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VeryMeri is Back – Supercool Products Designed by Kids!

VeryMeri is Back – Supercool Products Designed by Kids!

For anyone who has been following my blog for a while, you may remember the days when I’d talk about my t-shirt company all designed by kids, verymeri, appearing in Nordstroms and showing up in the press all over the place.  Well, I ended up taking a big break...
Planting a Garden with Little Ones

Planting a Garden with Little Ones

It was super hot in LA this weekend.  Perfect weather for gardening and swimming.  Saturday morning we took a family trip to a local nursery and Gigi and Ev picked out plants and flowers.  We got oregano, cilantro, dill, lettuce and a purple flowering plant...
Sticker Making for Little Ones

Sticker Making for Little Ones

I’ve gotten so much great use out of these UPS sticker labels, leftover from my verymeri shipping days.  This morning I drew some simple drawings on the labels and Gigi colored them in with paint dots, markers and colored pencils.  I cut each one out leaving a...
I Couldn’t Help Myself

I Couldn’t Help Myself

I had to order my own tee shirt even though I have a box of them right here.  I was dying to see how nice they look all packaged up with the verymeri tag and everything.  I started my business over five years ago.  There were times it was so rough and so challenging I...

It’s My Birthday and Nordstroms Gave Me Two More Presents

It’s 4:45 am and I have been up for almost an hour.  I fell asleep at 8:30 last night because Wednesdays are the looooonnnnggggeeeeesssstttttt kindergarten day for me.  Woah.  All day in the classroom and then two afterschool classes and I am pooped.  So this...
I Couldn’t Help Myself

I Broke My Camera and I Heart Nordstrom’s

Which has sent me down a non-posting spiral.  I dropped it the other day carelessly and now I think Best Buy won’t take it back because it’s all battered and bruised.  It’s really my own fault.  I don’t take care of it like I should.  I...