The Gift of Loss

March 12, 2013

When things are going great, it’s hard to risk. The top of the mountain feels GREAT. The wind is whipping through your hair, and there are a ton of Leonardo-Dicaprio-at-the-helm-of-the-Titanic moments. Heaven forbid we risk it all. When you’re building a company, you’re climbing a mountain. On your way up, the victories are numerous. At [...]

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Inspirational Instagram Images – Gold Lettering Tutorial

March 10, 2013

The background story on this one amuses me. A few of you know that weekends around my house are pretty long. With three little ones and no help, we don’t go anywhere or do anything. Occasionally we’ll attempt to get to church, but with runny noses and a little baby even that hasn’t happened much [...]

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#365Patterns

March 9, 2013

Here’s a contribution to #365Patterns on Instagram today.

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Giveaway Winners, #365Patterns, Life

March 8, 2013

First things first, a few housekeeping items: Rachel Rothstein was the winner of the French Blue Designs game pads! Sarah Margaret was one of the Fitbook winners, and Anne Faraher was the winner of the other! All winners have been contacted and prizes are shipping! Thanks to everyone who entered, and thanks to French Blue [...]

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Practicing Gratitude

March 1, 2013

It’s quiet, ya’ll. Three kids are sleeping, and we know that’ll only last for about 15 minutes, so I better get an update out quickly. I’ve been quiet lately, but it’s because my mother taught me to restrict my conversation to the weather when I didn’t have anything nice to say. And there have been [...]

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A Giveaway from French Blue Designs!

February 9, 2013

My friend Meredith, who owns French Blue Designs, has been known to come up with some pretty brilliant stuff. These workbooks for kids were one of her ideas last year. I’m excited that she’s agreed to offer two of them for a giveaway! I snapped a couple of quick pictures so that you can see [...]

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The Gift of Struggle

February 8, 2013

I had lunch with my friend Amanda yesterday. We hadn’t seen each other in a couple of months, so the conversation started out like most distant, in that need-to-catch-up kind of way. How are you? Great! How are you! Good! How’s your business, hubby, kid? Good! How’s your business, hubby, kids? Great! Yada yada, you [...]

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Authenticate Workshop Is Headed To Nashville!

February 7, 2013

I’ve been reading Brene Brown’s Daring Greatly the past couple of weeks. Normally I start and stop books and read intermittently, but I’ve barely been able to put Daring Greatly down. I think it must be due in part to the fact that I believe vulnerability, authenticity, and being real, works. Sure it takes courage [...]

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Why I Love The Fitbook (and a Giveaway!)

February 5, 2013

If you’ve been reading this blog for any longer than two weeks, there are a couple of things you’ve probably realized. For starters, I love goals. I love setting them, I love reaching them. Next, I love anything I can write on. Especially if it’s related to goals and achieving them. Third, I’m a sucker [...]

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#365Patterns Weave

February 5, 2013

Designed for participation in the #365patterns challenge on Instagram.

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A Quick Stationery Academy 2013 Update!

February 2, 2013

We’ve had several people register since announcing the Stationery Academy 2013 Scholarships this week, and even more people have inquired about payment plans. If you REALLY want to attend, don’t wait for the scholarships to be announced. The workshop is filling up FAST. In order to ensure that you get a seat, you can submit [...]

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A Friday Round-Up Post & Some Announcements!

February 1, 2013

Happy Friday, friends! Fridays are a good day for a round-up of links and a summary of events, right? On the news forefront: we officially opened a second session for Stationery Academy this August! Session I will be August 22-24, and Session II will be August 25-27. Each session is limited to 20 attendees. The [...]

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Alt Summit: Amazing Moment #4: The Life List

January 31, 2013

Background story, for those of you just now joining me: I made my first “Crazy List” when I was 16 years old, thanks to a book called Put Your Heart On Paper. You can tell I was 16 because of a) the handwriting, b) the underlying teenage angst and c) I misspelled the word gorgeous. [...]

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#365Patterns Navajo Print

January 31, 2013

I’ve been enjoying the #365patterns hashtag on Instagram. While there is no way I’ll be able to contribute 365 different patterns, I hope to jump in when I can. For my first participating image, I did a Navajo-inspired print. (Is there such thing as preppy Navajo?) I’ve been following the “Navajo Trend” for a while [...]

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