Frances Bee

Only a few of you have been in on the story of Frances Bee from the beginning. Mostly because I'm a "fraidy cat", but also because the idea was (& still is) in development. But, last week, I had to take the leap.

More of you probably know that my Grandma's last day with us was October 17, 2011. She was brave, kind, gracious and hospitable, all the things I want to be, and values I want reflected in my business. So I thought, in honor of the original Frances B.I should take the risk & share the news of Frances Bee. 

If I haven't reached out to you personally or through one of the social media outlets that Frances Bee is now on, then you won't know what Frances Bee is about. Don't worry...I'll tell you. 

Frances Bee is a company that was born out of a hobby. I have always said that I'll never be rich because if I've got it, I spend it, & most of the time, I spend it on others. I truly LOVE gift giving. I can remember the year that this first took off for me. The day after Thanksgiving, from my brother's kitchen table, I sat down to make the first of many gift lists & set out to strategize how to do it all within my budget. Since then, I've been helping friends, family members, colleagues & co-workers as they search for gifts for the people in their lives. After many years of gift shopping for others purely for the love of it all, someone (now a special Frances Bee client) finally said to me "you know...you should charge a fee for this". And the idea was born.

Thanks to my sweet Grandma, I was finally able to put a name to an idea. I knew it had to be her namesake; what better name to give a company that is dedicated to celebrating others? She was the most accomplished hostess & helper. 

So now, Frances Bee is officially open for business. An idea born out of the things I love, revealed to me by the women I treasure most, dedicated to the service of others for the love of the act of giving.

I hope you'll share the news, join my client list & tell the story of Frances Bee. 

Happy Giving,

Megan 

(& Frances Bee)

Oops...It's Fall

Lilah & Sadie en route to PA!

Welp...the last time I posted I had big plans, and I was hopelessly ineffective at doing most of those things. Still no headboard, no curtains (yet), & no furniture changes have been made. But I'm ok with that. I did finish my books,  & I still want to take Sewing classes. More on that later.

 In the mean time, things have been dynamic as ever around here. We did lots of summer travelling, some for fun, some for family & some for work. We made a particularly bitter sweet trip back to Pennsylvania this summer to say goodbye to Greg's incredible Aunt Gail. She was funny, wise & bright & we're both better for having been loved and counseled by her.

C & T on their 2nd Chicago visit

There have been some other transitions in Morgan-land. I am now working for Beta Theta Pi Fraternity as an Instructional Design Consultant (writing curriculum) for an educational initiative they have. It's my favorite job & I'm so looking forward to the future with Beta. Greg's back to school, which isn't exactly fun, but it's already Fall break so that means he's approaching the half way point of the semester. It'll be Christmas break before we know it!

Backyard Baseball  with Bella & Jas

Speaking of Christmas, my favorite time of year has arrived so we're busy breaking out all of the Holiday decorations. It's hard to believe it'll be Halloween in just a few short weeks! We're planning on heading back over to our neighborhood's gathering to celebrate with the local kiddos. It's hard to believe that was one of our first "dates" with Rich & Charlene. We spend so much time with them now it's hard to remember a time before they were in our lives. In fact they'll be joining in on our 3rd annual Gypsy Thanksgiving here in Chicago. Coop's coming back for a visit & we're trying to recruit some more of our loves to join in the fun too. Fingers crossed! After that we'll head back to the sunshine state for a very Florida Christmas with the home team & the puppies Morgan! Can't wait!

Can't wait to celebrate this
nugget's first Christmas!

Obviously this update is totally lacking 'cause it's been MONTHS since I posted, but we've had a great summer & we're easing into an even better Fall.

Happy Sunday,
Meggo

PS - I missed all the farmers markets. Shoot.