Hello Story

Wishing you the fullness of JOY in this glorious season! We are exceedingly grateful for the gift of you!​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Merry Christmas!
❤ Carrie

WOW! Thank you, 𝙑𝙤𝙮𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝘿𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙨, for featuring me as one of your Most Inspiring Stories! I am honored to share my story with your readership and am grateful for the opportunity to not only talk about Hello Story—but those who have been such a blessing to me in my entrepreneurship.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

https://voyagedallas.com/interview/meet-carrie-stockdale-of-hello-story/

Happy 👯‍♀️ from Hello Story! Psst—𝙃𝙀𝙔 𝘿𝙀𝙎𝙄𝙂𝙉𝙀𝙍𝙎—did you notice our Mona Lisa is made of paint swatches? 😏🤩​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​XOXO,
Carrie and Ivy

𝘐𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶?↓​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The short answer is—yes, most likely. While Instagram works hard to put your content into the feeds of those who are interested in the services you provide, it's limiting.

We recommend a 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘯 to boost posts to push them out to your target audience. Swipe for the multi-faceted benefits, and DM us if you'd like to discuss how boosted posts work (and how much you should invest in them).

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"Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it. It flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it (Unknown)."
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We are grateful for, indebted to, remember and honor those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. Thank you.
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We honor you.
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We honor your bravery and loyalty and valor and strength and patriotism. We honor your sacrifice.
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We are so grateful for you and your families—your mothers and fathers, significant others, your children, your family and friends who have shared you with us. Who have let go of you that we might live and breathe in utter freedom.
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There are no words.
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We are profoundly grateful.
Happy Memorial Day

All smiles because we just signed another client! 𝘗𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘩, 𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘩, 𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧!​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Our fall calendar is officially open for those interested in branding, web design or social media services.

DM us to save your spot! (((I'm not quite sure how, 🤷‍♀️ but spaces fill up fast!)))

Happy loooong weekend, friends! ❤︎

Cheers to ! 🍷🍷🍷 𝙇𝙚𝙩'𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙣!​​​​​​​​​COMMENT your favorite cheap bottle or a bottle of the good stuff ... or both! ​​​​​​​​​
🙋‍♀️ I'll go first! My favorite on-the-cheap is Phigment Red Blend, and it's available at for less than $8 (reminds me of Abstract!). For the good stuff, I like Mercury Head Cabernet (). 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗡! (I can't wait to read your comments!)🍷🍷🍷

Hey graduate, do YOU know these grammar tips to help you sail through grad season and into your bright 💡 future? ↓​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Maybe it seems 𝘰𝘧𝘧-𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥 to offer grammar rules, but ...

1. We love to do it. 🥰
2. You seem to like it too. 👯‍♀️
3. We're copywriters soooooo we're super into it! 🤓

My team may confess I'm a little 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘳, bless their beautiful, captioning hearts; but, wouldn't we all rather know?

This post features grammar gold for the graduate so SWIPE to read our tips, and SAVE this post for future reference! Have something to add? Comment below! We'd love to learn from 𝘺𝘰𝘶!

Outer order, inner calm. 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘰. Here's FOUR tips to keep the peace flowing even when you're on your phone all day.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​→ If you're not going to clear your [ahem] 36,452 messages, disable notification *badges* on your phone. That little red dot with the numbers will go away, but you'll still be notified when a new email arrives.

→ See an email that needs to be addressed but don't have time to do so right now? Just click, "remind me," and it'll repopulate for you!

→ Is your home screen overwhelming you? Opt for widgets and folders to consolidate content. We'll happily provide you custom, branded wallpaper. DM us the word, WALLPAPER for yours!

→ Try FOCUS, if you haven't yet. You can block texts, calls, emails and apps; designate who can break-thru call; even block all clients during non-work hours to keep from seeing notifications. 😉

Cheers ☕️ to a peaceful, uninterrupted work day! 📱

𝘚𝘛𝘌𝘌𝘓 𝘛𝘏𝘌𝘚𝘌 𝘏𝘖𝘖𝘒𝘚 + 𝘚𝘛𝘖𝘗 𝘛𝘏𝘌 𝘚𝘊𝘙𝘖𝘓𝘓! ↓​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Oh sure, your design work is beautiful—and super scroll-stopping worthy. But still, those first few words are the hook needed to reel in your audience. To keep them focussed and engaged. Here are ten hooks to stop the scroll (and share a little sage design advice along the way).

1. Don't _______. Do this instead.
2. My approach to _________. Steal this!
3. The secret to creating a killer _________.
4.The WORST advice I ever received...
5. It's time for us to share a secret...
6. THE best technique for...
7. Trust us, you're going to want to save this...
8. Three tips for ______ that actually work.
9. Has this happened to you before?
10. Unpopular design opinion:____________.

SAVE this for future reference!

I respectfully disagree with Maya Angelou. Here's why...​​​​​​​​
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You CAN use up creativity.​​​​​​​​
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You know the quote from a thousand memes, "You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have."​​​​​​​​
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I disagree..​​​​​​​​
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You CAN use up creativity … by working around the clock until you find yourself staring at a blinking cursor—the will to write firmly in place, and yet not a word will come.​​​​​​​​
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You CAN bring extraordinary design to life and source the design district day after day, and one day you find yourself at DMC in the Feizy showroom, talking to Michael Bauer without a clue how you got there. Did you drive? Blink, blink.​​​​​​​​
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Creativity takes 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬. It's 𝘦𝘹𝘩𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨. As an interior designer, you know this all too well.​​​​​​​​
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And I bet—that as your firm's founder—you know how hard it is to 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘥.​​​​​​​​
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A gentle nudge to walk away. Let's close our laptops and silence our phones and pet our dogs and just 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 this weekend. Let's allow sleep and sunshine and friends and love to fill our cups so we return to work Monday brimming with creativity. Let's create space for artfulness to flourish.​​​​​​​​
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Happy Friday, friends!​​​​​​​​
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𝘞𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵...​​​​​​​​
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We're passionate about interior design and love working with the best clients in the world! And the longer we've worked with you, the better we understand you—and your needs. ​​​​​​​​
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Most of our clients are doing the most. 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦, 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺. 😳 So much so, in fact, you don't have time to eat or sleep. You're expediting orders, sourcing your heart out, hiring a new junior designer, renovating your office, watching your carbs (hee), receiving the wrong delivery, and now you have to RE-wallpaper that powder bath because the pattern is misaligned.​​​​​​​​
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It's time to delegate! Say 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰 to the top three benefits of having a virtual assistant by your side! ​​​​​​​​
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→ You'll up your productivity! Say goodbye to time-consuming tasks like email management, client communications, and chasing down vendors.​​​​​​​​
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→ You'll streamline operations! From organizing design files to coordinating project timelines, virtual assistants bring order to the chaos, ensuring smooth operations and efficient workflows. ​​​​​​​​
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→You're clients will get the ultimate experience. Prompt responses, timely updates, and impeccable organization will ensure every interaction is a seamless and delightful experience. ​​​​​​​​
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And best of all, you'll achieve work-life balance. Because time is our most precious resource. ⏳​​​​​​​​
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The most successful Dallas interior designers benefit greatly from their virtual assistants. 𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙣𝙪𝙙𝙜𝙚, 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙛𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙚—𝙈𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙖 𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙠 𝙖𝙩 . 💕​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​