{"id":11219,"date":"2021-09-28T12:00:26","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T19:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/?p=11219"},"modified":"2021-09-28T17:07:04","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T00:07:04","slug":"trendsetter-to-know-eileen-pieczonka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/authors\/trendsetter-to-know-eileen-pieczonka","title":{"rendered":"Trendsetter to Know: Author Eileen Pieczonka"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"750\"  height=\"563\"  src=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24110731\/me_and_my_dogs_ePieczonka-1-80x60.jpg\"  alt=\"\"  class=\"wp-image-11221 pk-lqip pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24110731\/me_and_my_dogs_ePieczonka-1-750x563.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24110731\/me_and_my_dogs_ePieczonka-1-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24110731\/me_and_my_dogs_ePieczonka-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24110731\/me_and_my_dogs_ePieczonka-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24110731\/me_and_my_dogs_ePieczonka-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24110731\/me_and_my_dogs_ePieczonka-1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24110731\/me_and_my_dogs_ePieczonka-1-260x195.jpg 260w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24110731\/me_and_my_dogs_ePieczonka-1-380x285.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24110731\/me_and_my_dogs_ePieczonka-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24110731\/me_and_my_dogs_ePieczonka-1-1160x870.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24110731\/me_and_my_dogs_ePieczonka-1-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24110731\/me_and_my_dogs_ePieczonka-1-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24110731\/me_and_my_dogs_ePieczonka-1-83x63.jpg 83w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24110731\/me_and_my_dogs_ePieczonka-1-850x638.jpg 850w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24110731\/me_and_my_dogs_ePieczonka-1.jpg 1500w\" ><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name: <\/strong>Eileen Pieczonka<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>YouTube: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCSvlgjGHzhNwBU8C1P83XPQ\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCSvlgjGHzhNwBU8C1P83XPQ<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facebook: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlueberryBearTales\/\"><strong>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlueberryBearTales\/<\/strong><\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Instagram: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/eileen.pieczonka.author\/\"><strong>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/eileen.pieczonka.author\/<\/strong><\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Website: <\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueberrybeartales.com\"><strong>https:\/\/www.blueberrybeartales.com<\/strong><\/a><strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/huggybearkong\/\n\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/huggybearkong\/<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/americasfavpet.com\/2020\/kong\">https:\/\/americasfavpet.com\/2020\/kong<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>Depends on my mood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Title: <\/strong>Author, Wannabe Cowgirl, Loves Surf Music, Children\u2019s Literacy and Animal Rescue Advocate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Married\/Single:<\/strong> I am single, but in a relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kids:<\/strong> I chose to have fur-babies instead, 2 dogs and a cat, plus 2 parakeets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>City you live in: <\/strong>Living in Chandler until I find my forever home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A typical day in my life includes\u2026\u00a0<\/strong>long early morning walks with my dogs and late nights working\u00a0on Blueberry Bear; sometimes the\u00a0late nights and early mornings blend together. Inbetween, I work for Mesa Public Schools, devote time to my dogs, volunteer as a therapy team for Pawsitive Friendships and SW Human Development, and then my boyfriend gets whatever time is left.\u00a0\u00a0<strong><br><\/strong><br><strong>I was born\u2026<\/strong>\u00a0in Chicago, youngest of 5 siblings, and a day late from being Valentine\u2019s baby.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When I was younger, I wanted to be\u2026.<\/strong>&nbsp;a cowgirl! I had no clue what I wanted to be.&nbsp;Hmmm, it took most of my life to figure out my life&#8217;s purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If I could change anything in the world, it would be\u2026<\/strong>every child develops into a fluent comprehensive reader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sadly, to say, the\u00a0<em>2019 National Reading Report Card<\/em>\u00a0stats were, two out of three children did not meet the standards for reading proficiency set by the\u00a0<em>National Assessment of Education.<\/em>\u00a0Only 35% of 4th\u00a0graders and 34% of 8th\u00a0graders were proficient in reading.\u00a0(by Erica L. Green and Dana Goldstein, The New York Times<em>, Reading Scores on National Exam Decline in Half the States<\/em>, updated on December 5, 2019.)\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I\u2019m currently working on\u2026<\/strong>as an Indie Author I wear all the hats, from marketing to writing the 2nd\u00a0book to my Blueberry Bear trilogy. I&#8217;m also working on\u00a0literacy projects for teachers and.marketing my newest product \u2013 Blueberry Bear children\u2019s face masks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my\u00a0<em>Back to School Special<\/em>\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blueberrybeartales.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.blueberrybeartales.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"667\"  height=\"1000\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  class=\"wp-image-11222 pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24110738\/Bio_ePieczonka-667x1000.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24110738\/Bio_ePieczonka-667x1000.jpg 667w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24110738\/Bio_ePieczonka-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24110738\/Bio_ePieczonka-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24110738\/Bio_ePieczonka-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24110738\/Bio_ePieczonka-380x570.