June 18, 2015
For Father's Day this year, my kids want to make their Dad breakfast in bed. The tradition is microwave pancakes served with a Capri Sun juice pouch (which will be spilled all over the kitchen because—let's be honest—those straws are impossible to work to get in that tiny silver hole) .
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June 12, 2015
I still hear about my children's lives, their ups and downs, wins and losses, but they handle the solutions sometimes with 'sought after' advice. Trying to stay out of their business is difficult, I try to keep my wisdom to myself, not always with success.
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June 06, 2015
There are so many amazing blogs, Design Mom, The Small Things, Oh Joy!, just to name a few. So many talented and inspiring people creating and engaging everyday. Nell and I knew when starting this company that social media could truly make or break us.
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May 28, 2015
We're committed to making sure everything we do and make has our personality built in, and adding all the thoughtful touches has become a full time job. Did you know Nell stays up every night printing the labels on our products? (She actually has not slept since we launched our Kickstarter Campaign.)
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May 21, 2015
Now we are a (real) business and our focus is on moving forward. Sometimes the best way to forge ahead is to look back. So in the spirit of self-reflection; here are the top lessons we gained from our crowdsourcing experience.
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May 07, 2015
Over the years, some of the kid's friends, now adults, are surprised that I am so nice and fun to be with. They have confessed that they were afraid of me when they were young and it brings a smile to my heart.
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April 29, 2015
Mom took the brunt of pretty much everything, and still made sure we were always fed, happy,and driven to every activity on time. As adults, it's easy to see why she sometimes seemed a little stressed when we were growing up, and very hard to understand how she's maintained her sanity at all.
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April 23, 2015
All in all, there is so much to be proud of and always room to improve. Please stick with us and watch us iron out the kinks and work towards making Hi Little One a store you can really love.
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March 31, 2015
It is usually a balmy -10 when we ski at Lutsen. Does that stop us? I wish it did, but no sadly. My dad would have all eight of us at the top of the mountain so that we could have the first run to ourselves, before any normal people had woken up.
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March 10, 2015
We couldn't have done this without YOU! We are fully funded! Together, we've made Hi Little One a reality! Excited in an understatement.
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February 27, 2015
San Francisco based designer, James T. Edmondson and his wonderful misguided advice; read this while driving.
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