announcements, announcements, anooouu---enc-ments!

hi friends! it's me! 

haven't you loved hearing from some of my awesome friends lately? 

they have so much to share, and i am so grateful they are willing to impart their wisdom in this little space.

a few things:

1) if you weren't already aware, i decided to go back to made to order.  aren't you glad i totally know what i'm doing? oh boy, live and learn, right? sooo... my current turn around time is 10-12 business days plus shipping (2-3 days priority). if you need it sooner, just add a rush! (which means tell your husbands/ boyfriends/moms/sisters/whoever that if they are really gonna get you flowers for valentine's day, they'd better add a rush order...fair warning!)

2) don't know why it took me so long, but i officially hired my sister to help with customer service and the blog, and oh.my.word. i love her even more than i already did! she is making my life so much easier right now, so be nice to her if you come into contact with her. life-saver!

3) had some fun shout-outs lately! see....

thanks to new friend allison from petit elefant for the baby center article!!

and this was a fun surprise in my mailbox when i got home from blissdom:

sweet kodi asked a few weeks ago if she could interview me for a local paper feature on mom-preneurs in her home town in missouri. i was happy to oblige and shocked with the size and awesomeness of the article and photos. pretty cool, huh? (p.s. kodi is embarrassed by the grammatical error in the title, but it wasn't her fault! promise! silly editors...) thank you kodi! (p.s.  miss ruthanne i so owe you for that modern pearl picture ... thanks girl!)

4) (and this should be #1 on this list) i just love you all. do you know that? sometimes i get really stressed out because i feel like i am working all.the.time and trying to do a million things at once, and then i get a sweet letter or email or tweet or comment and it just makes my heart so happy. thank you for your kindness. thank you for your support! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE YOU!!