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12/08/2025

11/14/2025

11/13/2025

Time to give back! Join us in supporting our community for Operation Christmas Hope November 22. Clay’s Moving Company, alongside Nancy’s Hope, will be stationed at the Walmart Parking Lot in Sonora between 11am and 6pm. Christmas gifts for all ages but especially between the ages of 8 and 18. Grateful for any and all contributions to make this stuff-the-truck event successful for our community. We’re also asking for Thanksgiving foods for those in need. Turkeys, hams, canned goods they need it all. We are so honored to be a part of such an incredible opportunity to help others! Let’s make a difference together. Each share of this post helps!Please reach out with any questions you may have. Hope to see you then!

10/31/2025

Let’s talk about the conversations every leader dreads and why avoiding them costs you more than you think.

Back when I worked in the corporate world, I led a team of 17 people. And as you can imagine, especially in Q4, that meant some tough conversations.

I remember one in particular.
I had an employee who kept missing crucial deadlines. The pressure was high, projects were stacking up, and I knew I had to address it BEFORE the year was over.

Sure, as I climbed the corporate ladder, I knew these hard conversations came with the territory.

But what no one ever taught me was this: how I approached the conversation mattered just as much as what I said. This was a key missing piece!

So instead of going in frustrated or guarded, I led with care.
Care for the person and care for the project.

That single shift helped me become the leader that confidently delivered on our projects AND the manager that people actually wanted to work for.

The conversation became productive instead of tense.
We found common ground.
We rebuilt trust.
AND we finished the project stronger than we started.

It taught me something I still carry into my work today:
Confidence doesn’t mean being forceful.
It means being grounded enough to care, even when it’s uncomfortable.

If you’ve been putting off a hard conversation because you’re not sure how to approach it without it blowing up or backfiring, that’s something I help my clients with every day.

Let’s talk about how to lead those conversations with calm, clarity, and confidence.

Click the link in my bio or in the comment below to book your free consult with me today.

10/06/2025

10/01/2025

Thank you Sponsors! We will have beautiful weather for a wonderful fun day of music played by so much talent….We have amazing raffle prizes…❤️❤️❤️
Strawberry Music Festival tickets (6 3day passes)valued $800
Load of Rock from Blue mountain minerals . Valued $450
A nights stay at Mariettaville in Tahoe. Valued $300
Zepher Whitewater rafting trip on Merced River for two. Valued $277
Once a month free large pizza for a year. Pizza Factory Twain Harte Valued $250+
Disney Themed gift basket valued $80
Disney princess Themed gift basket valued over $200
Railtown 1897 tickets for 4 $112
Kamice’s Old Time photo certificate $50
Pinocchio’s gift certificate$50
Ebler’s leather Emporium gift certificate$100
Columbia Kate’s Tea House $25
Long Barn lodge 2 nights valued $338 & ice skating passes ($40)
Dodge Ridge ski Resort lift tickets valued $260
Yard Improvements Nursery gift Certificate $50
Kobe Steak House gift certificate $50
The Peppery gift Certificate $40
St. Charles Saloon Gift Certificate
Mountain Bookshop gift certificate $15
Yiannis Greek Grill gift certificate $25
Divine Salon gift basket valued $50
Thank you and bless you all that have supported Nancy’s Hope.❤️

09/03/2025

08/27/2025

08/11/2025

And what an amazing job you've done 😍 🥳🌟

Happy 17th birthday to us!! 🥳

Opened on August 8th, 2008 by Dan & Carol Fox…it was Carol’s vision to open the Depot and it took so much tenacity and bravery to get the Depot off the ground during deeply challenging economic times and in a town that was not flourishing at the time. 🙌🏼

Fast forward to 2020 when we came along to learn the business and then officially became her new caretakers/owners in 2022. It’s been a wild and adventurous ride so far!! We are so so so grateful to be on this journey, helping the Depot grow, and to support our community on the path to health and well-being. ✨🤗👏🏼

We are locally owned and community grown; thank you ALL for your support, we could not be here without you. 🫶🏼

Big Love,
Erin, Perry & Gus

🥗 Health food store
☕️Organic coffee, juice & smoothie bar
🤩 Gratitude gifts
🪴 Plant nursery & garden center
🧄 Herbal remedy & supplement stop
⏰ Open seven days per week
🚂 Located in the historic train depot in Standard