Guest blogger Barbara Grimsley is the Senior Communications Manager at Shattles Communications, a full-service marketing communications agency. In her work with clients, Barbara enjoys the opportunity to think creatively and tell compelling stories. Outside of work, she loves to read and travel. So far, Belgium and the Pacific Northwest claim the top spots on her favorite-places list, but Barbara hopes to give them a run for their money in the years ahead, when she plans to hike and eat her way across more overseas destinations and U.S. states she hasn’t visited yet—with the goal of eventually checking off all 50.