currently… enjoying my summer break. The photo above was from a girls trip to the Bahamas earlier this month (we surprised my sister with it for her 30th Birthday). working our way through a summer ‘bucket list’ (it’s a Note on my phone, nothing fancy). The kids made it so it’s things like Urban Air, mini...
getting ready for summer break (the kids get out of school tomorrow)! feeling glad I haven’t gotten around to planting my flower boxes because we got a FOOT of snow over the weekend. listening to The Body Keeps the Score on audiobook. It’s heavy. reading The Lost Apothecary on my kindle. watching Yellowstone (we’re on...
One of my 2022 goals is to test “Fast Classes” on various topics. Sure, I have online courses that dive DEEP into specific concepts but sometimes there are topics that don’t need a full 2+ hour course, you know? No modules, no lessons- one single video to watch (ideally 30 mins or less). The first two classes...
currently… enjoying the little monthly minis from Chatbooks. We started a subscription in January (it’s $5/month which includes shipping). This photo from our final skip trip of the season will be our April book’s cover. cleaning my kids bedrooms and closets (they had gotten SO messy). I removed a full bag of garbage from EACH...
I was recently asked on Instagram “What are your 5 favorite non-photo related apps?” and it sparked some interesting conversation. (My weekly Q+A series on Instagram is so much fun… make sure you’re following me over there!) I wanted to elaborate more about these 5 iPhone Apps so here we go! The Streaks App This...
currently… recovering from the 10th Annual Photo Managers conference that was here in Denver last week (I presented a session on Instagram which was fun!). feeling more organized and so much lighter after scanning hundreds of physical papers for my business to finally go paperless (I was inspired by my new Organizing Digital Files Fast Class!)...
Here are some incredibly useful tips for Apple Notes that will change the way you use the app. Apple Notes is powerful and has the functionality for so much more than typing some text. After reading through this blog post, you will find new ways to navigate Apple Notes.
One of my 2022 goals is to test “Fast Classes” on various topics. Sure, I have online courses that dive DEEP into specific topics but sometimes there are fun topics that don’t need a full 2+ hour course, you know? No modules, no lessons- one single video to watch. Last month’s Apple Photos Crash Course was the...
currently… loving the cute photos we got from our Valentines Mini Session with Angie! getting back to normal after a long (but luckily very mild) bout of Covid. obsessing over my new Remarkable tablet. It’s really streamlined my business in the few weeks I’ve been using it! using this new wallet. I love the strap that...
One of the 2022 goals I set for Miss Freddy was to test creating ‘mini trainings’ on various topics. Sure, I have online courses that dive DEEP into specific topics but sometimes there are fun topics that don’t need a full 2+ hour course, you know? I’ve decided to call these Fast Classes with the goal to...
currently… watching the front door for the UPS person to arrive with my 2021 Family Yearbook (hooray)! obsessing over these pre-cut parchment circles. Seriously, have these been around my entire life and I’ve been over here cutting out circles by hand? loving our new ottoman because it has a built in desktop (took almost a year...
Would you love to create family video diaries to document your memories? 1 Second Everyday allows you to do that. 1 Second Everyday is a mobile app that you can download from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store to your mobile device. I discovered 1 Second Everyday in January 2016 and have been...
This year certainly had its surprises, but in general it brought much better balance in my life. My kids were mostly in school full-time which allowed me to work normal hours (no more late nights + weekends), I took the summer off again to enjoy family time, and I outsourced some aspects of my business...
currently… enjoying winter break. I’m doing my best to take time away from work while my kids are off school (but I’m really itching to get deep in 2022 planning… my favorite part of the year)! recovering from a scary and emotional day of winter wildfires here in Colorado (in a very densely populated nearby area)....
This is my NINTH year making a book recommendation or ‘favorite reads’ list. This year felt very different though because I set the resolution to ‘make reading a priority again.’ I was inspired by Gretchen Rubin’s Read 21 In 2021 Challenge (read 21 mins each day this year) and I set a goal to read...
currently… recovering from lots of travel this month- two trips to Florida (one for work and one with the family) and one to Texas! making a custom video of our trip to Disney! It was the first time with the kids and we visited Animal Kingdom (pictured above) and Magic Kingdom. shopping for all the Christmas presents....
Colin, You are nine years old! I can’t believe it’s your final year of single digits because it feels like only a year ago that you came into this world and made me a mom. For years you’ve been impressing me with your ability to retain numbers, identify patterns, and recall all of it as if it’s...
For years, my favorite place for photo gifts has been Pinhole Press. They have such fun, unique photo gift ideas. And the quality is awesome! Every year they introduce new items so on this year’s gift guide you’ll see some repeats I’ve shared before + a few new things I’m loving. These items cover all ages,...
I love, love, love the Notes app on my iPhone + Mac (I keep them synced in iCloud) for organizing my life AND business. Recently I did an Instagram Live with my tips using + loving the Notes app. You may be able to apply these techniques to a different Notes app (like Evernote, Google Keep, One...
