by Camden Watts | Dec 21, 2017 | Family, Film, Home, Learning, Life
Whew, what a year. It was a pretty wild, life-altering year. To put it mildly. The Big News The year began with exciting news: Derek and I were going to have a baby! We spent the first few months sharing the news in person with family and friends. Eventually we had a...
by Camden Watts | Nov 20, 2017 | Family, Home, Inspiration, Learning, Life
My husband and I are two months in and we’re doing alright! The first month of motherhood was so lovely.* There was a lot of adrenaline, quality time with family and friends, and parenting things to discover. I was no longer pregnant so I could finally consume...
by Camden Watts | Nov 19, 2017 | Family, Health and wellness, Home
I’m a mom. That’s still sinking in. It’s so new, in fact, that typing the words feels like I’m writing fiction. Becoming a mom has always felt like a far off idea; something that’d happen one day. Until it happened. Don’t get...
by Camden Watts | Oct 29, 2017 | Family, Film, Home
Last month my family said farewell to Louie. Louie was my shadow for almost exactly 10 years. My sister found him at the Wake County Animal Shelter in Raleigh, N.C., in 2007. I fell in love with him immediately. Louie was diagnosed with cancer in 2016. We found out he...
by Camden Watts | Sep 23, 2017 | Family, Film, Home, Life
Two weeks ago, my daughter was born. It’s a pleasure to introduce you to my daughter Samantha for the first time. There’s a lot of stuff to share but a very limited window in which to write, work, and post in these early weeks. With little sleep, lots of...
by Camden Watts | Sep 20, 2017 | Creativity, Film, Inspiration, Leading, Learning
I’ve listened to this audio so many times. When David Shiyang Liu put out the typographic video of Ira Glass talking about storytelling, I got a little obsessed. I wasn’t the only one; it got shared and shared repeatedly a few years ago. Today I...
by Camden Watts | Sep 13, 2017 | Film, Inspiration, Learning
The cat jump fail set to Sail is one of my absolute favorite viral videos. What can a funny cat video teach you about failing? If you’re going to make a leap of faith, do it with confidence. Even if you fail, it’ll be awesome.