Faceplant Blog
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
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
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...
The Secret to Happiness
It’s 8:30 pm and I’m sitting across the living room from my husband Kevin. He’s relaxing in the middle of our 20-year-old well-worn sofa which can never be replaced because...
National Relaxation Day: Relax. You got this.
True relaxation is an art, one in which you are the creator of your own destiny. Relaxing into deep sleep allows our right and left brains to meet, collaborate and...
NATIONAL FRIENDSHIP DAY: Nature Edition
It’s said that friendship is the foundation of life and community. This summer, my family had the good fortune to spend several weeks with family and friends in Alaska....
Caring for your Bamboo Sheets
Our 300 thread count sheets in organically grown Bamboo are a whole new level of luxury that transcends everything you know about comfort. You’ll finally experience restful sleep, free from...
Father's Day Tale
The conversation starts when I stumble across a former squadron mate, usually at an airport. Most of my old mates are now airline pilots, so this isn’t an unusual...
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...
How do you design the perfect elegant robe?
My Mom, Alice, had amazing taste and was able to find the gems wherever we shopped. With our limited budget, this was often thrift stores, or when we were lucky,...
Taking your cozy to work
For a lot of us, Covid was good for ONE thing… keeping us cozy and at home. Many of us got to sleep a little later, catch up on every...
Mommy’s best friend = Faceplant Bamboo
When my son was an infant, I was committed to nursing him as long as possible. Colostrum, bonding and the mind-blowing feeling of connection to my child were good enough...