joy in motherhood, homemaking, faith & simple living
Day 7// A couple years ago I used to do all of my online work with my email open in a separate tab. If a new message popped up, I clicked over to read, and oftentimes reading an email would remind me of something else, and so on I went to yet another tab {different… [Read More]
Day 6// Purchasing materials can be super exciting or super frustrating, depending on the angle you approach it with. If you’ve found the perfect list of affordable vendors it’s easy, fun +inspiring. If you paint, selecting new hues to your basket is like a double dose of inspiration. Same goes for picking out buttons, fabric, markers,… [Read More]
Every morning Bauer picks up his leash and drags it around the house *hoping* we notice and take him outside. As though he isn’t walked daily… snort. Since we have hardwood throughout it’s pretty noisey, but it totally makes us laugh. Once we get outside Bauer either drapes it over himself {how does he do… [Read More]
Day 5// Ohhh, this is hurts a little to talk about. It’s never fun to handle copycats. It’s never fun to be called a copycat. Over the years I’ve had to do both: decide how to follow up with a so-called copycat + defend myself when called one. And nearly from the beginning I have found… [Read More]
Day 4// Whenever I think about the lull, no-change moments in my life I recognize them as moments where I didn’t set any goals. Take our move to California, for example. It’s a more personal example, but I’m trying to offer suggestions with each post that applies to non-business owners, too. Zack + I talked… [Read More]
Remember how we sold nearly everything we owned, packed up our Jeep, and drove out to California from Minnesota? Yep, that was about a month ago. And ever since we found the perfect apartment to call home, the perfect apartment to bring our baby home in March — complete with honey hardwood floors, fresh paint… [Read More]
Day 3// Gaining support from your spouse/partner. This particular prompt, I realize, could be tailored in a dozen different ways to custom fit the various lifestyles + relationship statuses out there. Instead of going over them individually I’m going to focus on what the relationship between me + my husband is like, and share a… [Read More]
Day 2// The importance of a blog. Often during mentorship sessions I’m asked how important I think it is to have a blog in addition to an online website, one that is a host for more personal content in addition to the products one sells. And my answer is the same every time: I think… [Read More]
It’s that time of year — time for The Nester’s “31 days” annual October series, and I’m super excited to announce this years topic ~ HANDMADE BUSINESS in 31 DAYS. We have a whole list of topics, ideas, photos + inspiration to include in each daily post, as well as additional post content pulled from… [Read More]
