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10/05/2025

10/05/2025

Did you know every piece of clothing you own was handmade?

09/29/2025

A few weeks ago, I got to travel for work again. It marks the first time since the pandemic. I was both nervous and excited to be working with new people. It was for Fright Fest at Six Flags, first to Atlanta then Chicago.

In high school we went on a choir competition around Six Flags then went to the park for a day. I found the keychain, in my box of memories, while moving back to Indy. I hadn’t seen it before years, but tried to recreate it from memory. While in Chicago the only thing I wanted to do was recreate the photo outside the fountain.

Upon returning to Indy, I was talking to one of the friends in the original photo about it. She was convinced it was Kings Island. That’s the funny thing about memories, they change over time. In my mind the group photo had flowers around us.

Once I returned home, I found the keychain. It looks completely different than the vision I had in my mind. But it reminds me of the growth that’s happened since that picture was taken.

I’m once again finding my way back to being unapologetically me. I am accepting that I’m different than the rest of my friends, then and now, and I’m learning to be ok with the way the cookie crumpled, instead of trying to force it together.

Happy Monday y’all! I hope you rock this week!

Side note that high school trip was the first time I saw a Broadway show. It was Phantom of the Opera. A friend’s mom had paid for my ticket, because we had done a Phantom of the Opera show in marching band the summer before the trip. I had no idea that show would have on my life through the years.

09/27/2025

All set up ! It’s going to be a beautiful day. Stop by and say hi!

09/19/2025

I received this from a store I have products in.

I wanted to let you know that a while ago I was contacted about doing a feature in the upcoming gift guide in The Republic. The head of the guide secretly visited and then emailed me to say she wanted to do the feature on you three specifically. I was thrilled to hear it! The writer of the article came in today and I briefly explained your pieces and directed him to your bios. I just sent the bios to him. This guide will come out in November.

Happy Friday yall!

09/15/2025

Today’s comes from Invest love in the ones who stay.

Yesterday I spent a lovely afternoon in Nashville Indiana with my brother from another mother

I met Jonathan in grad school, we were both older than most of our classmates. After my brother died, I adopted Wentz as my older brother.

We’ve both moved a handful of times since our grad school days, so we don’t see each other often, but we talk and text multiple times a year.

This was our first time together in almost a decade. I’m so grateful we both had time in our schedules and his work brought him in driving distance to me.

He’s an incredible designer, of both costumes and scenic. In his past life he was a graphic designer, as is his wife, so he’s helped me a ton with my small business graphics as well. We discussed a new banner collaboration yesterday. Hopefully I’ll share more about that soon.

Wentz I love you! Thank you for seeing me. Thank you for loving me as I am. You are one of the best things I still carry with me from our grad school days! Thank you for being the best older brother I could have asked for. XOXO

❤️

09/11/2025

Happy #

Learning Procreate was on my BINGO card this year. I have finally started! Drawing has never been easy for me, I have always struggled with it. You’d think after 8 years of dedicated art school, I’d have some basic skills, but not really.

This is my week one progress, not where I’d like to be, but I’m definitely proud of myself for starting.

What are you working on today?

09/08/2025

Today, as I travel back home, from my second work trip, in two weeks. I’m reflecting on what this year has taught me about friendship.

At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter how long you’ve known a person, if that person no longer respects or values you. On the flip side, you never know who or when someone shows up and challenges all you thought you knew about reciprocity and kindness.

If you’re looking for a sign to let dead things go, consider this it!

09/03/2025

I’m glad to be back at school for my 4th year! I can’t believe I made it to my senior year 😉. Cheers to many more!!!!

I love this gig, but also I love working with we make an incredible team! April thanks for taking a chance on this crazy journey.