A place for guidance

At 35 I think I have done a lot, at least for my bucket list.

• worked in some amazing fields in amazing places
  
• found a great husband
• had 2 beautiful wee ones
• built 2 businesses from scratch
• gotten some great acknowledgments for them
• found my crafty side and love it!

But now time is a rarity and my mind is a flutter. I recently started a new business - Keen Bean Design - and it has boomed! No complaints at all... except..... between KBD, the kids, their schedules, house hunting, maintaining our house, running countless errands, running Kiss My Style and breathing ... I have no time. I want to do so much more - Yoga for one. I never have time for it daily. My nerves are shot after my 4 year old questions me all day "why, what, when, where? did i mention why?"

So I call to all of my crafty moms - yoga divas - multitasking ADHD ninja women.... Please help me organize better so I can fit in sewing and yoga and cooking and playing and walking and breathing and enjoying life!!!!!

On that plea I will end with 2 pictures that make me smile....

Guidance please! :) xoxoxo

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inspired by: making everyone happy - even me :)

cheers, meg

Sunday Smiles

Since I havent been around heres the last few months in pictures....

The kiddos got bigger.......



I did some knitting......

Harrison was Christened.......

I found a cool app for pictures on my Iphone.....

Started a rad new business.......

KEEN BEAN DESIGN

Got a beautiful Yoga bracelet........

Learn to make a yummy salad like at a local Italian Shop......



And did some sewing.........

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inspired by: a new year!
cheers, meg

lavender love

I know I said this blog is all inspiration and no business, but I had to post this here. I LOVE making these and am thrilled I finally figured out how I wanted them to be designed.

Organic Lavender Dryer Pillows / Sachets: Made with 55% Hemp 45% Organic Cotton Muslin, 3.6 oz. Smooth and breathable / Sturdy yet soft. Filled with Filled with 100% dried lavender buds. Toss this sachet into your dryer with your clothes and enjoy a fresh faint scent of lavender for 20+ loads! YUMMY! YUMMY!

Organic Lavender Eye Pillow: This fabulous organic eye pillow is made from 55% Hemp 45% Organic Cotton Muslin, 5.7 oz.Filled with 100% dried lavender buds these eye pillows are wonderful when you are in need of a restful nights sleep, soothing for headaches that won't leave and calming after a stressful day. I hand stamp each one - so no 2 are alike.

I love how our house smells while filling them!
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inspired by: organics, lavender

cheers,
meg

Family & a finished piece

So Im on week 2 of bed rest and it's so hard! Sitting still is difficult enough, but not being able to do anything fun or even run to Michael's is killing me! I am listening to Dr's orders and staying on bed rest but every once in a while I have to hop on my sewing machine. My friend Sheryl gave me great reason. Remember that pretty floral fabric from my previous post? Well it is now a full length back & neck pillow filled to the brim with lavender & flax seed.

Last night Hannah, Rob & I were relaxing in the family room and Hannah decided to try taking pictures. The didnt come out so hot. Actually nobody ended up in them - so we snapped a few to show how much fun we had.

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inspired by: Friends, family, fabric, lavender and the need to sew!

cheers,
meg

This blog is inspired by....

Hello all - im meg: a mom, wife, crafter, lover of fabric & yarn, obsessive organizer, music addict, food critic (new at cooking), multitasking energizer bunny. I have a great almost 3 year old lil' monkey, Hannah and a new lil monkey still cooking.

It finally hit me that blogging doesn't have to be all business. It can be fun & personal too. With all the seriuosness of life, sometimes I forget the things I love. Being a Type A personality dictates that writing things down helps me appreciate life. What better place to share inspirations than on a blog for others to post their inspirations too?

This blog is about crafting, family, cooking, friends, books, activities and daily happiness that's inspired by..... anything. They say before bed you shold write 5 things that made you happy for the day. Its a hard task to keep coming up with new ideas! Let's see what happens with this blog....

Things that inspired today:

Lavender & Fabric: I'm sewing eye pillows, dryer pillows and neck/back pillows out of some delicious fabric like Michael Miller's collection. The lavender makes everything smell yummy. Our daughter Hannah likes to help. "I help you, mommy!" - those words make me melt.

Happier: A great book on achieving happiness no matter what life hands you. A GREAT read. The title is linked to amazon.

Alpaca Yarn: A great friend is having a baby and gifted me with some yummy alpaca yarn to knit a blanket for her upcoming arrival. The color is the bottom shade. Taupey goodness.

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inspired by: happiness

cheers,
meg