I turn 39 today. Eek! I am not generally a person who dreads my birthday. As a youngest child who has also always looked young, I actually really appreciate aging. It makes me happy to gain experience and wisdom and even the grey hair to show for it...
Do you remember when Netflix used to create categories for you based on your viewing history? The day I turned it on to discover a new category in my feed called “Romantic British Dramas Based on Classic Literature," I felt deeply and gratifyingly...
You might have seen me mention that Rebecca -- my one-time customer turned employee turned friend -- got married last weekend to her partner, Dustin. It was a gorgeous affair at Junto Winery & Vineyard in Seward, Nebraska, and her photographer, ...
I get that the typical choice is a light and indulgent novel. Chick lit or a good mystery. Nothing heavy, nothing too intense. Just a tandem guilty pleasure that pairs well with lying around in the sun for hours in the middle of the day.I just can’t...
I've been kicking around different ideas to write about this week while on the road and staring out at the crashing waves and in bed before I fall asleep, but my brain can't focus on any of them for too long because what I can't stop thinking about i...
When I was little and my mom would take us kids on errands
around Omaha, we would, without fail, end up at Baker’s Square at 132nd and Center. If ever there were a golden age for Baker’s stores in Omaha, this was
it, and this was our regular l...
I have the kindest customer, Jacob, who set a goal a
couple of years ago to write 100 letters. Roughly two a week, dropped in the
mail to unsuspecting friends and family and acquaintances. It's an admirable goal,
and one that has settled into a qu...
Wax seals have long been a love of mine, so I recently ordered a custom seal to add to special outgoing mail from the shop. Also, because I like the fanciest mail-related gadgets I can find, I procured a beautiful melting spoon and stand that sits ri...
I recently decided to get back to
blogging, and I decided as part of that project, I needed to be consistent
about it. Sounds straightforward enough. But when it's suddenly May and chaos
has exploded into your life and your week is full of appoint...
I often feel like I am incapable of doing artistic things. When people ask me to do a project for them, I can get skittish because if I am incapable of doing artistic things, then I am bound to disappoint them. But because I'm also a people pleaser,...
It's kind of an understatement to say that I'm obsessed with vintage postage. I love it for so many reasons. The colors are saturated and mesmerizing and extend right on out to the perforations (many? most? vintage stamp sheets were printed with a tw...
It’s not that I don’t appreciate Dr. Seuss and Shel
Silverstein as much as the next gal. In fact, On Beyond Zebra and If I Ran the
Circus are two of my most beloved books from childhood, and any time I’m faced
with a job I don’t want to do, I ment...
