I just had the funnest time with some girlfriends here in our community tonight. We went to JC Penney and had our portraits done, just like we had decades ago with our families when we were kids. We each picked a childhood photo and put together an outfit inspired by the photo, then came together fo...
I had the amazing opportunity to go to SXSW25 in Austin this last week, where I got to stay in a beautiful hotel with the most fantastic view of downtown Austin (and the huge sky above it). The content tracks I was most interested in ended on Tuesday and I was scheduled to fly home Friday, so I thou...
When I first started my business (out of strong necessity to help support our family while my husband was in law school), I had this fear that my decision to work from home instead of dedicate all of my attention to motherhood would break my kids.
It feels silly and a little embarrassing to admit no...
I was going to write about something else tonight, but I just had the most beautiful moment with my daughter. She came to get her hair braided (loves how it turns out wavy in the morning), and when I finished she leaned back and I put my arms around her. She curled her arms up around mine and let me...
Have you ever tried to explain why you love something to someone who doesn't have the same level of knowledge or appreciation for it? They just don't get it. Because they can't right now, at their level of experience and affection with it.
What about people who do have at least your level of knowled...
There was a moment this weekend when I turned around and saw my kids all hugging each other (congratulating one of my daughters on a terrific performance in her school play). It started as a tender moment between my twin teen girls, then their older brother saw the opportunity to jump in and squish ...
This is a video I recorded a few years ago, whose lessons I still think about. Here's a quick recap, in case you are short on time:
Lesson 1: Set preventative boundaries.
Lesson 2: If you call them stupid, say you're sorry.
Lesson 3: Do the work to clean it up.
Lesson 4: You can carry it around, b...
