(Beyond the home) Work & Career


If You're Happy and You Know It

If You're Happy and You Know It

The snow crunched under the tires as I pulled into the library parking lot. At 4:00 pm the sun was still (!) well above the horizon, shining on the bay. Seeing the mounds of snow, shoved high by the snowplows with each successive storm this winter, Laurent eagerly asked if ...

From The Ashes ~ Favorite Writer Quotes

From The Ashes ~ Favorite Writer Quotes

The follow up to My Value as a Creative is written, edited, photo-ed (you know, the photos carefully thought out and placed) and ready to go. I promised it was next, because indeed it was. Queued up and set to publish. Hours of work and "go forth and conquer Renee" ...

My Value as a Creative

My Value as a Creative

I'm about to launch into a few new "initiatives" here at FIMBY and I feel these need a bit of an introduction and a back story, because... I'm a back story gal. Today is the back story, the next post will be the initiatives. Firstly, here's the point of this ...

Personality Part Two ~ Blogging Rocked My World

Personality Part Two ~ Blogging Rocked My World

My Personality in Mothering & Homemaking If I recall correctly, it was a while ago now, I started my journey into knowing my children (and myself) better with a book on love languages. I'm not a naturally emphathetic or intuitive person so a book like this was very helpful for ...

Holiday Spice Soap ~ On Sale Now

Holiday Spice Soap ~ On Sale Now

I am so psyched about this! {And now I'm so bummed it's already gone and so many of you missed out!} For the first time ever I am offering my artisan, handmade soap for sale at FIMBY. Holiday Spice, available for a limited time only. Perfect to give as a ...

Big Sky ~ Big Dreams (I love Montana!)

Big Sky ~ Big Dreams (I love Montana!)

We experienced such wonderful community on this trip. We are going home in a couple days with hearts full of love and support and our heads full of ideas and action plans. Best combination possible.

OR & Hospitality ~ Out West

OR & Hospitality ~ Out West

Hospitality to travelers. It's not about having a guest room, a perfect house, or even cooking a meal. It's about sharing what you've been given.