August | Life Lately
July Thunder Moon – August Full Moon
Year 1 of this series is complete! Last August I promised myself I would see this project through & here we are. Not only did it help me be consistent in my personal process, but it was also the catalyst to working with Heyday Lab on Grateful Dead-inspired wedding invitations. I've connected with so many of you thanks to this project & am happy to have stumbled into fellow Moon Lovers like you. I also found this book soon after starting the series: The 13 Original Clan Mothers by Jamie Sams, I highly recommend.
On to Year 2! (You can see my first 13 moons here).
August
GVSU Design Professor this Fall
This week was the first week of classes. I was SO nervous Monday but it ultimately went great & I was floating with joy after my first class. This is the course book I can't wait to share with the students: Designing For Print, The Art and Science by Marina Joyce. I wish I had a resource book like this when I first learned about print design & production. My mind is buzzing with ideas to help my students reach their semester goals & teach them all I can about typography, layout, the history of design, etc. I've gone from wondering how I will fill the time in my class to not having enough of it!
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Creative Grace Newsletter
I wanted to share a seasonal newsletter with you with the launch of my new site last month. The way we prefer to read changes all the time & I'd rather share posts with you in a way that is easiest for you to read them. We're all hustlin' so I'd like to gift you a dose of inspiration when it works for you (you can follow me on bloglovin' or Instagram to know when I've posted in real-time). The first newsletter will be sent out mid-September and will include tidbits of inspiration and encouragement for the coming season. You can sign up for it here.
Mackinac Island for our 2 year anniversary
Joel surprised me with a long weekend on Mackinac Island to celebrate our 2 year wedding anniversary. I'm so, so excited about it! Being on an island with no cars in Northern Michigan is what my dreams are made of. A lot of you shared shops, restaurants, and hikes we need to check out while we're there so we'll definitely be ready to explore once we step on the island.
July
Summer 10x10 Challenge
My 3rd 10x10 challenge is in the books! It was fun to add more color and pattern into my looks than I had for the Spring and Winter challenges. See my 10 items, my 10 final looks, and how the challenge has shifted my mindset on capsule wardrobes. I think the Fall 10x10 will be different with my new schedule teaching and less laidback studio days.
My 28th birthday
I celebrated my birthday making a fruit smoothie with my new blender, going to the beach with my boys, lounging on our hammock, and went swimming in Lake Michigan. I didn't end up seeing the meteor shower because I fell asleep too early all weekend! I wrote a full post on being 28, check it out here.
Emily Bode new site
Since renaming my blog to just my name, I've gone back & forth if I made the right decision. Then I was listening to a podcast between Jenna Kutcher and Kathleen Barnes (Carrie Bradshaw Lied). Jenna said she didn't make a big deal about rebranding so no one else did either. Hmm, cool. Probably over-thinking it as usual. Thank you for your kind words of support & encouragement with the launch of my new site!
Full Moon Monthly recaps life lately and what’s on the horizon. See all moons here.