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24110738\/Bio_ePieczonka-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24110738\/Bio_ePieczonka-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24110738\/Bio_ePieczonka-53x80.jpg 53w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24110738\/Bio_ePieczonka-71x106.jpg 71w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24110738\/Bio_ePieczonka-620x930.jpg 620w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24110738\/Bio_ePieczonka-850x1275.jpg 850w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24110738\/Bio_ePieczonka.jpg 1000w\" ><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>I&#8217;m listening to\u2026 <\/strong>the echoes of my heart repeating, don\u2019t give up on your dream. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>My family\u2026 <\/strong>is like no other!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If I could have dinner with anyone, it would be\u2026 <\/strong>Dolly Parton. Besides her contagious personality, I admire her passion for children\u2019s literacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>One thing I cannot live without\u2026<\/strong>are my pup dogs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When I was younger, I wanted to be\u2026.<\/strong> a cowgirl! I had no clue what I wanted to be. Hmmm, it only took me up to 2 years ago to figure it out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I&#8217;m inspired by\u2026 &nbsp;<\/strong>my late therapy dog Jamie, AKA Blueberry Bear. She was my inspiration for writing. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>The one person who motivates me is\u2026 <\/strong><\/strong>Blueberry Bear! Well, not exactly. My motivation to keep writing comes from my readers and the students whom I visit. Nothing is more profound than inspiring a student. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If I could change anything in the world, it would be\u2026<\/strong>every child develops into a fluent comprehensive reader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sadly, to say, the 2019 National Reading Report Card stats are two out of three children who did not meet the standards for reading proficiency set by the National Assessment of Education. Only 35% of 4<sup>th<\/sup> graders and 34% of 8<sup>th<\/sup> graders were proficient in reading. Scary what this year\u2019s stats are going to look like. (by Erica L. Green and Dana Goldstein, The New York Times<em>, Reading Scores on National Exam Decline in Half the States<\/em>, updated on December 5, 2019.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The perfect day would be\u2026<\/strong> enjoying some long overdue martini time with my best friend Cheryl who lives in Chicago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>My first job was\u2026<\/strong>a billing typist clerk at Bennett Brothers, Inc., Downtown, Chicago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>My favorite escape\u2026<\/strong>a girl\u2019s week out with my best friend Cheryl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>My life\u2026<\/strong> is a juggling act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I&#8217;m currently working on\u2026<\/strong>writing the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> book to my Blueberry Bear trilogy, marketing my newest product &#8211; Blueberry Bear children\u2019s face masks, writing the 2nd&nbsp;book to my Blueberry Bear trilogy, marketing my newest product \u2013 Blueberry Bear children\u2019s face masks,&nbsp;and working on teacher&#8217;s aid and literacy projects. In my spare time, I volunteer for Pawsitive Friendships with my thet2apy dogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Always\u2026<\/strong>follow your dreams, instead of wondering what could have been.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Never\u2026<\/strong>make fun of another person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"750\"  height=\"216\"  src=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24110744\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-29-at-10.49.35-AM-80x23.jpg\"  alt=\"\"  class=\"wp-image-11223 pk-lqip pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24110744\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-29-at-10.49.35-AM-750x216.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24110744\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-29-at-10.49.35-AM-750x216.jpg 750w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24110744\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-29-at-10.49.35-AM-300x87.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24110744\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-29-at-10.49.35-AM-1024x296.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24110744\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-29-at-10.49.35-AM-768x222.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24110744\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-29-at-10.49.35-AM-380x110.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24110744\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-29-at-10.49.35-AM-800x231.jpg 800w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24110744\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-29-at-10.49.35-AM-1160x335.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24110744\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-29-at-10.49.35-AM-80x23.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24110744\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-29-at-10.49.35-AM-620x179.jpg 620w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24110744\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-29-at-10.49.35-AM-850x245.jpg 850w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/24110744\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-29-at-10.49.35-AM.jpg 1268w\" ><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Favorite Quote\u2026<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cAn individual who challenges him\/herself, flourishes to their highest potential.\u201d by Eileen Pieczonka<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Biggest Dream\u2026<\/strong> is either a Blueberry Bear animation movie or a TV series. 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