Coming up for air
It has been a very long time since I’ve blogged. It turns out that balancing a family and a business leaves little time for much else, and I’m pretty okay with that most days. But then there are days...
View ArticleInter-neat | Friday, January 10, 2014
Inter-neat is a new weekly series where I share neat things I came across on the internet this week. (Inter-neat… get it?) I hope you find something new here that makes you think, smile, laugh or cry...
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Christmas cookies
Huh? Christmas cookies? It’s late-January, crazy woman. I know, I know. I meant to post about these before Christmas, but as usual with my life these days, I fell behind. Still, though, I wanted to...
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Canceling Cable
2013 was an expensive year for us, with hospital bills, unexpected costs of raising a child (newsflash: they’re expensive!), and just generally boring adult stuff that added up. Over the last few years...
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Graham’s favorite toys: 6-12 months
As Graham is swiftly approaching 18 months old, it’s high time I share some of his favorite toys from the past year! First up: his favorites from 6-12 months. It was such a fun time seeing him become...
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The Big ONE: Graham’s First Birthday
Last September we celebrated a very special day: Graham’s first birthday! We always knew we’d have a party of some sort, but the details didn’t come together until the months leading up to it. We...
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Treat yo self
Shortly after Graham’s first birthday, I started feeling really down, and I realized that was due in large part to the fact that I hadn’t done much to take care of myself in a while. The first year of...
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Listy McListerson
I love making lists. Scratch that: I NEED to make lists. Sometimes I don’t know where to begin with a task if I don’t have a list telling me what to do. I still love a good ol’ paper list, but I also...
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Lemony Lemonies: My New Obsession
If you follow me on Pinterest, specifically my baking board (aptly named “things I should not bake but ultimately will“), then it’s no surprise to you that I have a weakness for desserts of the lemony...
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Parenthood, So far: Thoughts on the First Two Years
The old cliché really is true: the days are long, but the years are short. Here we are, approaching Graham’s second birthday, even though it seems like just yesterday we were celebrating his first...
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12-24 Month Favorites: Books
There are days when Graham’s toys go untouched because we’re spending lots of time outside or we’re busy going on adventures, but one thing we still do a good amount of every day is reading, no matter...
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Tiny: A Story About Living Small
A few years ago, I wrote a blog post about paring down my possessions and buying items more intentionally with the hopes of living a simpler, fuller life. Since that time, Nick and I moved from our...
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Happy Halloween
Halloween ranks pretty high on the “days that are especially awesome when you have a kid” scale. Happy Halloween from our little Clark Kent!
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Christmas cookies
Huh? Christmas cookies? It’s late-January, crazy woman. I know, I know. I meant to post about these before Christmas, but as usual with my life these days, I fell behind. Still, though, I wanted to...
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Happy Halloween
Halloween ranks pretty high on the “days that are especially awesome when you have a kid” scale. Happy Halloween from our little Clark Kent!
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Minted $200 Credit Giveaway!
‘Tis the season… for awesome holiday stationery! I’m a glutton for punishment who feels like I have to design my own holiday cards each year (see: Being an OCD Graphic Designer), but as my business...
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for toddlers who love trucks
My little guy LOVES trucks, and pretty much anything with wheels. Garbage trucks, dump trucks, fire engines, tractor trailers, excavators, bulldozers — you name it. It’s safe to say that his toy...
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Obsessively Productive
In this season of my life, I often feel like I’m in constant GO! mode. I’m helping to manage a business, a household, a jam-packed family calendar, and a 3-year old… all while growing another human....
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Truthfulhood Project | introduction
The short version: I’m jumping on the New Year’s resolution bandwagon and creating a new weekly project for myself. Each week, I will create a piece of art (be it hand lettering, a graphic pattern,...
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Truthfulhood Project | no. 1
Change is hard… for me. Graham is rounding out the first week of sleeping in his big boy room, and we expected some hiccups with the change. With the exception, however, of finding some excellent...
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