by kellyrae | Saturday, December 15, 2012 | Life in Progress |
We dropped off True earlier in the morning at my parent’s house. There were plans to build a birdhouse with Grandpa. A couple hours later, the horrific news came. Shock. Tears. Overwhelming sadness. As a parent, I could barely breathe. We stopped what we...
by kellyrae | Friday, December 14, 2012 | Being A Mama, Life in Progress |
We are in the season. All in. True made his first tiny adorable snowman. We will remember it always. He also got a blinking nose, and friends, you have to watch….30 seconds of a two year old’s joy…hilarious, esp at 10 seconds. XO…. Kelly...
by kellyrae | Thursday, December 13, 2012 | Being A Mama, Life in Progress, My Creative Practice |
(Brene and I earlier this year) Recently, my friend Brene asked if I would design a special edition of her brilliant parenting manifesto. And I loved creating it for her. The manifesto is straight from her best selling book, Daring Greatly, a book I highly recommend...
by kellyrae | Monday, December 3, 2012 | Life in Progress |
Totally inspired by my growing collection of vintage oil floral paintings. They feel serene. Delicate. Pretty. We bought this old buffet for the dining room….the more storage space for our little bungalow, the better. I’m so inspired by True’s...
by kellyrae | Wednesday, November 21, 2012 | Entrepreneurship, Life in Progress |
Feeling incredibly grateful for my recent travels to Kansas where Demdaco is headquartered. I was there to celebrate the launch of my brand new handbag and jewelry collection (photos coming very soon – quick sneak peek here! Retailers, get in touch with your...
by kellyrae | Wednesday, November 7, 2012 | Being A Mama, Life in Progress |
He was the most adorable baby. And he cracked my heart and life open. Wide open. Nothing has been the same since he blessed us with his life….we are incredibly fortunate. Sometimes. Sometimes I can’t believe I get to be his mom. That I get the privilege....
by kellyrae | Wednesday, October 24, 2012 | Life in Progress |
(available here) Big truth. Parenthood, like any other big transition in life (marriage, separation, moves, etc), throws you into major opportunity to grow into new versions of yourself and into new versions of partnership and marriage. They aren’t...
by kellyrae | Thursday, September 20, 2012 | Life in Progress |
Dear Maui, Thank you for your wide open spaces. Your big skies. Your insistence that we all take a breath and…..pause. Thank you for the most beautiful sunrise I’ve ever seen atop a volcano, above the clouds, and in...
by kellyrae | Wednesday, August 15, 2012 | Being A Mama, Life in Progress |
22 months. Counting. Talking in 3 word sentences. Repeats everything we say. Into everything. VIGOROUS. Hugging and kissing everything. Dances and especially loves reggae. Bossy in the most endearing of ways. Still sleeping from 6pm – 7am and napping midday (we...
by kellyrae | Monday, August 13, 2012 | Being A Mama, Life in Progress |
This series shares brave, honest, sometimes hilarious stories of how we hold it all together in one breath and let it all go in another. I want to share stories of what mamahood + biz really looks like, and demystify the idea that we can’t do both well….because...
by kellyrae | Thursday, July 19, 2012 | Life in Progress |
I’ve written this post in my head countless times. I kept waiting to get to the other side of this particular struggle before I shared. And then the other side never came, even with lots of effort. I often wondered if I’d ever get to the other side at all....
by kellyrae | Friday, June 15, 2012 | Being A Mama, Life in Progress |
I’ve been carrying him more and more in the ergo. I know these days are coming to an end soon, and I just want to have him on my chest for as long as possible. You were right when you said it would be bittersweet, their getting bigger. I miss his infancy. I miss...
