Wellness Wednesday: TOGETHERNESS

Our Word of the Month for November is TOGETHERNESS. We chose this before the election, not realizing how relevant it would be. We chose it because we’d just celebrated the success of Friscovania, a feat that took a huge effort from several people. It also required a huge amount of teamwork, something I’d never witnessed on this level before. We had to set aside all differences, all sense of ego, and put our energy to accomplishing a single task. It was one of the hardest, but also one of the most rewarding things I’ve ever been a part of, and I wanted to honor that sense of accomplishment and inspiration with our Word of the Month.

One thing we always strive for here at Model Behaviors is to be inclusive and welcoming of everyone and to listen to each person’s story with our full hearts. And that’s what we intend to continue doing as we move forward.

Watch today’s video to see what togetherness means to Holly.

The Six-Dollar Friscovania Salvaged Sign | Model Behaviors

September 20, 2016September 19, 2016

The Six-Dollar Salvaged Friscovania Sign

By this point, you’ve all heard about Friscovania, right?! While we here at Model Behaviors and in the Frisco community are all looking forward to this event, I dare say that there may be no one more excited than I am! As I mentioned last year in my Yarn Ghost DIY Tutorial, Halloween holds a very special place in my heart as both my wedding anniversary in 2009 and the day I became a mother with the birth of Trent Fox on October 31, 2012.

July 25, 2016July 22, 2016

The Making of Darlington’s First Birthday: Holly’s Décor

My heart always skips a beat or two when I see an email arrive in my inbox from Toni about a new idea. Those that know me will think I sound like a broken record here, but I never miss a chance to say just how incredibly flattered, honored, thankful, and blessed I feel when friends and family members allow me to contribute to their events with my décor or planning services. Each and every order or party I book means a great deal to me and to my business, but there is something so extra special about being a part of my loved ones’ big days. So naturally I replied to Toni’s note with my signature, overly enthusiastic “COUNT ME IN!” before even really taking in all of the details.

But I knew that whatever the project was, it would be extraordinary. Over the past eighteen months, I’ve come to learn that working with Toni always means a challenge (in a good way!), a creative freedom, an open-mindedness, and so much more. The first item she ever asked me to make, for example, was a piece for Darlington’s nursery a few months before she was due. When I told her that I felt the strong need to create a mobile featuring tigers jumping through a flaming hoop for this newborn baby girl, Toni had no hesitation in telling me to go for it.

July 4, 2016June 30, 2016

Fourth of July CarrHot Dog

“HOT DOG! GET YER HAWWWT DAWWWWG!!!”

I can still hear my favorite vendor with the handlebar mustache tempting us fans back in those days when I was a Wrigley Field regular. I’ve traced my love of hot dogs back to that particular time in my life. Before that, I was never a hot dog fan, but neither was I a hater. However, the traditional Chicago dog , Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs, a mom-and-pop hot dog shop around the corner from my place, the street vendors downtown, and all those Cubs games hooked me. I became, not only a fan, but a superfan.

June 20, 2016June 22, 2016

Let’s Talk about Tofu!

Raise your hand if you run screaming at the mention of tofu. Or if you just threw up a little bit in your mouth.

Now tell me, why the tofu-phobia? Have you had a bad experience with tofu? Did tofu steal your boyfriend? Did tofu key your car?

Have you ever tried tofu?

Or does tofu just scare the living bajeezus out of you?

For most of us, I think that’s exactly it. Tofu is unfamiliar territory. It’s not on every menu. The appearance and texture are rather alien. The packaging is strange. And most of all…how the hell you do cook it?

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