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Hey, there!

I started this beautiful gem back in 2018, maybe ‘19(?) - with just a few pages completed… ~ before life took a HUGE left turn. Before the pandemic. Before working from home for an entire school year. Before deciding to retire early from teaching. Before giving away or selling many of our/my belongings. Before moving back to the coast, near my family. Before…. my mom’s unexpected death. She (the journal, not my mom) was packed safely alongside my other WIP journals when we moved last fall…. and has been waiting patiently for me, like a longtime dear friend, to circle back around, pull up a chair… and talk. Or, waiting patiently like my mom often did, for me to circle back around, pull up a chair… and talk. When I ran across these photos yesterday, I was reminded that she is there, quietly waiting. She is ready. Ready to provide space for me to explore. To think. To grieve. To say. And… to move forward. Much the way my mom did… no matter how long we were estranged each time. The question is… am I ready? And so she waits. Quietly. Patiently. My journal, propped on a shelf. My mom, in spirit. I think it may be time…. What (or who) waits for you today? ℹ️ #alteredbookjournal #lifestoryjournals #merrittislandjournalmaker #artastherapy #artjournaling #mixedmediajournal #mixedmediajournaling #mixedmedia #tellyourstory #iamwriting #amwritingmemoir #stampington #stampingtonandcompany #stampingtonmagazine #bellamagazine #vintagebookjournal #oldbookrevival #natineandme #spacecoast #brevardcounty #brevardcountyfl #womanveteranbusiness #robinlkstudios #robinlkstudiosworkshops #rlkstudios2021
Is it Tuesday already?? (And it’s August? Wher Is it Tuesday already?? (And it’s August? Where does the time go??) ⏰🗓 Welcome to our weekly coffee shop drop in! ☕️🥤 I’m your host and happy to hold the door open as you come on in. 😊🚪 Grab your favorite beverage and…. Let’s connect! 🤝 If you’re here for {authentic} connections…. ⬇️ 1. Tell us something about yourself. 👀👂 2. Check out the comments & make a new friend (or five!). You never know who you might meet. ✋ Jump in. Say hi! 3. Feel free to share this post and grow our community connections. 🧩 Tip➡️ If you share this post (a great way to invite friends!), be sure to use #tellustuesday100 in your own post. I’ve figured out that’s the way to spread the word. 👍 Then, follow our hashtag. ⬇️ Oh, and if you’re here for a quick follow, pleeeeease… keep steppin’….👣 We’d rather know 100 ✨quality✨humans than a 1,000 faceless people. We’re sure you understand. 🕶 Like a good host, I’m listening in the background, checking that everyone is comfortable and having a nice visit. I may or may not jump into the convo… 😊 but I’m here…. reading & ‘listening.’ “Regulars,” if you notice a new face ‘round here before I do (and they’re part of our 100 ‘quality humans’), would you take a minute to give a virtual hug & say hi to our new friend? Thank you! 😘 I designed this space for YOU…. 💓 Happy Tuesday, friends❣️ ⬇️ #connecting #tellustuesday100 #mixedmediaart #newbusinessowners #writingcommunity #journalingcommunity #milspouses #smallbizowner #makingconnectionsthatmatter #makingconnections #lifeafterteaching #teacherssupportteachers #teachercommunity #teachercoaching #bschool #bschool2021 #brevardcounty #spacecoast #brevardcountyfl #robinlkstudios #womanveteranbusiness #rlkstudios2021
Day 45 of last year’s 100 Day Project is how I’m feeling today…. 🙋‍♀️ I’m here!!!! Just working quietly…. super-extra focused on writing & building online Good Stuff this week. 🖥🤓 Words are filling my little corner of the world this week… as I create lots to share…. 📝 ✨ Making. Progress. ✨ ⤵️ #lifeafterteaching #webdesign #websiterebuild #blogging #writinglife☕️ #contentcreator #introvertlife #newbusinesssupport #behindthestory #focusedmind #teachercareerchange #teacherturnedsmallbusinessowner #teachersupportteachers #writinglife #wordpressdesign #milspostrong #wordsandcolors #womenbusinesscoach #womanveteranbusiness #spacecoast #brevardcounty #brevardcountyfl #robinlkstudios #rlkstudios2021
Last Friday’s Etsy goodness…. ✨ Thank you, Last Friday’s Etsy goodness…. ✨ Thank you, Dena! ✨ So glad you loved this combo package enough to order a second one for LOTS more original, vintage journaling Goodness. 🥰 ⤵️ #journalsupplybitkits #foundwordbitbundles #foundwordjournalingbundles #journalsupplies #vintagejournalsupplies #vintageephemeraforsale #vintageephemera #originalartforsale #wordsandcolors #etsyfinds #etsyjournalsupplies #etsyhandmade #curatedjournalsupplies #wordstoliveby #foundwords #foundwordjournaling #writingsupplies #ittybittyjournals #tinyjournals #lifestoryjournals #merrittislandjournals #spacecoast #spacecoastbusiness #brevardcounty #brevardcountyfl #womanveteranbusiness #robinlkstudios #rlkstudios2021