Photo calendars are such a great, personalized holiday gift so as I’ve done for the last 6 years, I created a FREE calendar template that you can print to make your own photo calendar using the Project Life App. It’s SUPER easy… no design skills required! HOW TO MAKE A PHOTO CALENDAR USING THE PROJECT...
currently… enjoying my summer break. The photo above was from a girls trip to the Bahamas earlier this month (we surprised my sister with it for her 30th Birthday). working our way through a summer ‘bucket list’ (it’s a Note on my phone, nothing fancy). The kids made it so it’s things like Urban Air, mini...
getting ready for summer break (the kids get out of school tomorrow)! feeling glad I haven’t gotten around to planting my flower boxes because we got a FOOT of snow over the weekend. listening to The Body Keeps the Score on audiobook. It’s heavy. reading The Lost Apothecary on my kindle. watching Yellowstone (we’re on...
One of my 2022 goals is to test “Fast Classes” on various topics. Sure, I have online courses that dive DEEP into specific concepts but sometimes there are topics that don’t need a full 2+ hour course, you know? No modules, no lessons- one single video to watch (ideally 30 mins or less). The first two classes...
currently… enjoying the little monthly minis from Chatbooks. We started a subscription in January (it’s $5/month which includes shipping). This photo from our final skip trip of the season will be our April book’s cover. cleaning my kids bedrooms and closets (they had gotten SO messy). I removed a full bag of garbage from EACH...
I was recently asked on Instagram “What are your 5 favorite non-photo related apps?” and it sparked some interesting conversation. (My weekly Q+A series on Instagram is so much fun… make sure you’re following me over there!) I wanted to elaborate more about these 5 iPhone Apps so here we go! The Streaks App This...
currently… recovering from the 10th Annual Photo Managers conference that was here in Denver last week (I presented a session on Instagram which was fun!). feeling more organized and so much lighter after scanning hundreds of physical papers for my business to finally go paperless (I was inspired by my new Organizing Digital Files Fast Class!)...
Here are some incredibly useful tips for Apple Notes that will change the way you use the app. Apple Notes is powerful and has the functionality for so much more than typing some text. After reading through this blog post, you will find new ways to navigate Apple Notes.
One of my 2022 goals is to test “Fast Classes” on various topics. Sure, I have online courses that dive DEEP into specific topics but sometimes there are fun topics that don’t need a full 2+ hour course, you know? No modules, no lessons- one single video to watch. Last month’s Apple Photos Crash Course was the...
currently… loving the cute photos we got from our Valentines Mini Session with Angie! getting back to normal after a long (but luckily very mild) bout of Covid. obsessing over my new Remarkable tablet. It’s really streamlined my business in the few weeks I’ve been using it! using this new wallet. I love the strap that...
One of the 2022 goals I set for Miss Freddy was to test creating ‘mini trainings’ on various topics. Sure, I have online courses that dive DEEP into specific topics but sometimes there are fun topics that don’t need a full 2+ hour course, you know? I’ve decided to call these Fast Classes with the goal to...
currently… watching the front door for the UPS person to arrive with my 2021 Family Yearbook (hooray)! obsessing over these pre-cut parchment circles. Seriously, have these been around my entire life and I’ve been over here cutting out circles by hand? loving our new ottoman because it has a built in desktop (took almost a year...
Would you love to create family video diaries to document your memories? 1 Second Everyday allows you to do that. 1 Second Everyday is a mobile app that you can download from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store to your mobile device. I discovered 1 Second Everyday in January 2016 and have been...
This year certainly had its surprises, but in general it brought much better balance in my life. My kids were mostly in school full-time which allowed me to work normal hours (no more late nights + weekends), I took the summer off again to enjoy family time, and I outsourced some aspects of my business...
currently… enjoying winter break. I’m doing my best to take time away from work while my kids are off school (but I’m really itching to get deep in 2022 planning… my favorite part of the year)! recovering from a scary and emotional day of winter wildfires here in Colorado (in a very densely populated nearby area)....
This is my NINTH year making a book recommendation or ‘favorite reads’ list. This year felt very different though because I set the resolution to ‘make reading a priority again.’ I was inspired by Gretchen Rubin’s Read 21 In 2021 Challenge (read 21 mins each day this year) and I set a goal to read...
currently… recovering from lots of travel this month- two trips to Florida (one for work and one with the family) and one to Texas! making a custom video of our trip to Disney! It was the first time with the kids and we visited Animal Kingdom (pictured above) and Magic Kingdom. shopping for all the Christmas presents....
Colin, You are nine years old! I can’t believe it’s your final year of single digits because it feels like only a year ago that you came into this world and made me a mom. For years you’ve been impressing me with your ability to retain numbers, identify patterns, and recall all of it as if it’s...
For years, my favorite place for photo gifts has been Pinhole Press. They have such fun, unique photo gift ideas. And the quality is awesome! Every year they introduce new items so on this year’s gift guide you’ll see some repeats I’ve shared before + a few new things I’m loving. These items cover all ages,...
I love, love, love the Notes app on my iPhone + Mac (I keep them synced in iCloud) for organizing my life AND business. Recently I did an Instagram Live with my tips using + loving the Notes app. You may be able to apply these techniques to a different Notes app (like Evernote, Google Keep, One...
Photo calendars are such a great, personalized holiday gift so as I’ve done for the last 6 years, I created a FREE calendar template that you can print to make your own photo calendar using the Project Life App. It’s SUPER easy… no design skills required! HOW TO MAKE A PHOTO CALENDAR USING THE PROJECT...
Actually, my name is Casey. As a newborn I resembled Fred Flintstone so my parents nicknamed me Freddy and it stuck. I am a professional photo organizer (yes, that's a thing!) who helps people all over the world make sense of their photo mess through organizing services and self-paced online courses.
I want to help you ENJOY your photos again!
