summer window displays

Oh yeah oh yeah - we're in love with our new window displays! We wanted something graphic (and, honestly, a bit less time-consuming) to follow up our major spring floral displays so a bunch of painted cones was the natural choice. They're fun, playful and perfect for the vibe we're going for this summer.

Alicia and I have had this idea twirling around in our brains since the fall (when you work retail, you're always thinking at least 3 months ahead) but really, we owe this display to Cristina and Austen. Those girls took the basic idea we had and made it into a reality better than anything we'd expected. We wouldn't be the store we are now if it weren't for our forage girls. Maybe if we ask nicely, Cristina will do a blog post on how to create these cones (they'd be super cute as decoration for a party!).

The new displays went up on Saturday and will be up through the first week in September.

Cheers!

Megan

One Good Thing

I've been keeping this little secret since January 1st. I probably saw the idea on Pinterest (because all ideas involving literally anything live there) last fall and kept it in the back of my mind to start once the first day of 2013 rolled around. 

It's an incredibly simple exercise. At the end of each day, you write the date at the top of a piece of paper and one good thing that happened that day. It can be as small as "I got Chipotle for lunch" to something as big as "my sister got married!". It can even be as sorry as "I didn't get any bills in the mail today". Just something - anything - that didn't suck. Some days you'll really have to rack your brain and others you may have multiple one good things. I cut index cards in half, use a fun color pen and stick all the notes in a big mason jar that sits on my vanity. 

Forcing yourself to end your day by physically writing down something good, even when you feel like you had the worst day in the world, serves a number of different purposes. It helps lift you up in the short-term (duh), it's an easy way to record memories for those of us who don't have the wherewithal to journal every night, and the thing I'm most excited about? Re-reading all of these little missives at the beginning of 2014. Sure, I'll still remember some of the struggles and the stresses of the past year, but they'll be muted - and almost silenced - by all those positive things I wrote down. Things ain't so bad! 

This isn't something that has to be started at the beginning of a year. By all means, start now! Keep going after 365 days.

xo,
Megan