything we did.
As we got older, he'd pull out those tapes, plug them into the VCR, and my family of five would sit down together and watch. Our ABCs. Dancing in a cast with a broken foot. Easter egg hunts. My first bike. Christmas mornings, and us talking about the reindeer we'd heard on the roof. And my dad's voice — narrating all of it.
"Gosh, how important it was to see my parents young — to hear their voices, to see what they looked like, how they dressed, how they treated us. What a privilege it was to sit together and watch, to laugh, to talk about our past."
And here we are now — a phone in our pocket, no big camera to carry, no VCR strapped to anyone's shoulder. Aren't we lucky. We have the ability to capture more moments than ever before. Every voice. Every laugh. Every ordinary Tuesday that turns out to be extraordinary.
But those clips are all in the cloud. And sure, the cloud can stitch together a cute little video — and you can watch it by yourself, on a tiny screen, scrolling past it on a Tuesday afternoon.
I wanted more. I wanted my footage back on the TV. I wanted it all — organized, in order, from my phone and my husband's phone — something we could actually sit down and watch together.
Ever since my dad pulled out that camera, I knew I wanted to be in video. I went to college with one goal: learn how to capture and — more importantly — how to edit a story. Because I love storytelling. I love listening to people talk about their lives. I love older generations who've taught me so much just by sharing where they've been.
That dream came true. I've been a professional editor and storyteller since high school, and I've continued that work throughout my career at a non-profit I care deeply about.
I've had the privilege of seeing people cry, smile, and laugh watching something I made — in person, at conferences, on the jumbotron. That never gets old. That's the whole point.
I'm also a mom to the most wonderful six-year-old boy who has completely stolen my heart — and who has made me understand, more than ever, just how precious these moments are. Your life is precious. And it deserves to get off your phone.
Recently, my son came home with a little heart shape he'd made at school. It said: "I love myself because I have friends and like to laugh." When you watch the examples on this site, you'll see him in there. He really does love to laugh. Those are real moments from our life — and I want to help you get yours back to watch together, too.
Because every life deserves to be seen. Not just scrolled past. Not just auto-generated and forgotten. Seen — on the TV, in the room, together, with the people you love most paying attention.
That's Watch Your Life.