Monthly Archives: January 2012

January 30, 2012

Dear Bman, Oh my it has been too long since I wrote last. We have been so busy. And you have been growing like a weed! You’re doing all kinds of new things! Your favorite is “touchdown!!” where you throw … Continue reading →

You’re in a good mood. I said so.

posted January 30, 2012 | 3 Comments

Sometimes… all I need… is a little dose of perspective to turn my day around. It’s all going to be okay, Mama, he “said” with a grin on his face and cheerios in his lap. Just think, we get to … Continue reading →

Cowan Family Photo Session

posted January 26, 2012 | 3 Comments

My soon-to-be sister-in-law and one of my very best friends, Taylor, gifted my Mom and Dad a family photo session with Michael Newman Photography (Michael just so happens to be a wonderful family friend and MTH alum!) on his in-laws’ … Continue reading →

Grace not perfection even when you really, really wanted it to be perfect.

posted January 25, 2012 | 16 Comments

This has been a hard past few days. I love working through my inbox of inquiries, sweet notes from friends, order confirmations and forward momentum notes on lots of different projects. But the past few weeks, my inbox hasn’t been … Continue reading →

accepting a limited number of sponsors

posted January 24, 2012 | Comment

Happy Tuesday, friends! After much deliberation, I’ve decided to open a very limited number of sponsorship spaces on the right sidebar of the blog! Readership is growing exponentially – and I’m having entirely too much fun sharing my journey as … Continue reading →

The Breathe Intensive by Natalie Norton

posted January 24, 2012 | 1 Comment

Many of you have heard me talk about my amazing friend, Natalie Norton. I’m not sure amazing describes her with the magnitude it should. I met Natalie in Maui in late 2010 when she attended Making Things Happen. Gina and … Continue reading →

simplified: family finances + a giveaway!

posted January 22, 2012 | 41 Comments

Early last year, Bryan and I adopted a new philosophy regarding our family finances. Both of our careers were doing very well, but we were welcoming Brady into our family and wanted to be sure that we were making decisions … Continue reading →

Ideal Relationships

posted January 19, 2012 | 11 Comments

One hundred percent of what Lara and I do with Making Brands Happen is rooted in our love for true, authentic transformation, for witnessing real heartfelt change in our clients. I hate to even use the word “clients” because they … Continue reading →

WAHM: work at home mama

posted January 18, 2012 | 28 Comments

View/download a large PDF of this graphic here. I’ve had a lot of friends lately ask me about how I ended up as a work-at-home-mama. It’s funny, that’s precisely the reason I started my own business, so I could be this one day. … Continue reading →

my kind of day

posted January 17, 2012 | 1 Comment

Its 3pm and I’ve yet to change out of my pajamas. My hair’s on top of my head and I have no make up on. Brady’s asleep and my kitchen is a disaster. But I made freshly juiced apple-carrot-spinach juice … Continue reading →