Recently, I had the honor of being featured on Portfolio Creative's blog. They do really great "Day in the Life" features on creative professionals living in Columbus. I wanted to share the post here on my website: Hey, I’m Debbie and I’m the Marketing and Digital Communications Specialist at Volunteers of America of Greater Ohio. I… Continue reading A Day in the Life: Q + A with Debbie Gillum
Not as Sweet as Sugar I have mixed thoughts about the new novel Sugar by Kimberly Stuart. I liked the beginning but had issues with the middle and end. I liked the overall story but not the execution and would've liked for it to be more risk-taking. I appreciated the opening scenes when Charlie (the female protagonist) is… Continue reading Sugar Book Review
Sunday, I'm leaving for a Disney Cruise to the Bahamas!It's time to start packing. Plus, I've already had one pre-cruise nightmare where I forgot my bathing suit. When I embark on packing, I start with doing laundry. This way, I have a full inventory to choose from. Next, I pack by laying out my clothes on… Continue reading Packing for Disney Cruise
My current Spotify playlist is named Pumpkin Spice and Peppermint Lattes. Here's my top tracks right now:2 Heads by Coleman Hell I first heard this song on a Spotify Discover Weekly playlist and thought yea, that's cool. But then I heard it on 105.7 The X and got it stuck in my head. That same day,… Continue reading What’s on my Spotify
I help Pet Wellness Veterinary Clinic with their digital marketing and wanted to share these images I made for them: Friday, we posted this on Facebook to let our followers know we don't have any clinics this weekend. People seemed to like it more than just a sentence saying "No clinics this weekend." This is an infographic… Continue reading Pet Wellness Veterinary Clinic images
Recently, I've been helping a local Grandview small business called Good Makery with their marketing and I wanted to share two Instagram posts that I helped make.Celebrating Grandparent's DayLeslie helped find this cute picture of a little boy with ice cream and I added the text using Canva. Sharing new charity collaboration I made this image… Continue reading Instagram posts
Becky showing us an appleApple orchard Reaching for the best apple. Never settle. Me: "I found an apple in this apple tree" How do you like them apples? Saturday, Becky and I went apple picking at Cherry Hawk Farm in Marysville.I'd only been apple picking out in Granville and that was back in college so I was long overdue… Continue reading Apple Pickin’
Ham and cheese croissantBeautiful latteOne of the best coffee shops/ brunch spots in all of Columbus is Fox in the Snow. With 296 Yelp reviews and nearly 5 stars, clearly I'm not the only one who stands by this statement.The staff is so friendly and just plain cool. They take such pride in their work.… Continue reading Fox in the snow
GyroI went to Koble Grill for lunch today because I'm trying to work my way through Columbus Monthly's Guide to Uptown Westerville. This morning I went to Java Central and got a Nitro coffee and fruit salad. I'd been to Java Central before and I'm glad I tried their Nitro coffee but it's still not… Continue reading Koble Grill
Top 5 fav songs right now:Kids by OneRepublicI'm a sucker for OneRepublic. The lead singer reminds me of Adam Levine with his pop falsetto voice that could sing the phonebook and I'd still love it. In their latest song, my favorite part is when he sings "SWORE we would never die..." because he sings it… Continue reading What I’m Listening To:
Debbie Wakefield 