This summer, the Lilja team is looking forward to sunny days, delicious barbecues and of course, great books!

The year was 2017 and hygge — the Danish philosophy of cozy living to generate contentment — was hot. From Pinterest to new books to...

It’s no secret that we love reading at Lilja. And we love sharing the great books we read! As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches into the...

As a working parent, I'm grappling with the new reality I share with other parents during COVID-19: how to survive additional workloads.

As part of our effort to keep our creativity flowing, and in honor of National Haiku Day, the Lilja team completed a staff haiku exercise

If you’ve ever worked in an office, you probably don’t need a study to tell you that employees who have fun at work are happier, more...

As the holidays get closer, we are looking forward to spending time with family and friends — and having a little extra time to curl up...

“Enough is as good as a feast.” – Proverb Before we begin our weekly staff meetings, we each share something we are grateful for from the...

Here in Minnesota, we strongly associate autumn with apples. When we saw that Mpls.St.Paul Magazine posted a ranking of apples developed...

With the days shorter and colder, what better way to practice “hygge” than to cozy up with a good book?  To mark the season, we’re delighte

“One benefit of summer was that each day we had more light to read by.” – Jeanette Walls, The Glass Castle It will come as no surprise...

Mary’s brothers Dan and David Carlsen; late father, Ted Carlsen; and cousin Peter Carlsen prepare to ski on a snowy Thanksgiving morning,...

Just when you thought you had the world of technology and social media figured out, something like Pokémon Go comes along and leaves you...