2017 Lookback I wouldn’t want to live it again, but I’m thankful for it. When 2017 started, I had a 40-hour-a-week corporate job and I had never been hospitalized for anything (except when I was a baby and got a hernia). Well, like my blog name references, life happens while making other plans . . […]
It’s a Watercolor World and I’m a Watercolor Girl I walked into Pink Antlers in Leawood, Kansas, last week to take a watercolor class. I really enjoyed my recent soapmaking and bath bomb class, so I decided to take a watercolor class to round out my new skills and hobbies. (Did you miss my blog
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A Taxidermy Christmas? It May Have to be Just That! I was minding my own business and checking my email when I get this in my inbox from The Bloggess, Jenny Lawson (www.thebloggess.com). If you aren’t familiar with her, check out my first post on this topic by clicking here. I swear that she is
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Soapmaking and Bath Bombs . . . Nailed It Last night I took a soapmaking and bath bomb class. The instructor was Janet Stevens with Natural Farm Soap Company. It was a fantastic class and I had a great experience. The night started out a little surreal because I hadn’t realized that my town’s tree
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Taxidermy Mice . . . Yes, Please! I recently got done reading Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson. I highly recommend her book and her blog: www.thebloggess.com. In her book she discusses her unusual childhood with a father that was often bringing home wild animals and the chaos that would ensue. He also
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Talking and Chewing Gum is Hard One of the most difficult parts of starting my graphic design business is that I have to network and get my name out there (others may not find it hard but it definitely isn’t comfortable for me). As a result, I have joined various professional groups and have signed
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My Rescue: Murphy My dog Murphy has nine lives. I swear. I rescued him from animal control in Kansas City, Kansas, way back in 2005. Actually, to be completely factual, I found him online and my ex-husband Bryan went and got him for us. I remember Bryan saying that once he got Murphy in the
My New Addiction: Facebook Groups My name is Erin and I am totally addicted to Facebook groups. Starting my blog and my graphic design business has been a fantastic experience. It has been hard navigating new territory and trying to make the best decisions in order to be successful. As a result, I have immersed
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Hipster Takes on a Whole New Meaning My boyfriend John had his left hip replaced this week. (He also had to have the right one done a year ago.) So, I’m calling him a hipster from now on… It totally doesn’t fit with the actual definition of the word “hipster” but you say tomato, I
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When One Door Closes . . . When I lost my job in June I felt confused and unsure about what my next steps would be. I am 39 and it felt like a very inopportune time to start over. Everyone else was planning their “Turning 40” trips and I was figuring out how to apply
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