Weekend Adventures! Remember the days…. when p Weekend Adventures! Remember the days…. when people posted food pictures on FB & Twitter?? And we thought, “Who cares?!” 🙄🤣 Sooo… Is this THAT?!? 🙄 Nope! It’s a shout-out 📢 to support our local businesses (safely, please) when you’re in @portcanaveral & @spacecoastflorida Florida 🛳🌴👍 ~ a lovely, vibrant, fun destination & our home. Today we headed 5 minutes over to the port and enjoyed lunch on the upstairs deck at @fishlipswaterfront ~ a family-friendly restaurant surrounded by ships … 3 in port today @disneycruiseline @royalcaribbean and @carnival … 😎 Cleaning efforts were 💯 on point with staff masked & ongoing disinfecting everywhere. Thanks, guys! Much appreciated. #reassured Ships are starting to sail again with strict protocols in place… If you’re vaccinated, come visit Florida! 😷👍😎🌴 As for us, I didn’t make it past the calamari appetizer ➡️ I was stuffed! Soooo…. those delicious Korean Nachos are in the fridge ~ lunch tomorrow! 😬 @kylew001 recommends the mahi tacos & we both give boat drinks🍹our 👍. Are you traveling yet? The recent outbreaks are making things tricky, but our #spacecoast #brevardcountyfl businesses are working hard to keep customers safe & employees working. Heard yesterday that a few local restaurants recently closed for deep cleaning due to employee COVID positive cases… working hard, being {very} cautious. We mentioned #brixproject last weekend (great brunch!) and rode past the #kennedyspacecenter on our Sunday ride… both open & busy! Can’t wait to see you! 😎🌴 Don’t forget your flip-flops, mask, and manners. 🩴😷😊 p.s. ~ Please - no political comments here. This message isn’t about that. It IS about safely finding a new norm & keeping businesses thriving. We love our #coastalcommunity! ✨❣️ p.p.s. ~ My Story got botched earlier. This is attempt 2. 🙄 details⤵️ #fishlipswaterfrontbarandgrill #fishlipswaterfront #portcanaveral #portcanaveralflorida #disneycruiseline #royalcaribbean #carnivalcruise #floridatravel #travelrecommendations #connectingpeople #supportlocalbusiness #spacecoastfl #familytime #321 #weekendadventures #womanveteranbusiness #robinlkstudios #rlkstudios2021
Hello & Happy Saturday!. Lunch & bevvies at @fishl Hello & Happy Saturday!. Lunch & bevvies at @fishlipswaterfront on a hot Florida Saturday… @portcanaveral … cruise ships are in port & tables are filling… socially distanced. 👍😷 Wish you were here! 🍹🍹😊🌴 #coastallife #familytime #spacecoast #spacecoastliving #brevardcountyfl #robinlkstudios #rlkstudios2021 #kylew001
Be. Much. In case you need to hear it from a frie Be. Much. In case you need to hear it from a friend today….. ✨ I see you. 👀 Be as MUCH as your heart desires. I’m cheering you on. (And chasing my ‘much,’ too.) 😉 #inspiration #inspomessage #yesyoucan #beyou #motivation #liveyourbestlife #dontsettle #thoughtfulthursday #cardboardart #journalsupplybitkit #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #foundwords #tellyourstory #lifestoryjournals #etsyfind #spacecoast #brevardcountyfl #spacecoastsmallbusiness #womanownedbusiness #womenempoweringwomen #womenempoweringgirls #womanveteranbusiness #robinlkstudios #rlkstudios2021
Happy Birthday, Gran. Today I was away from soci Happy Birthday, Gran. Today I was away from socials to spend a very special day with the youngest and eldest women in our family. My niece accompanied me to the city to visit her great-grandmother, a woman whose impact on my life led to many of the values I hold most dear. We celebrated her 97th trip around the sun and though her memory is no longer her companion, for a brief afternoon she enjoyed her favorites - pizza & sweet tea - along with the messiness of melting cupcakes on a warm Florida day (only outside visits allowed again), and time with family. My heart is full . And…. I’m certain my mom was there in spirit, watching her own mom feel the love of family. #familytime #robinlkstudios #rlkstudios2021
I took a {very rare} one-hour break late today, re I took a {very rare} one-hour break late today, rediscovering a local bookstore and had a dilemma…. 😱 What would you have done? #bookstorejunkie #spacecoastfl #humor #thehandmaidstale #womanveteranbusiness #robinlkstudios #rlkstudios2021
  • Classroom Life,  Life,  Process,  Six Words

