About two years ago, we had our new house landscaped, front and back. We're talking major overhaul. One of the plants our designer had recommend was a Pride of Madeira. It's a bold, big, round plant commonly seen here in Northern California that can quickly get unwieldy if not properly maintained. But when it is properly loved, the purple conical flowers look so lovely amidst all that … [Read more...]
Managing Entrepreneurship and Motherhood: A Chat with Sara Dean
How do you juggle the dueling demands of parenthood and running your own business or career? Are you managing it with aplomb or do you feel like a crazy person most of the time? I admit to the latter. See, I had this image of running my own business and doting on my sweet babe with grace and ease. Reality quickly set in and I have never, ever felt that kind of pressure before. An imaginary … [Read more...]
Go Get Your Blocks!
Kids teach us the craziest lessons. My 20-month old son adores playing with these stacking boxes he got from his aunt. Ten colorful boxes adorned with letters, colors, shapes and animals provide endless entertainment. He is just now mastering stacking them from largest to tiniest, but for the most part shrieks in delight when I build a tower for him–only to topple it all down in a fit of … [Read more...]
3 Crafty + Creative Ways to Set Goals
Are you tired of goal setting? Confession time: I’m kind of over it. This, from the woman who used to lay out her new year’s goals in nice neat bullets, organized by category: Fitness, Career Travel…I even had a category for Fun. The woman who makes lists and loves to be measured, assessed, graded. “You’ve never met a test you didn’t like,” says my husband. Yes, I’m a recovering goal … [Read more...]
Got goals? 6 resources to get your butt into gear this year
Hello, 2014! How the hell are ya?! Now that you're emerged from your eggnog-induced haze and dusted off the last of the New Years Eve glitter (why does that stuff always seem to stick around for weeks? It's a mystery...) you are ready to tackle the new year. Right? RIGHT?! But what does that mean, to tackle the new year? Sounds so adversarial, as if the new year is waiting to mug you and … [Read more...]
