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Rob and I are so thrilled to tell the world that we’re expecting a baby – due in July! Pregnancy has already been such a lovely experience. It has been tough to keep it under wraps these last few months. Looking forward to a whole new era of EmilyStyle with this new member of our…

A embarrassingly large element of deciding to start my own business was my desire to not get out of bed in the morning. I love that I have leisurely mornings right now, reading the news and watching Colbert clips, with coffee before going to work in the home office. I come from a long line…

Our Victorian apartment in San Francisco looks adorable all decorated for the holidays but our drafty bay windows and high ceilings make it impossible to stay warm. On a cold winter day working from home, Rob and I are bundled up in layers and drinking tea constantly. For lunch in December, it feels like something…

Our 4th Daisy Troop meeting – our crew of nine future world leaders were in great spirits and seemed to be much more comfortable with each other. For this meeting, we continued our travel theme from last week’s passport project.  The goals this week: talking about places we’ve traveled, more about feelings, adding in lessons…

It’s finally cooling off a bit here in California. On Monday, we had our biggest rainstorm in years. The stormy day made me so appreciative to be working from home, and craving a carb-heavy lunch in a bad way. This mushroom pasta is a recipe I’ve been making and adapting for years. Mushrooms are meaty…

Our third Girl Scout Troop meeting was the best one yet! Although, the girls seem to no longer be intimidated by Margaret and me and are becoming a tiny bit less well-behaved. We focused on a travel theme for the start of our year’s “journey” as a Daisies. I’ve been finding that all the fun…

A good work from home lunch for me is made with fresh produce, in less than 10 minutes and easy to eat with one hand – so you can keep typing with the other! This panzanella-style tomato salad starts with the same prep I use for bruschetta but instead of topping slices of bread with…

Ah, Girl Scouts! I loved being a Girl Scout growing up. As you can probably imagine, I was the weird kid who wore satin pajamas on Brownie camping trips. Regardless, I learned so much about camping, crafts and business (I was a tiny, ferocious Gordon Gekko with cookies and poinsettias). For almost a decade now I’ve been trying…

My good friend Jackie is an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officer with the Centers for Disease Control. As part of her research work on malaria prevention, she lived and worked in Kenya, and she still travels to Africa frequently for work on public health related to dengue fever and ebola. So, when Jackie mentioned an African theme for…

It has been 8 months since I decided to officially start my own company, Uncommon Bold. There are times when it is really difficult (accounting, permits, taxes, everything having to do with numbers and paperwork) and times when it is so, so great (most of the rest). I enjoy the work I do helping startups with their brand…