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Cheers to FRIDAY!

I've got a new blog banner up if you want to click through… I love updating the photos each season. It's such a quick and easy facelift for the site and it gives me a chance to look back through recent posts to see what I've been sharing here. If you were just visiting for the first time today and looked at the banner you'd be like, "hmm, I guess this girl likes gardens, succulents, pizza dough, photos, family, highchairs that don't look terrible, ampersands, holding things up against the sky and coffee." And I'd be like "Nailed it! Welcome, weary Internet traveler! Can I interest you in some archives?"

(Speaking of archives, I am committed to getting them resorted and much more functional this summer.)

Speaking of blogging, I have a post in my head that I want to write called "anatomy of a blog post." It's a post about what goes into writing posts here. (I'm not sure exactly what "meta" means but I think this is it?) Churning out content is more of a science than an art for me. There is going to be a matrix to help explain how I develop posts. I might be discussing some basic math concepts. I'm excited. (And the coffee post is coming! Look for it next Tuesday – had to push it back because it was feeling like an infomerical around here!)

And speaking of the opposite of blogging, tomorrow we start to RELAX (on an airplane with an 11-month-old? Impossible!) NOT WORK. Last fall Paul requested a week of leave at the end of May. Back then, the future felt like a mirage (meaning awesome looking but totally unreal) and it was hard to imagine we'd get here. But we did! TIME OFF. TOGETHER. I have a few posts planned and there will be a podcast as usual but if I do everything correctly, my email response time will be slower. Most likely my Instagramming will be frequent (but that's nothing new).

We're headed out bright and early tomorrow. But right now? Bright and early today? I'm packing up your posters. Thank you, THANK YOU, for another successful launch of a MAKE29 edition. There are about 100 posters left and if you place an order by noon today, it will ship out before the weekend. (Otherwise it will ship out next week.)

Have a good one.

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25 responses to “around here.”

  1. Leah Avatar

    Have an amazing time, you guys so deserve some awesome vacation. Thanks for all your inspiration and awesomeness!!!

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  2. libbywilko Avatar
    libbywilko

    Have a great break, you work so hard, I’m sure it will be a soul enriching time to BE with your family. Sure we will gain from all the inspiration from your time away too.

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  3. Karina K Avatar
    Karina K

    Have a great trip!!!

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  4. Ffion Avatar

    That sounds like a super interesting post coming up and one I may find really helpful 😀
    And CONGRATULATIONS on family time! That’s just lovely!

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  5. ConnieC Avatar

    Hopefully, you’ll be as lucky as I was with my daughter’s first plane ride. She was 10 months old. Everytime a plane backed out of the gate, she fell asleep. She would wake up after takeoff in the best mood. It was wonderful.

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  6. Sarah Avatar

    I’ve flown with my daughter at 9, 14 and 21 months. The latest one (last week) was by FAR the worst. She actually did great at 9 & 14 months, so I’m wishing you a smooth flight!
    (And if this is the trip to Houston, you’ll be happy to know we’ve had unseasonably great weather the past week or so!)

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  7. Lauren Linster Avatar

    I love that you update your banner with the season!

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  8. Brianna Avatar
    Brianna

    Enjoy your vacation. I’ve got 5.5 hours on the train tomorrow to get to Sacramento. Your podcasts are my play list, along with lots of blog planning. No Internet = Brianna gets stuff done.

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  9. Cheri Avatar

    Looking forward to your Anatomy of a Blog Post post. I’ve kind of fallen out of blogging consistently and need a jump start, maybe your post will help me. 🙂 Hope you have a great trip!

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  10. elise blaha cripe Avatar

    this will be Ellerie’s 7th flight … but her longest and first since she’s been mobile. yikes! I hope we have as smooth a ride as you guys!

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  11. elise blaha cripe Avatar

    I think it gets harder as they get older! So mobile now!! and yep – Houston bound! 🙂

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  12. Melissa Avatar

    Happy weekend and I hope you guys have an awesome get away! 🙂

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  13. Michelle Avatar

    Now when I see those ampersands I think of last week’s Jimmy Fallon Thank You Note —
    Thank you, ampersand, for being the keyboard version of a cat trying to lick its own butt.
    Obviously it says something about me and our Internet Love that when I heard that at 11:45pm last Friday night, the first thing I thought was “Elise will laugh! I hope she saw it!” LOLz

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  14. Nicola Avatar

    Love the Ergo for flights! And stickers, they end up all over me and the seats but keeps little one happy!

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  15. Nicola Avatar

    Love the Ergo for flights! And stickers, they end up all over me and the seats but keeps little one happy!

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  16. Welcome Home Taylor Avatar

    I love the new banner! It looks very fresh and awesome! I can’t wait to see your travels.
    xoxo
    Taylor

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  17. Welcome Home Taylor Avatar

    I love the new banner! It looks very fresh and awesome! I can’t wait to see your travels.
    xoxo
    Taylor

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  18. Johanna Avatar

    So crazy one always looks back and thinks “Man, everything should have been so easy back then, I mean, look at how mobile and active and opinionated my kid is NOW!” Hah. 🙂 Guess it never stops. Oh wait – I actually anticipate having to drag someone out of bed in the mornings in about 10 years.
    Have a great trip, Elise!

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  19. Johanna Avatar

    So crazy one always looks back and thinks “Man, everything should have been so easy back then, I mean, look at how mobile and active and opinionated my kid is NOW!” Hah. 🙂 Guess it never stops. Oh wait – I actually anticipate having to drag someone out of bed in the mornings in about 10 years.
    Have a great trip, Elise!

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  20. J3SS1C4 Avatar

    Love how your banner looks! And I hope you have an amazing family trip together 🙂

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  21. Naomi Avatar

    Hey Elise, any news on whether you’ll be launching digital stamps this year? I was working on a digi layout last night that was just calling out for your ‘you are here’ stamp. Was even using the Seafoam kit for the rest of the page so would have been a perfect match. Fingers crossed this is on your plan, in the meantime have a lovely and relaxing holiday 🙂

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  22. manuela b. Avatar
    manuela b.

    That’s exactly what “meta” means. Have a nice week off

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  23. Pink Ronnie Avatar

    New header is simply perfect. 🙂
    Ronnie xo

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  24. Carolyn Williams Avatar

    Good for you! It’s so great to take time off together, as a family. We actually just booked a trip down your way this August! It will be the first flight for both my daughters (2 and 9 months). I’m sure it will be an adventure. We’ll be going to Huntington Beach, then San Diego! I can’t wait!

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  25. Laura Avatar

    I would LOVE to hear about the science of blogposts. You’ve got it down!

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