My Labor of Love

Friends after months and months of exciting/exhausting/exhilarating work, there is, wait for it... a real life magazine sitting on my desk. A magazine that, alongside a team of incredibly awesome, ridiculously talented, amazingly creative people (namely creative director extraordinaire Jamie Laubhan-Oliver), I made.

It's a little surreal really, I'm not going to lie. It was a true labor of love and by far the coolest thing I've ever done from a work perspective. You can see some of the stories online here (there's also a blog, a Facebook page, and Pinterest -- all the requisite social media action), but I have to say, there's really nothing like holding that baby in my hands, flipping through the pages, sniffing the paper (yes, I actually sniffed the paper...several times).

The idea behind D Moms is to nourish mothers, inspiring them to live their best lives, in turn inspiring their children to live theirs. It's focuses on culture and music and good food and giving back and inspiring spaces and wellness and, yes, beautiful lasting things (oh and pretty clothes, because you know I had to include pretty clothes) -- all things that help create a more soulful, interesting day-to-day for women and their families.

In many ways, the magazine is the product of all the conversations we've had here on the blog about living a more meaningful, simple, thoughtful life. So for that, I thank you friends for inspiring me and encouraging me along the way. I wish I could send every single one of you a copy.

Happy weekend!