I have a confession. One that probably won’t surprise you, and one that probably isn’t that big of a deal to you, but totally is to me.  You have to find what drives you.  For me, it’s always been moments, pictures, things that only last for a second but you get to keep forever.  Let […]

It’s so easy to just get things done: to have a to-do list, to check boxes, to make things happen.  As business owners, one of our biggest faults is that we spend so much time just trying to get things done, that we don’t spend enough time being intentional.  You know I’m jumping ahead.  Let […]

I walked away and went on vacation with my family and friends. I know it SEEMS like it’s not a big deal, but it totally is. Since owning Misty Saves the Day, I’ve only been on vacation once – and it was just for a weekend. I haven’t ever taken a full week off, and […]

Why did you go into business for yourself?  Did you think that you had a novel idea that needed to be implement?  Do you have talent that you could sell to the world? Whatever your reason may be, ultimately, I think we all went into business for ourselves because we wanted to have a say […]

I had a meeting with an amazing person today who complimented me on my business name, because she said it felt like it was warm, friendly and made her feel a sense of relief.  The truth?  mistysavestheday was my AOL screen name in middle school.  Saves the Day will always be my favorite band.  When […]

I had dinner and drinks with a great friend the other night, and he said something to me that rang true.  Something that he does with his Instagram, that I’ve always admired, is he posts when he feels like it.  What I mean is – he’s not always giving the world the play-by-play.  I won’t […]