Oh Mercy Me. Mother Nature has been gloriously good to Iowa. Has she been good to you all as well? This week has been 70s and 80s… today was 86 and sunny. Sure makes remaining at the computer a challenge. We spent the day outdoors – moving all school and work out there. I can’t [...]

Spring Break was much too short. I’m already counting the weeks until summer vacation (9! woot!). So what’d you all think of Hunger Games? Did you also read the books? Also – I don’t love being the messenger on this, but I’ve gotten a few emails and tweets about the number of captchas on at [...]

Going to keep this short – storms in my area mean I’ve got a short amount of time to beat the electricity. Happy Spring, friends, may the odds be ever in your favor this week! I can’t wait to see what you’ve been shooting.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day this week! I can’t remember the last time it fell on a weekend… but here in Des Moines it means a parade. I always think of corn beef and cabbage. I’m not much of a dye the beer green kind of girl – it weirds me out that food dyed green [...]

It started in 2008 or 2009 – I started finding shops with products and services made by women like me. We had families, goals, and greater purposes and when friends, family and eventually strangers shopped with us there was a direct impact for our families. Etsy and Big Cartel make these shops accessible to us [...]

Our extra day this year is tomorrow – February 29th. What do you plan to do with your extra day this year? Can’t wait to see what you’ve been shooting!