Friendship knows no boundaries

Friendship knows no boundaries

I recently celebrated a birthday and was overcome with the thoughtfulness shared by so many friends. I was sent online greetings and beautiful hand-made cards and gifts. I received yoga-inspired...
Celebrating women at Mother’s Day

Celebrating women at Mother’s Day

Steketee’s Department store was the ‘fancy’ store where I grew up. Steketee’s represented quality and prestige, and I dreamed of shopping there. Usually, however, we shopped thrift stores and Kmart....
From Madness to Merry: Faceplant Family Edition

From Madness to Merry: Faceplant Family Edition

By a show of hands, who thought 2020 was hard? And then came 2021!    We’ve all faced insurmountable challenges as we navigate the social graces of Covid and cultural...
Pajamas so cozy, they'll make you late

Pajamas so cozy, they'll make you late

It seems like a simple question: “Is it bad to be late?” For me, the answer always seemed straight-forward. My Dad taught me that if you weren’t 10 minutes early,...
Faceplant tools of the trade

Faceplant tools of the trade

Growing up, my family was a unique mix of nose-to-the-grindstone hard working Midwesterners, fused with artistic dreamer hippies. My parents were young and broke, and based in necessity, they were...
School’s Out for Summer!

School’s Out for Summer!

Our kids have been challenged to navigate so many new learning platforms this school year. Online learning, then to partial week in-person learning, back to online as soon as there...
Inspiring Women Inspire us: The Claire

Inspiring Women Inspire us: The Claire

What’s in a name? When we first started Faceplant we sold pillowcases. Easy. We called them “Pillowcases”. Then we started selling pajamas and loungewear. We called them “Long Pants”, “Short...