S-p-e-l-l-i-n-g b-e-e. Recently, I volunteered at the spelling bee at my son’s elementary school.
I read words to participating students of the bee. Those words ranged from “again” to “remember” to “basketball” and the most challenging word for students, “reservoir.”
Every student who participated received a Merriam-Webster dictionary.
As a writer, I love words and it’s exciting to see the next generation love words too!
I had an amazing time at the San Diego Press Club’s annual journalism awards. It was the chapter’s 50th anniversary! I’ve been a board member of the Press Club for nearly a decade and I’ve been a member for a lot longer than that.
In addition to enjoying the awards gala, I was honored to receive three awards for my writing: two for “House Digest” articles and one for retirement blogs for a client of mine.
Here’s are the award winning “House Digest” articles: Best Vacation Rentals in Charleston, S.C. and “Quick and Easy Decluttering in Less Than 10 Minutes.”
Loved being a guest panelist with fellow journalists talking to University of Maryland journalism students about the state of the industry, pitching, and starting/maintaining a freelance writing career.
Thanks professor David Oliver for including me!
Model Chrissy Teigen shared she recently had eyebrow transplant surgery. In an Instagram post, she explained she’s tired of wearing makeup to fill in her eyebrows. For her eyebrow transplant surgery, her surgeon Dr. Jason Diamond transplanted hairs from the back of her head to her brow area.
Want to know what’s involved in hair restoration?
I interviewed International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) president Dr. Paul McAndrews for this Mediaplanet article. He explains how the procedure works and questions patients should ask.
According to a 2019 practice census survey, ISHRS members treated more men than women – 84.2% men, compared to 15.8% women – for surgical hair restoration procedures. Over half of all surgical patients worldwide were ages 30 to 49 years old.
Hair transplant surgery helps restore naturally growing hair by surgically taking hair from the sides or back of the scalp and moving it to areas that are thinning or bald. Surgical hair transplants are permanent and can be used on the scalp, as well as eyelashes, eyebrows, and other facial or body hair.
I’m excited that two of my branded content articles for Mediaplanet received “Awards of Excellence” from the Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts’ in their 27th Annual Communicator Awards.
The articles:
“Life-Saving Specialty Medical Care Helping People with Severe Eating Disorders,” sponsored by ACUTE Center for Eating Disorders
and
“How a COVID-19 Diagnosis Helped This Couple Find a New Purpose,” sponsored by Wave.
I’ve been writing for Mediaplanet for over a decade and I love it!
Kristen Castillo 