Category Archives: business

balance

  I never knew it would be so hard to find balance in my life.  I didn’t even think having kids would be hard.  ha!  What was I thinking? What I am striving for lately is finding happiness and satisfaction in the amount of time I spend with my kids, my husband, and in front…

Where are the party pictures?

  Just in case you missed it… my business has a new brand!  I was talking a lot about it a few weeks ago when my new site went live, but I never did a follow up. Out with the old.  In with the new.  I’m so in love with all the colors! I hired…

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  • Sarah

    Sounds like a huge success Idie! The Silver Bean has never looked so good.ReplyCancel

  • Beautiful branding, Idie! I love your new colors!ReplyCancel

  • I love your new brand! Just plain lovely!ReplyCancel

  • Laura Katherine = magic touch! I’m obsessed with your clean & bright branding! I love your envelope liners! Looks like you had a great turn out & $400?! Score!!

    Also: We have the same green clipboard. Not related to anything other than we are obviously soul sistas. And geniuses. duh. #greatminds 😛ReplyCancel

  • Idie

    Thanks for the complements! I totally agree with you, Mandy, on the genius statement. 🙂ReplyCancel

  • Meg

    Love to see these pictures of the big event. The new branding looks PERFECT!ReplyCancel

  • Reen

    How fun! Love the new look – it’s so YOU. Great colors. Fab! xoReplyCancel

  • Idie

    Thanks Meg & Reen! I love the new branding because it is so ME. You’re right. 🙂ReplyCancel

  • lonny

    So sad we missed your launch, looks like a fun party and a great success!! Your brand looks awesome!!ReplyCancel

time management

  I am really excited because I was one of the “featured photographers” on Leah Remillet’s Go4Pro blog a couple weeks ago.  If you are not familiar with Leah, she is a photographer who teaches and inspires others who are starting their own businesses.  I have learned A LOT from her and was honored to…

organizing & free calendar

  Are you organized?  Do you need a little help keeping events, deadlines, and lists in order? Those who know me well know I am not organized.  The problem is that I desperately want to be organized.  Thankfully, there might be a light at the end of my tunnel.  I just signed up for an…

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dear moms

With Mother’s Day coming up, I went looking for some old photos of my mom and me.  I was sad to find that there weren’t a lot. But…here is a pretty good one.  Celebrating Mother’s Day no less! My mom was probably so happy that we made that humongous cookie for her!  I can see…

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  • Meg

    Love this post, Ida, and the gorgeous pictures. Just can’t help wondering if you were the baker behind that giant cookie. xoxoReplyCancel

  • lonny

    This post is so true… Other than the photos you took when you came to visit are the ONLY photos that I’m in.

    So….

    1. Thank you for the photos of me with Tone and our girls
    2. I love the photos of you and Merm, you both look exactly the same 😉
    3. Look at how little Isla and Charlotte are! Isla’s nook is almost as big as her head! How far we have come
    4. Happy mother day xoxoxoReplyCancel

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