    Sunrise Reminds Me….. {Six Word Wednesday}

    April 29, 2015 /

      Sunrise reminds me daily….be thankful.    (6)   After returning to the high school classroom in 2011, arriving each day in the predawn darkness, and struggling physically (often, emotionally and spiritually) for 3 1/2 years, leaving it was both a necessity and a blessing that is reinforced daily as I drive to my new campus. A beautiful sunrise greets me with a smile and a…

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  • Life

    Happy Thanksgiving, 2014

    November 27, 2014 /

      Happy Thanksgiving, from our home to yours….   

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Hey, there!

I’m Robin, a flip-flop wearing, coffee-drinking, question-asking “educator, repurposed” – after retiring early from public Education in 2021. I still teach, but now topics I choose, on schedules I create, to serve the people I wish to serve. Teaching is in my blood, but turns out, so is small business ownership.

 

You see, I’m also the Founder, Facilitator, Chief Storyteller & Mess Maker of RobinLK Studios, a service-disabled woman veteran-owned business est. 2015 to support personal & professional goals through inspiration, information, and empowerment.

 

Glad you dropped by!

 

I believe the learning process is both frustrating and exciting at the same time. Rebuilding this website is an awesome example of that process! Join me Summer 2021 as I rebuild A – Z… one page, post, and image at a time. Phew!

 

Check back often to see the latest updates. It’s definitely a work in progress!

 

Then, in Fall 2021, I’ll be accepting new client projects.

 

