Mixed Prints Life

One of the best kept secrets in this life is unlocking the key to surviving and pushing through adversity. Oftentimes, as human beings, we feel defeated and overwhelmed when we hit a roadblock in our life’s journey. We feel the weight of disappointment deeply and succumb to the possibility of full defeat long before we ever actually experience it. Developing… View Post

The world is pretty brutal out there. We’re reminded how to act, how to look, what to wear, what to eat, how to be. And you will find that lots of people have lots of opinions – that run the gamut – about you. So what do you do about those opinions? Do you ingest them, make them your own, and… View Post

You might remember my story about pancakes? And the willingness to have a dialogue? It seems we need the reminder again. That sometimes it is more about listening than speaking. It is about hearing what another person has to say and not worry about solving the issue, but trying to show them that you are hearing what they have to… View Post

It’s Monday morning and I think this calls for a little motivation. Oftentimes, we are our own worst enemies, but encouraging one another in our journey can be crucial to our own success. In an effort to spread the positivity and help you see things as sunny side up this morning, I thought I’d share a few things that I… View Post

Rah-Rah-Shish-Koom-Bah! Focusing on the negative can consume you. Especially when you play the comparison game. It can dig deep, spring up bitterness, and give you every reason to hate everyone and all the things. Especially when you are consumed with all the ways your own life is failing you. But one of the easiest ways to start to pull yourself out… View Post

We live in a culture of complaints. It is easy to tell the world the ugly. And before you go on a rant to me about how social media “dresses everything up in a pretty little box and makes me feel inferior to my family and friends,” cut that ish out. You define you’re narrative. You get the freedom and… View Post

Sometimes, life isn’t fair. It’s not always sunshine and roses and beautiful things. Sometimes, it is dirty, messy, complicated, and downright terrible. But it is how you roll with life’s punches that really shape you as a person. And ultimately, what prepares you for your destiny. I’ve talked before about my Aunt Joan – her fortitude, her zest for life, and… View Post

In February of this year, Marisa and I made a HUGE leap and hopped into the queue to sell patterned, printed pants and in hopes of earning as many first dibs as we possibly could. While standing outside of Italy in Epcot and videotaping my son in a mime routine, I received the phone call that would turn our life… View Post

We are innately insecure – we are self-loathing, self-deprecating, and our own worst enemy. But at the heart of that – we were made to survive and thus, we have the ability to move beyond those feelings. To push past insecurity in an effort to give the world our best self – confident in who we are and what we have to… View Post

Life sometimes feel like it’s all about finding your people, you know? You’re born into an instant family and they are your people. For me, they are my forever people, but I know for some, that first family may not be forever. It may be temporary. It may be painful. It may be for a season. We were not designed to… View Post