SimplistiKate

It was a cold and dreary Sunday afternoon in mid November, the rain had been on and off all day. It was a day where the indoors beckoned you to curl up on the sofa with a blanket and a warm drink. I called Danielle around noon to make sure she was still up for the shoot. We decided to meet after a couple of hours, I made sure she was okay with the possibility of shooting in the rain. What a trooper she was. Danielle called me 15 minutes before the shoot asking me what kind of drink I wanted from Starbucks. Man, I thought, I should be treating her to a warm drink on this dreary day! I opted for trying the gingerbread latte, as did she. Danielle came cheery eyed, dressed in a black North Face coat, dark jeans, and checked Sperry shoes. Her dark brown hair was effortlessly curled. She held our two drinks, a large paper bag full of shoes, and a oversized black purse from Express. Danielle is always the first to say hello and strike up conversation. As I lead her to my room to the spre...

Being a mom has made me a better person. I think of that usually when times are peachy. Like when I actually can do the laundry and fold it while the kids are in the same room, or when we actually can make it through lunch without someone throwing a tantrum because they don't want to eat. Sometimes it's hard to remember how much I adore these kids when my hair is frazzled and my teeth still are not brushed because it's just been one of those days! Ackkkk! It's hard to focus on the good things. It's hard to remember how much I adore rocking Lane to sleep after she has gotten out of bed a zillion times because she wants to be near us. All I want to do is sleeeeeep. But, oh how precious it's when she asks me, "sing to me mama." So, one more song of "Wheels on the Bus" soothes her back to bed. I love my children, I love them with all my heart, like my heart is not even big enough to hold all the love that I have for them. All this love has m...

Here's to new seasons. Today was a beautiful peep into winter. As the snow began to lightly fall I drove out to Denver, Iowa for a design appointment. It was a beautiful drive through the country with the snow melting at my windshield, but sticking to roof tops and cornfields. Here's to new seasons. This post is a bare one. I refer to bare meaning it's revealing, well at least for me it is. It's about being a wife, a mother, and a working wife/mother. I feel like I can sum up this post with saying, "Man, it's hard stuff juggling your job, your husband, your family, yourself, etc." That's it, that's what's on my mind. The End. Well there is more to reveal here. More than I want to reveal. The season is changing and it's looking like I may need to become a stay-at-home mom. Those of you who are rolling your eyes and thinking whoopeee I encourage you to read on because you may be in the same spot at some point in your life. In fact we may...