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Kimberly Eddy

Hi there. My name is Kimberly Eddy, a freelance designer and author out of Mid-Michigan. I love helping fellow moms and entrepreneurs bring their projects to life through my skills and expertise through my services, my ebooks, and my website, Thoughts & Designs.

Here's a little more about me:

I am a graphic artist, specializing in developing beautiful logos for entrepreneurs. I've been creating graphic artwork and illustration for 30 years now.

I am also a serial entrepreneur, writer and productivity junkie.

I write and create from my experience helping other entrepreneurs and WAHM wannabes. My writings focus on the more practical aspects of *how* to make your side hustle a reality as well as living a productive life.

You'll find ebooks (some currently going through major updates) to help you:

:: Get more done without sacrificing what matters most to you

:: Save money relatively painlessly so you can invest in your future

:: Having a better work-life balance

:: What you need to launch your own web presence

:: Raising great kids

... and more.

{My Story: Confessions of a Serial Entrepreneur }

I was born and raised just outside of Detroit, Michigan in the late 60s in a comfortably middle-class family. I was drawn to the arts at a young age but discouraged from pursuing design as a vocation until I was in college studying to be a science teacher.

I've generated side hustles since my second year of college at Northern Michigan University. After graduation, I followed my wanderlust to Europe. I backpacked across central and eastern Europe.

I settled in Austria for a season to live and work before returning to home.

After moving back home to Michigan I married my toolmaker husband and worked a few jobs in the print and design industry. We raised five now-adult children. My priorities mainly focused on hearth and home while my children were young.

I took on small freelance jobs when time permitted:

:: designing menus for small restaurants

:: creating business cards for entrepreneurs

:: developing logos for several small businesses (and one church)

Later, as my children grew, our financial situation took a nosedive in the early 2000s with a series of job losses. I branched out to creating dynamic websites for a wide variety of clients. I continued to offer logo design services, calligraphy, freelance writing, and layout design.

And I learned how to make our pennies stretch while keeping a positive attitude and working to better our situation.

I write from these experiences and the lessons learned throughout my life.

I enjoy helping potential entrepreneurs bring their projects to life affordably. I provide encouragement and inspiration to anyone hoping to start their own side hustle or get more done in their daily lives without sacrificing what matters most to them.

Look for Thoughts and Designs on Instagram (@thoughtsanddesigns), Facebook (@thoughtsdesigns), and Twitter (@thoughtsndesign).


“Someone asked me today what we do about snow days. After all, we are homeschoolers, so we don't have to be bound by icy roads. Simply, here's what our family's thought on that is: I ask my children, "Would you rather be indoors doing schoolwork when it's nasty outside like it is today, or when it's sunny and 70F?" It works for us.”
Kimberly Eddy
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