I’ve always been a beauty-creator. I created beautiful projects in school. Beautiful gifts for my friends. Beautiful wedding invitations. A beautiful home. Beautiful experiences for my family. A business that helps others be seen for what is most beautiful about them. I’ve always been a beauty-seeker. I love wandering the aisles of antique stores, looking for the perfect vintage door or unique piece that speaks to me. I feel immense joy when I see …
I was blessed with the opportunity this past weekend to catch a couple of long stretches of alone time. Which is an extremely rare thing in a home with four young children! With laundry caught up, no one needing my care, an already clean house, and client projects on track, I sat for a moment realizing that for the first time in a very long time, I was left with only myself. To do …
My heart is aching today. For all the loss I’ve watched and experienced recently… for all the relationship struggles I’ve witnessed… for all the anger, judgement, silence, heartache, pain, sadness, ignorance. This year surely has brought about the biggest shit storm I’ve ever seen in my 37 years. So many families, individuals, beautiful souls forever changed by these shifts. It’s as if humanity is being cracked wide open. And yet, nature lives on. More …
A few months back, my husband and I were headed out the door with the kids to attend a holiday event. I always feel anxious before attending big events, and this time was no different. “Do you think I look okay?” I asked him. “Yeah, babe, you look great.” “Well, thanks but… I mean, do you think I’m overdressed?” “Who cares if you are. Do you feel comfortable?” “Yes, but I don’t know what …
Isn’t it interesting just how much of an effect our physical spaces can have on our emotions? I truly believe that our environments can make or break a mood… they can uplift and inspire, and they can also do just the opposite. The energy of a space is just as important as our mindset and energy within. For me, this shows up daily. I happen to really love (and I mean almost obsessively) a …
Can you feel it? The air is a little lighter, here in New England the birds are chirping a bit peppier, and the ominous, stark energy of the winter is lifting. These are all reassuring signs that the renewal of Spring is just about here! And though the promise of a brighter today is upon us, I can’t help but notice the anxious and chaotic energy overwhelming so many of us lately. Over the …
Last week I started reading Eckhart Tolle’s The Power Of Now. Ever since I can remember, especially in business, I’ve been constantly striving toward something more. More happiness, more success, more stuff. It’s fascinating and completely eye-opening to consider the suggestion that by focusing on the future and reflecting on the past, we essentially are overlooking the only thing we actually have – the Now. As a mom, one of my greatest personal intentions …
We live in a world of digital connection. In 2017, 81% of the entire US population had a social media profile. [statista.com] On average, 1.37 billion people log onto Facebook daily and are considered daily active users (Source: Facebook as of 11/1/17). Photo uploads total 300 million per day. (Source: Gizmodo) Every 60 seconds on Facebook: 510,000 comments are posted, 293,000 statuses are updated, and 136,000 photos are uploaded. (Source: The Social Skinny) [zephoria.com] Since the release …
A dear friend of mine reached out the other day feeling a bit defeated. She’s a mommy who is working really hard to build her small business. She also works a corporate 9-5 job. (Which is part of the motivation for her building that small side-gig. She really wants out of the J-O-B.) The pressures of being a business owner and the to-do list she gave herself were starting to affect the way she was feeling …
Don’t get me wrong… I think they are adorable. But to me, getting a puppy is right up there with having a baby… and we’ve already got four of those! I believe that dogs are family members. They need and deserve attention and love. True, you don’t need someone to watch them every time you leave their side, but the responsibility for them is just about as great as that for a child. I grew up …