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I started this beautiful gem back in 2018, maybe ‘19(?) - with just a few pages completed… ~ before life took a HUGE left turn. Before the pandemic. Before working from home for an entire school year. Before deciding to retire early from teaching. Before giving away or selling many of our/my belongings. Before moving back to the coast, near my family. Before…. my mom’s unexpected death. She (the journal, not my mom) was packed safely alongside my other WIP journals when we moved last fall…. and has been waiting patiently for me, like a longtime dear friend, to circle back around, pull up a chair… and talk. Or, waiting patiently like my mom often did, for me to circle back around, pull up a chair… and talk. When I ran across these photos yesterday, I was reminded that she is there, quietly waiting. She is ready. Ready to provide space for me to explore. To think. To grieve. To say. And… to move forward. Much the way my mom did… no matter how long we were estranged each time. The question is… am I ready? And so she waits. Quietly. Patiently. My journal, propped on a shelf. My mom, in spirit. I think it may be time…. What (or who) waits for you today? ℹ️ #alteredbookjournal #lifestoryjournals #merrittislandjournalmaker #artastherapy #artjournaling #mixedmediajournal #mixedmediajournaling #mixedmedia #tellyourstory #iamwriting #amwritingmemoir #stampington #stampingtonandcompany #stampingtonmagazine #bellamagazine #vintagebookjournal #oldbookrevival #natineandme #spacecoast #brevardcounty #brevardcountyfl #womanveteranbusiness #robinlkstudios #robinlkstudiosworkshops #rlkstudios2021
Is it Tuesday already?? (And it’s August? Wher Is it Tuesday already?? (And it’s August? Where does the time go??) ⏰🗓 Welcome to our weekly coffee shop drop in! ☕️🥤 I’m your host and happy to hold the door open as you come on in. 😊🚪 Grab your favorite beverage and…. Let’s connect! 🤝 If you’re here for {authentic} connections…. ⬇️ 1. Tell us something about yourself. 👀👂 2. Check out the comments & make a new friend (or five!). You never know who you might meet. ✋ Jump in. Say hi! 3. Feel free to share this post and grow our community connections. 🧩 Tip➡️ If you share this post (a great way to invite friends!), be sure to use #tellustuesday100 in your own post. I’ve figured out that’s the way to spread the word. 👍 Then, follow our hashtag. ⬇️ Oh, and if you’re here for a quick follow, pleeeeease… keep steppin’….👣 We’d rather know 100 ✨quality✨humans than a 1,000 faceless people. We’re sure you understand. 🕶 Like a good host, I’m listening in the background, checking that everyone is comfortable and having a nice visit. I may or may not jump into the convo… 😊 but I’m here…. reading & ‘listening.’ “Regulars,” if you notice a new face ‘round here before I do (and they’re part of our 100 ‘quality humans’), would you take a minute to give a virtual hug & say hi to our new friend? Thank you! 😘 I designed this space for YOU…. 💓 Happy Tuesday, friends❣️ ⬇️ #connecting #tellustuesday100 #mixedmediaart #newbusinessowners #writingcommunity #journalingcommunity #milspouses #smallbizowner #makingconnectionsthatmatter #makingconnections #lifeafterteaching #teacherssupportteachers #teachercommunity #teachercoaching #bschool #bschool2021 #brevardcounty #spacecoast #brevardcountyfl #robinlkstudios #womanveteranbusiness #rlkstudios2021
Day 45 of last year’s 100 Day Project is how I’m feeling today…. 🙋‍♀️ I’m here!!!! Just working quietly…. super-extra focused on writing & building online Good Stuff this week. 🖥🤓 Words are filling my little corner of the world this week… as I create lots to share…. 📝 ✨ Making. Progress. ✨ ⤵️ #lifeafterteaching #webdesign #websiterebuild #blogging #writinglife☕️ #contentcreator #introvertlife #newbusinesssupport #behindthestory #focusedmind #teachercareerchange #teacherturnedsmallbusinessowner #teachersupportteachers #writinglife #wordpressdesign #milspostrong #wordsandcolors #womenbusinesscoach #womanveteranbusiness #spacecoast #brevardcounty #brevardcountyfl #robinlkstudios #rlkstudios2021
Last Friday’s Etsy goodness…. ✨ Thank you, Last Friday’s Etsy goodness…. ✨ Thank you, Dena! ✨ So glad you loved this combo package enough to order a second one for LOTS more original, vintage journaling Goodness. 🥰 ⤵️ #journalsupplybitkits #foundwordbitbundles #foundwordjournalingbundles #journalsupplies #vintagejournalsupplies #vintageephemeraforsale #vintageephemera #originalartforsale #wordsandcolors #etsyfinds #etsyjournalsupplies #etsyhandmade #curatedjournalsupplies #wordstoliveby #foundwords #foundwordjournaling #writingsupplies #ittybittyjournals #tinyjournals #lifestoryjournals #merrittislandjournals #spacecoast #spacecoastbusiness #brevardcounty #brevardcountyfl #womanveteranbusiness #robinlkstudios #rlkstudios2021
