Outsourced Optimism

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Somewhere between the brightside and the dark place, a former Pollyanna builds a creative home for simple joy, honest hope, and childlike wonder. Take off your rose colored glasses and join this experiment in seeing our lives and ourselves more clearly.

About Tami Carey

A big-hearted creative multitude based in Los Angeles. Usually exploring things like belonging and becoming and possibility. Always searching for magic and roadside ice cream stands.

[see also: writer, actor, filmmaker, story strategist, designer]

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