From working way past 5 pm and into the night to having set boundaries to protect my time with my family, here are three key things I’ve learned while balancing life as a mom and business owner.

Wanna know the number one question I got asked when I was pregnant? And no, I’m not saying this to sound like the stereotypical influencer who gets *~ SoOoO MANY questions~*, but truthfully, aside from asking if I had a name picked out, everyone wanted to know what my maternity leave plans were!

In true Brighten Made fashion, I’m sharing some highs and lows for 2023.

If you’re not already doing these three things to get prepped and ready for the week, you’re missing out.

Each week during our team meeting, I have my employees share their highs and lows from the week. So today I’m sharing with you my honest highs and lows from the year.

Margarita enthusiast, dog mom, enneagram three — get to know the lead designer and business owner behind Brighten Made.

It’s no secret that the pandemic brought soooo many more people to the home office crew. Take it from someone who’s been at it for a while — setting yourself up for success to work from home is CRUCIAL. I’ve narrowed it down to three easy-to-follow tips that have helped me to stay inspired in my many years working from home and I hope they bring you some inspiration and motivated days ahead, too!

As this year comes to a close, my inner enneagram 3 can’t help but look back on this past year and reflect (if you know, you know). It’s been such a season of growth and with the highs have come the lows.

While 2020 has gotten a bad rap, it’s been a weird blessing in a lot of ways as well. I feel like I learned more about myself than any year prior and when all h*ll broke loose, it made me realize what truly matters in life. So here’s the recap of my year, sayonara 2020.

I’m finallllly sharing an updated home tour! While we still have plans to make some changes, I’m excited to share the state of house as it is now and embracing it for all that it is!

Over the past several months, Joe and I have been working hard to customize and build our new home together! It’s been such a fun process (hello, we’re both designers, ha!) that I’m actually a little sad for it to end. I asked the Insta fam what questions they had for me about the house building process, and while we still have a month left, I wanted to share the experience so far.

It’s one of the most asked questions I get — what was the transition like going from working a full-time, corporate job and having a side-gig to being a full-time freelancer? So let’s dive in!