Welcome 2018! A new year of possibilities.

It’s nothing shy of confounding that another year has passed and a new year is upon us. Yet here I am, simultaneously welcoming 2018 and hoping that I remember to write the right year on my checks sometime before March. I’m not a resolutions kind of gal, but I am the kind of person to […]

Beating myself up while plagued with self doubt

Welcome to the last day of November. I’m making and making myself crazy with worries and self doubt. Before I continue, here’s my full disclosure. I didn’t sleep well at all last night. And the night before I woke up at 3:20 and could not get back to sleep. Those aren’t ideal conditions for trying […]

Ready, set … blather on

There’s been a lot on my mind lately. I recently conducted an interview for my day job. It was with a CEO of a of an international company. His recipe for success is: Decide what you want to do and apply yourself. I have been chewing on that for weeks. Do I spend evenings making […]

Show and show

In one week’s time, I’ll be done with the second holiday craft show of a two-show weekend. I’ve spent the last week making things for those two shows. It’s always difficult knowing whether or not I’ve made the right thing. Once the resin on a few dried-flower pieces is cured, I’ll finish them with chains […]

A world of possibilities

Oh the holiday season. My inbox keeps announcing early black Friday sales. And, I realized that Thanksgiving is less than three weeks away. It’s crazy. I’ve been trying to plug away at getting ready for holiday shows. I’m always plagued with so much doubt about whether or not I made the right thing. It’s a […]