Andrea Cooley Creative Services

If you know me, you know that while I’m a creative person, I don’t usually get out the scissors and glue gun to create things. I may rearrange the furniture, buy a magazine for inspiration, or bake cookies, but I’m not necessarily “crafty”
Maybe I’m turning over a new leaf, or maybe I’m just really ready [...]

In my former life as product editor for Country Home it was my job to shop for beautiful decorating and design products and I loved it. These days I’m keeping myself busy with various writing and web projects, but I still have to satisfy the designer in me by visiting my favorite design blogs (Design [...]

As I am starting to work at home and trying to establish myself as a freelancer I am realizing all over again why I liked going to work in an office so much. A huge part of it was the people. I loved being able to hear what people did on the weekend and always [...]

It may be rainy out, but it’s hard to feel gloomy when I have 20 cheerful daffodils to keep me company. None of them were blooming when I brought them home from the store on Saturday, but look at them now! I think every Monday should start with flowers.
I’ll be honest though, these cheerful [...]

I am a writer. Even when it’s hard work and I don’t know how to start the story, or how to formulate a natural transition between two ideas, and struggle to boil down my notes to one cohesive thought, I am a writer. And because I’m a writer, I get to hear and share amazing [...]