Yesterday was my birthday. Another year has come and gone, and what a year it’s been. It’s hard to believe our precious Tova joined us this year… it feels like she’s been here forever. This was the year my blog took off. This was the year my business grew to brand new heights (don’t forget, […]

Email marketing for bloggers & small businesses still has incredible ROI. Once someone has signed up for your email list, you’re halfway there; they’re already interested in what you’re selling or talking about, and the likelihood of a conversion — a sale, a read, a share — is much higher than if they’re seeing you or what you’ve […]

I’m so excited to be participating in the first-ever Market Street Blogger Crawl on Wednesday, August 17 from 6-8 p.m. I don’t live close to the Woodlands, so I don’t get to visit there much. A few months ago, my husband and I ventured out there for the grand opening of our friend Sukaina‘s new shop, […]

The ice cream sundae… is there anything better than cold, creamy ice cream, loaded up with sprinkles and chocolate fudge (don’t forget the cherry!) on a hot Summer day? We’re seriously melting down here in Texas, and there’s literally no way we can be outside in the afternoons, so we were thrilled to be invited […]

Man, WHAT A DAY. After months and months of planning, Mamas + Makers Market kind of came and went in a blur, as these types of things tend to do. I wanted to give myself a few days to think about how it all went before writing my recap, but the thing you should know […]

Being a part of the handmade and #shopsmall community is kind of like living in a small-ish town. If you don’t know everyone, you’ve at least probably heard of everyone. Once you’ve been doing this long enough and get to a certain size, people start to know your name, which is a cool feeling. And […]

One of my talents in life is decisiveness. I think part of being decisive is realizing that nothing will ever be perfect, and sometimes you just need to make decisions in order for things to get done. I wasn’t always this way, but owning a business has helped me hone this skill. This comes in […]

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