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2015 Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts for Dad

November 20, 2015

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2015 Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts for Mom

November 19, 2015

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2015 Holiday Gift Guide: Hostess Gifts

November 18, 2015

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Favorites – Handmade Textiles Roundup

June 16, 2015

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Favorites – Handmade Jewelry Roundup

May 14, 2015

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Holiday Gifts for Creatives

November 24, 2014

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Here's What I've Been Up To

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tfw you realize the rainy season has begun. 😐 This bright yellow will definitely ruin “my feed” but her face is too good not to live here permanently. And yes, that’s an onion in a blue teacup. One of her favorite toys - second only to the @glossier bottle.

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Mama's got a new website! Motherhood has changed me in a lot of ways I was prepared for, and A LOT of ways I wasn't. One of those unexpected impacts was on my creativity and sense of self in my job. I've fumbled through the past year or so unsure of my place in my industry because I don't want the "more" "bigger" or "hustle" that so many of my peers do. I want to do what I'm good at and serve people well in the process. I want relationships, not transactions. Sometimes that looks like building a website, sometimes it looks like renovating a kitchen, and sometimes it looks like helping another small business owner set and achieve goals. I'm proud of where I am. I'm proud of the projects I now say "yes" to. And I'm proud of this new internet home. Click around (link in bio!), and let me know what you think. And most importantly, thank you for being here through all of my existential crises and idea tornadoes.

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Vacuuming up pine needles and glitter while Zuri boycotts her nap - probably because she’s as excited as I am that it’s finally Christmastime! I’ll never get over how sweet it is to see three stockings here. We spent so many Christmases dreaming about experiencing the magic of the season through our child and it’s already just as incredible as we hoped. ✨

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Things I do that I never thought I’d do:
1. Use my sleeve as my baby’s tissue.
2. Bake banana bread with puréed spinach so my kid will eat vegetables. “She’ll eat what you eat” they said. 🙄
3. Let my baby throw q-tips and tampons around the bathroom so I can pee and maybe put on some mascara.
4. Be a take-off-your-shoes house. But like, my baby crawls and then puts her hands in her mouth which is basically her licking the bottom of your boot. Ew.
5. Ride the roller coaster that is every evening with an opinionated toddler (chase toddler, feed toddler, negotiate with toddler, bathe toddler, sweat, read to toddler, pray with toddler) and count down the milliseconds until bedtime. Then want to wake her up and snuggle exactly 30 minutes after bedtime.

When I prayed to be a mother, this is not what I envisioned. But oh my my what a magical alternate universe this is.

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Remember when I had no chill about Halloween? Buckle up. Things’re about to get reeeal holly jolly up in here. This advent calendar from @gathre is bonkers beautiful. We don’t buy many holiday decorations apart from garland and a tree but this was well worth the price and is heirloom quality. Crazy Christmas Mom comin’ in hot! More in my stories about filling an advent calendar for littles 🎅🏼

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If you know me, you know Imma have some deep thoughts to go with this pretty picture. If you're new here, buckle up. You know those business conferences that tell you to niche? Do one thing and stay in that lane. Pick a path and stay put. Scale, grow, crush it, #girlboss.

Truly, no shame AT ALL if this works for you. But for me, this is bullshit. I have too many gifts and passions to stay in one lane. Maybe that's confusing, maybe that's erratic, but to me, it's life-giving to dip into all of my interests and explore ways I can serve and connect with others through them. I have spent so. much. time. over the past six months defining and refining my business. I don't want to do it all, but I *do* want to do more than one laser-focused thing.

More on this later but here is what I know: My niche isn't graphic design. It isn't interiors. It isn't painting. It isn't business mentoring. My niche is people. Intentionality, details, and real connection. My goal - in all of my work - is to make people feel seen and known. I do a lot of things. Maybe you're here for all of it or one thing or you don't know why you're here at all. Welcome anyway. I hope you'll sit and stay a while.

Okay, okay so the picture. This is a project I'm really proud of, that's all. I'm proud of the vision and process behind this space. This job has transformed the way I view collaboration and community. Thank you for letting me in @copelandandco.