![]() Thornton had to start reporting back to the office in June of last year, but her daughter continued virtual learning at home until November 2020. “She came to me and told me she’s just not disciplined enough,” she said. She feels the constant logging in and out interfered with her daughter’s ability to focus and her grades suffered. Leylah’s virtual classes required students to keep logging in and out throughout the school day, which became frustrating, Thornton said. Lanisha has four children and Leylah often pours 'mocktails,' non-alcoholic drinks, at children’s parties. Cornelious, her husband of three years, is also a bartender. Runnin’ Buzz, which is a certified woman and minority-owned business, is family operated. She said it was difficult working from home and helping her youngest daughter Leylah with virtual learning. Meanwhile Thornton’s law firm had moved to working remotely in March 2020. Still, they would have to book 4-5 events a month to make it into a full-time business, Thornton said. That was it for physical events for 2020, but five virtual events also helped generate revenue. Thornton said they got another booking for a class reunion in July and then a birthday in November. But the clients postponed it to July because of the pandemic. “I didn’t think I was going to get anymore (business) after that,” Thornton said. The first event she managed to book was a wedding scheduled for February. But while bookings in 2021 have picked up, 2020 didn’t go as planned. She wants to grow it to the point that it becomes a full-time business. ![]() Runnin’ Buzz Bartending is a side business for Thornton, who works as a full-time legal assistant at a law firm. ![]()
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