Last weekend we went to our pals' birthday party in Golden Gate Park. It was a double party for our friends' 4 & 2 year old kids. It was so fun with bouncy castles, yummy food from Bi-Rite, and homemade cupcakes with butterflies on top! Here are a few pictures from the party! And they sent us home with the cutest Kiwi Crate boxes (we made wings!!)
Hooray for great new ideas and making things happen! Three cheers for the Makeshift Society team members who are launching a creative clubhouse in San Francisco this fall. Thanks to Giselle at Rare Device for hosting the meetup last night. It's such a treat to be in a pretty space filled with unique treasures and smiling faces.
Makeshift Society is the new adventure from Rena Tom, Victoria Smith (sfgirlbybay), and Suzanne Shade. It is going to be an amazing work space and will also offer workshops and classes, host socials, and more! There is going to be a library, cozy loft, and rad lockers. Let's do it! I'm so exicted! Are you interested in membership- check out their different levels HERE. Interested in photos- check 'em out below! I had a blast shooting and meeting new lovelies last night. I can't wait to meet more of you! Drop me an email if you're interested in working together!
Are you planning on joining? How do you meet other creatives?
Rena Tom stands tall to present the ideas for Makeshift Society. And I'm here to tell y'all that it's going to be a super rad addition to our creative community!
Thank you, Jordan Ferney (Oh Happy Day!), for suggesting there be cookies at Makeshift!
Flora Lels (Federated Media) and Victoria Smith (sfgirlbybay) listen to ideas from Erin Hiemstra (Apartment 34)
Signing up new members!! Hooray- I'm so exicted to have joined at the Supporting level (if I were still in SF, I'd go bigger!)
Maggie Mason (Mighty Girl) and Flora Lels (Federated Media) show off their hands-on-hip skills.
Stacy Wichelhaus (Hello Cupcake PR) and Lauren Thorp (Umba Box) smile for the camera. Thanks, ladies!
My shoot with Erin from Apartment 34, is up on her blog! Check out her post and leave a comment on HER blog to enter to win the new book from Bi-Rite Creamery, Sweet Cream and Sugar Cones, autographed by ice cream maker extraordinaries Kris Hoogerhyde and Anne Walker!
Here is one of my fave photos... Anne from Bi-Rite (L) and Erin (R).
My girl Meghan is living the dream! She and her hubby, Stephen, have an amazing third of a house in the super cute Glen Park 'hood of San Francisco. It's rent controlled and and in a prime location. They've been blessed with 2 super cute boys (1 and 3 years old) and are living in 450 square feet, so life is a challenge, but they pull it off with ease! Their house is so much fun to be in and fun to shoot!
Living in such a small space can be a challenge, but it also has it's perks... they spend a lot of time outside (luckily, Glen Canyon Park is only a few flat blocks away!) and they only keep the good stuff. Meghan is constantly purging her things. But one thing that certainly remains is sweet and kinda creepy style! I love a place that has kid toys in the fireplace (hello, brilliant!!) and shark teeth on the shelves. They definitely make great use of the space they have. They've turned the walk-in closet into the office and their dining room is now the boys' shared room! There are windows everywhere allowing for tons of natural light, which you NEED living in foggy SF and in such a small space.
I asked Meghan a few questions about her home...
Tell me about your sweet little home? Meghan "My favorite thing is also my least favorite thing. I am a minimalist at heart and love having empty counters and spaces and everything being organized. I like quiet and calm, but with 2 kids it's hard. I want them to have toys to play with and make huge messes and be dirty and have fun as much as they want ad we don't have any outside place for them to play so it's crucial [for them to be able to make a mess]. For now I'm sacrificing what I prefer so my kids can have a happy childhood. I dream of a slightly bigger place where all the hard work we've done to purge will pay off and we'll have some empty spaces. My house is moslty clean from 8pm-6 am and we are totally happy with that."
What's the biggest challenge to living in a small space? Meghan's answer "Creating distance of space within the house and trying to find comfort with living with everything being out all the time. We also have to be creative with storing our things. You also have to be ok with friends coming over when your place is a complete disaster" and Stephen's answer "Forcing yourself to selectively edit what you have in your surroundings. It's like fine moonshine- you distill your life to just the good stuff."
What is the best thing about living in a small space? Meghan "The less you have, the less you have to clean!"
What's at the top of your list for your next home? Meghan "Outdoor space! A space to get dirty and run around without having to pack up and go to the park. Washer and dryer is a close second."
Meghan spends most of her time shaping the lives of her precious littles and tidying up after them. Stephen spends his days at Earth Baby (compostable diaper service that totally ROCKS).
Here are a few photos from our visit. The redhead and the little one are Meghan and Stephen's boys... my boy is the blondie in the first photo. Do you live in a small house/apartment? How do you make it work?