Weekend Adventures! Remember the days…. when p Weekend Adventures! Remember the days…. when people posted food pictures on FB & Twitter?? And we thought, “Who cares?!” 🙄🤣 Sooo… Is this THAT?!? 🙄 Nope! It’s a shout-out 📢 to support our local businesses (safely, please) when you’re in @portcanaveral & @spacecoastflorida Florida 🛳🌴👍 ~ a lovely, vibrant, fun destination & our home. Today we headed 5 minutes over to the port and enjoyed lunch on the upstairs deck at @fishlipswaterfront ~ a family-friendly restaurant surrounded by ships … 3 in port today @disneycruiseline @royalcaribbean and @carnival … 😎 Cleaning efforts were 💯 on point with staff masked & ongoing disinfecting everywhere. Thanks, guys! Much appreciated. #reassured Ships are starting to sail again with strict protocols in place… If you’re vaccinated, come visit Florida! 😷👍😎🌴 As for us, I didn’t make it past the calamari appetizer ➡️ I was stuffed! Soooo…. those delicious Korean Nachos are in the fridge ~ lunch tomorrow! 😬 @kylew001 recommends the mahi tacos & we both give boat drinks🍹our 👍. Are you traveling yet? The recent outbreaks are making things tricky, but our #spacecoast #brevardcountyfl businesses are working hard to keep customers safe & employees working. Heard yesterday that a few local restaurants recently closed for deep cleaning due to employee COVID positive cases… working hard, being {very} cautious. We mentioned #brixproject last weekend (great brunch!) and rode past the #kennedyspacecenter on our Sunday ride… both open & busy! Can’t wait to see you! 😎🌴 Don’t forget your flip-flops, mask, and manners. 🩴😷😊 p.s. ~ Please - no political comments here. This message isn’t about that. It IS about safely finding a new norm & keeping businesses thriving. We love our #coastalcommunity! ✨❣️ p.p.s. ~ My Story got botched earlier. This is attempt 2. 🙄 details⤵️ #fishlipswaterfrontbarandgrill #fishlipswaterfront #portcanaveral #portcanaveralflorida #disneycruiseline #royalcaribbean #carnivalcruise #floridatravel #travelrecommendations #connectingpeople #supportlocalbusiness #spacecoastfl #familytime #321 #weekendadventures #womanveteranbusiness #robinlkstudios #rlkstudios2021
Hello & Happy Saturday!. Lunch & bevvies at @fishl Hello & Happy Saturday!. Lunch & bevvies at @fishlipswaterfront on a hot Florida Saturday… @portcanaveral … cruise ships are in port & tables are filling… socially distanced. 👍😷 Wish you were here! 🍹🍹😊🌴 #coastallife #familytime #spacecoast #spacecoastliving #brevardcountyfl #robinlkstudios #rlkstudios2021 #kylew001
Be. Much. In case you need to hear it from a frie Be. Much. In case you need to hear it from a friend today….. ✨ I see you. 👀 Be as MUCH as your heart desires. I’m cheering you on. (And chasing my ‘much,’ too.) 😉 #inspiration #inspomessage #yesyoucan #beyou #motivation #liveyourbestlife #dontsettle #thoughtfulthursday #cardboardart #journalsupplybitkit #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #foundwords #tellyourstory #lifestoryjournals #etsyfind #spacecoast #brevardcountyfl #spacecoastsmallbusiness #womanownedbusiness #womenempoweringwomen #womenempoweringgirls #womanveteranbusiness #robinlkstudios #rlkstudios2021
Happy Birthday, Gran. Today I was away from soci Happy Birthday, Gran. Today I was away from socials to spend a very special day with the youngest and eldest women in our family. My niece accompanied me to the city to visit her great-grandmother, a woman whose impact on my life led to many of the values I hold most dear. We celebrated her 97th trip around the sun and though her memory is no longer her companion, for a brief afternoon she enjoyed her favorites - pizza & sweet tea - along with the messiness of melting cupcakes on a warm Florida day (only outside visits allowed again), and time with family. My heart is full . And…. I’m certain my mom was there in spirit, watching her own mom feel the love of family. #familytime #robinlkstudios #rlkstudios2021
I took a {very rare} one-hour break late today, re I took a {very rare} one-hour break late today, rediscovering a local bookstore and had a dilemma…. 😱 What would you have done? #bookstorejunkie #spacecoastfl #humor #thehandmaidstale #womanveteranbusiness #robinlkstudios #rlkstudios2021

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