For my birthday, I want an ice cream cake. Not from Baskin Robbins…I want YOU to make it. Mint ice cream. Chocolate cake. Chocolate frosting. And if you *really* love me, you’d make the ice cream from scratch. Good luck with that. That is the man I married. Though that might be interpreted as quite...
It was somewhere along lonely I-29 on my 300 mile weekly commute from Omaha to South Dakota that I made the decision. I had a great year selling Mirena & earned a bunch of points to use in the Bayer store to buy something nice. After a bit of coaxing from my sister-in law, I...
I come from a family of cooks. My mother cooks. My grandmother cooks. I inherited my love of cooking from all the women I watched prepare grand, from scratch meals for our family. It was always something they looked forward to & to sit down and enjoy a home-cooked holiday meal was my ‘normal.’ I...
What a week. The Destroyer got sick, was up night after night & yet still maintained her energy level during the day. I sure could learn a thing or two from her resilience. Then the ick hit me. THEN my hubby had laser eye surgery. & not the kind where you can see right away....
So by now you can figure that given my proclivity towards everything organized, I have a ton of tools in my arsenal that keep me this way. At my MOPS meeting this week, we had Karen of Let’s Get Organizing speak to the group. She presented some fabulous ideas for staying organized with kiddos. (She...
Whew. That was a little deep. Ready for something perky not heavy? Yah, me too. I think my motivation for getting my own espresso machine came, at least in part, from my ridiculously long orders that the baristas at Starbucks can never get right. I am just a weeeeee bit particular about some things, and...
I was so eager to eat tonight that I devoured dinner without taking a picture. WHOOPS! Sometimes I don’t feel like cooking at all. Sometimes when it is hot, I don’t feel like eating cooked food. Often, I am tired of being in the kitchen so I need something fast but healthy. This meal fits...
It began with tears & it ended with tears. The happy kind. That morning we rushed in her room and sang her happy birthday. I don’t think she knew how to respond to her crazy parents, but she giggled and smiled as she normally does at 8am. I was flooded with emotion. Tears streaming down...
Hi! Hello! I am Shawna, the founder of Styleberry Blog. This creative corner of the internet has become a learning haven for moms and creatives, offering a warm and encouraging nudge to those who wish to be better and do better, but often don't know where to start. From Decorating to DIY to Diapers and Paleo-ish Dishes, I strive to make the complicated simple and empower women to take action beyond their personal comfort zone. I subscribe to the Shine Theory & so strongly believe that we shine when the women around us shine and mutual support—lifting up instead of tearing down--will always be the culture here. Are you in? I hope so! Beyond the computer, I run Styleberry Creativewhere I work with clients to create low fuss, high function spaces that are pretty and practical in San Antonio, Texas and beyond. I LOVE making a house a home. My own studs out renovation is almost complete and I am now back to working with clients. Please don't hesitate to drop me a line if you'd like to work together! I hope you’ll join me on this fun new adventure! Xo.
