Hi, I'm Keri and my mind goes a million miles per hour with ideas and thoughts... constantly. Sometimes the really good ones I can barely catch and keep before they are gone forever. I'm often up in the middle of the night just thinking and thinking and it can be exhausting. I think some of you may relate and it sure makes life interesting... but it also makes life a lot of fun.
They say scientifically you cannot multitask but I beg to differ...at least in some way. I find that I have an amazing ability to take very separate things and meld them together in a way that just works. Like paint colors on a canvas that look like a complete disaster until the last second when a full landscape appears. I’m just here watching the Canvas of Home and Gather constantly change and become something even better than the last.
I'd like to take credit for all of Home and Gather but so many people have paved the way for this to happen. There's been many moments when I believed everything was done...completely over; but then it wasn't. Then something would happen to keep everything going...on plan...but not my plan. I was just along for the ride.
To quote T-Swift (cause why not?!) there's lyrics in one of her songs that always gets me and it goes...
"'Cause there were pages turned with the bridges burned
Everything you lose is a step you take
So make the friendship bracelets
Take the moment and taste it
You've got no reason to be afraid."
If the Bible and Taylor Swift are both saying not to be afraid...then I'm not afraid. This journey has been eye opening, surprising and fun.
Home and Gather is unraveling into something much more than I ever planned. I never planned on an event space but then it just kinda...happened. After the creation of the event space I realized one day that the word 'Gather' is literally IN MY BUSINESS NAME. Like, how could I not see that?! In my mind, I was going to have a cute little online shop of home décor and the name would be Home and Gather. But things happened and goals and dreams from way back in my mind were brought to my attention. I'm sailing the boat but I am not the wind.
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The breakdown of The Gathering Place, The Mercantile, and Home Design ⬇️ What everything looks like today.
- Right now, I'm growing the event space (The Gathering Place). Eventually, sooner than later I want to physically separate the event space from the mercantile. Once that happens the event space will be known as The Gathering Place with the mercantile known as Home and Gather. Things are in motion for this to happen.
- The mercantile is still running but a little behind schedule. I never expected so much attention for The Gathering Place. The shop is running online and in some way, I'll figure out a way to make that work along side the event space until the separation happens. I've been very hesitant on ordering and bringing in new product until the separation can happen. Taking everything very slow has been the name of the game.
- Home and Gather Design. What is it? It is home design? Absolutely. But it’s way more…
Home and Gather Design does things like helping design your big moments in The Gathering Place or helping you create a beautiful timeless home. At the same time it’s also helping you design your whole life and home in way that works for you. It's a well rounded approach to creating HOME (let’s be honest, Home is way more than just a physical place) that you envision.
When you see a recipe, home inspo, a design tip, or just a random relatable post from one mom to another on H&G social media, it's all a part of the design aspect. You cannot have a perfectly aesthetic home but a barely functioning household and expect anything to work. The meaning of the word Design is much broader than a paint color or trend. It means carefully cultivating or creating something to fit your or someone else's needs. It's bringing community and resources together for the greater good. This is also why I’m BIG into networking. I don’t have all the answers to creating the BIG meaning of home in its entirety, but I’ll always help you find someone who does.
Home and Gather design focuses on the whole picture of what a beautiful home and healthy household look like, and the resources to get them both there in harmony.
Phew...that was a lot of words. I appreciate immensely if you have read until here. I know my main goal is to use this blog for information, but as people we are also suppose to share our story in hopes it will help the next person. So, here’s bits and pieces of mine and I hope you found a tidbit of something that fills your cup just a tiny bit more.
XO
- Keri