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Welcome Little Miss Step Brightly
My husband and I were blessed to meet little miss Catalina Claire on July 29. She is healthy, beautiful and the apple of our eye. Randy calls her his little peanut. Why is it that people call little...
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Dwell Brightly :: Julien’s baseball bedroom
When my little boy started climbing out of his crib I realized my little guy was not so little anymore and needed to move into a big-boy bed. Bad Parenting Tip: if your kid is crawling out of his crib-...
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Bright Now :: Forth Chicago Winter Inspiration
On Tuesday Kelly, Julie and I are hosting our first Winter Salon. We have invited all the attendees from each Forth Chicago 2013 event, spring, summer and autumn, to celebrate, well, us: female...
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Perfect is Boring :: I am not Super Woman
My New Year's resolution is to not be Super Woman, and not feel bad about it. If I was Super Woman, I would be perfect, and that would be boring, where's the mystery in perfect? My kids don't want...
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Step Brightly revamped!
We took the plunge and revamped our business! New look, updated services and a fresh approach to brand design. Let's take a look at the fun creative process of how we updated our look. But first, let's...
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Nautical Birthday Extravaganza
My kids were born 9 days and 3 years apart. Figuring this is the only year they will let me throw them a dual birthday party I wanted to find a theme that could accommodate Julien's love for costumes...
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What feeds my soul?
I was recently stopped in my tracks by 2 images I saw on Pinterest, one that said, "Stop the glorification of busy" the other, "You don't get a gold star for being busy." I was struck by how closely...
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Inspirational people to start following in 2015
I kick off the new year with a bang, or a high kick, buy a boat load of kale, consider updating our services, and set a ridiculous sales number. Blah. My issue with New Year Goals is this: my business...
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Our 3 Favorite Instagrammers :: A Link Up with The B Bar
The B Bar, which is a blog about the mechanics and strategy behind blogging, started a new link up series, so we thought we would join in on the fun! We're always up for something different, and if it...
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Bright Buzz in Business and Branding :: March
There’s not enough space to talk about all the cool and smart things we come across on the great, big internet. That’s why we’re bringing some of our top weekly reads in our new Bright Buzz series....
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I Think I Need a Coach or Consultant for my Business, Now What? — Part 1
As an entrepreneur I find myself going down a one-person rabbit hole that looks like this: What should I do? How should I do it? What if I did this? Or that? Rinse, repeat. My go-to magic 8-ball for...
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Motherly Guilt :: A Quick Reflection on 2 New York Times Articles About the...
Super excited to have been featured along side some awesome entrepreneurial women in Heidi Yarger and Julie Shumacher's SpitfireMom series on Monday. That interview, in combination with our second...
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