[A note from Weeks: I am recommending the products below because they're great. I don't receive any financial benefit from any of the makers or retailers listed below.]
Here are my credentials for advising you on how to stay warm: I’ve lived in Chicago for the past 14 years. I’ve got this winter thing down!
It’s all [...]
Guards up Deb! You’ve won the Hit-It Fitness DVD! (By the way, “guards up” is what Constance tells you to do to protect your face when you’re kickboxing even though there is no real opponent. You keep your fists up next to your face in the “ready” position.” It’s the sign that you’re ready to [...]
People often ask me what inspires me and where I find inspiration. I feel as though they expect me to give them the name of a book or museum but I think it’s a lot more complicated than that.
For example, I think it would be hard to be creative if you were in an unfulfilling [...]
Our accountant has an Old Testament verse taped to his computer monitor that I notice every time I meet with him. The verse is from Proverbs 27:17 and reads “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” I love that verse and truly believe that if you try your best to surround yourself with [...]
Several Craft Nectar readers have expressed an interest in learning more about the cork walls shown in my interview on Reclaiming the Home. So here’s the background and some tips about installing your own cork wall.
Before starting FunQuilts I worked at a 300-person architecture firm in downtown Chicago. The best thing I got from that [...]
