Pssst! Mother’s Day is NEXT Sunday! I know, it sneaks up on us every year, too! If you, like many others, are suddenly realizing you don’t have a gift for the mama(s) in your life, we’re here to help you out. Here’s a quick list of last-minute Mother’s Day gifts: Minimal, meaningful jewelry from Made…
Well, it has been a while (click here for our last Sweet Feeders life update, written June 11, 2019)! We could write a book on the ups and downs of last year, but will stick with the overview, for your sake. A Quick Recap A lot has happened since June 2019, including: Design…
Hello, friends! It’s been a while since we gave a Bernardy family update (the last one is a recap of 2018). The main reason it has been so long is that so much has been happening! Here are a few highlights from this year so far: Caitlynn and Ryan moved to Kansas City. Caitlynn was…
Running your own business is hard. It is complicated, expensive, and has the tendency to drive you a little bit crazy at times! As an entrepreneur, you are expected to wear a dozen different hats on any given day, hats that would be delegated to a dozen different departments in a larger corporation. One way…
2018. What a year it has been! We relaunched Sweet Feeders at the very end of 2017, so this was our first full year back at it. We are exhausted but incredibly grateful as we look back over the year. First team picture, November 2017. This time last year. At the end of…
Christmas is approaching with the speed of light, and if you’re like me it keeps taking you by surprise to look at the calendar and see how close it is. I keep having a heart attack when I think about all the work I need to get done before taking time off to be with…
Mondays are notorious. The sudden jolt from weekend bliss to the reality of the work week is tough for everyone. Does Monday always have to feel awful, though? How can we make the best of this weekly occurrence? Over the last year, I’ve experimented with a few different options for easing into the work week,…
Why a workspace? If you work from home – be it running your own business, working remotely once a week from your office, or homeschooling – have you struggled with drawing a line between work and home? Is it hard to relax when you’re supposed to be resting, or hard to focus when you…
If you haven’t been to a small-town Texas craft fair, you’re missing out. Earlier this month, Ryan and I (Caitlynn writing) took Sweet Feeders to the Chappell Hill Bluebnnet Festival. Caleb & Lindsey have visited this fair several times previously, but it was our first time to go. Now, Chappell Hill is a…
Dazed, excited, nervous, ambitious, self-conscious, muddled, driven, scatter-brained. These descriptors all accurately apply to our state of mind right now, mid-launch of our rebranded business. I know we have SO much to learn going forward, but there are still a few crucial lessons we have learned in the first few months of launching a new…